Vision & Mission
Listening to, and relying upon God's Spirit, we are called to be a living demonstration plot, passionately working at being a Christian community where one is safe physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We will demonstrate the relevance of our faith through contemporary, traditional, and creative expressions of our faith.
Statement of Mission and Identity
Falcon Heights United Church of Christ claims as its heritage and its future a ministry and a mission which would make visible and active the Body of Christ in our world:
- We claim as central and foremost in our identity that the gifts of God are bestowed upon all persons, inclusive of age, gender, race, and sexual orientation
- These gifts are given to each of us for God’s mission, which we are called to use responsibly and creatively
As Falcon Heights United Church of Christ, we celebrate and encourage the sharing of these gifts:
- within our community of faith
- within the communities our church serves
- among the ecumenical and inter-faith partnerships we enter
- and within the global community.
As a church, we are called to be:
- instruments of healing
- seekers and proclaimers of justice
- teachers of faith
- practitioners of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Our renewal as individuals and as a faith community rests in the experience of worship, which touches our sense and sensibilities through a variety of ways:
- acts of prayer
- music and the arts (traditional and innovative)
- the Word preached
- the sacraments celebrated
Each prepares us for:
- being welcoming of one another and the stranger among us
- the responsibilities of reaching out beyond ourselves toward others
- nurturing the lives of infants, children, youth, and adults
- acts of generosity and compassion where others suffer
Values to which we strongly adhere are:
- a right to individual conscience and interpretation of God’s Word
- a welcome to all people communicated through a language in liturgy and teaching which is inclusive
- the presence and participation of children and youth in weekly worship
- a place of worship/study/fellowship which is safe physically, emotionally, and spiritually
- a congregational process in which we meet to discuss and think through matters of faith and mission, discerning God’s will in our lives
- seeking healthy ecumenical partnerships
- engaging people in directly responding to human need, regardless of location, nationality, or religious affiliation
(Affirmed at the October 17, 1999 Quarterly Meeting.)
