We believe in God... no surprises there. But more to the point we believe in a God who loves us so much that there aren’t any barriers that can stop that love: not time and space, not hard hearts or natural disasters, not broken hearts or broken families, not even death. In fact, in Jesus Christ God tore down those barriers once and for all.
We believe Jesus was God in the flesh - really human, totally human. When Jesus died on the cross the power of death was shattered like a glass falling on a tile floor. When Jesus was resurrected life at its fullest, deepest, and richest was made available to all.
We believe that that full, deep, rich life gets it power from the Holy Spirit. Life is still full of challenges, troubles, and disappointments but the Holy Spirits activity in and through us gives us the courage to face them - along with a sense of profound joy at all the good things God and life bring our way.
We believe that the Bible is God’s gift to us - a living retelling of the relationship of God and humanity that pulls no punches when it talks about our brokenness and holds nothing back when it talks about God’s love. Sometimes the Bible is easy to understand and sometimes it’s complicated, and that’s why we read it together and talk it over with each other. It’s more about life together than it is about a private sort of spirituality - but it does guide individuals toward peace and communities toward purpose.
We believe that Baptism is God’s way of saying publicly, “I love this person and always will, and even though you might lose everything else - even yourself - you won’t lose my love.”
We believe that Holy Communion pours Jesus’ life into ours, giving us hope and strength no matter what’s going on.
And one more thing - we believe we’re in this together.
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"May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God. "
Ephesians 4:19