Who We Are

We believe God created the world and said that it was good, that people are created in the image of God and that no amount of darkness can erase that Devine imprint. Because we believe that all of life is sacred, we look for God’s fingerprints everywhere, seeking to celebrate the Devine in the daily. We find great joy in partnering with God to change the world, pursuing lives of hope, gratitude, and worship. God invites everyone everywhere into this way of life and we believe it is the best possible way to live.

We see ourselves rooted in the long history of people carrying forward the endless conversation with God. We believe the Bible to be the voices of many who have come before us, inspired by God to pass along their poems, stories, letters and accounts. In this great story we find that God is going to bring healing and restoration to everything under the authority of Christ. We believe that our role is to learn to live out that future reality today. We are constantly exploring, questioning, and wrestling with new and creative ways to live out and communicate the teachings of Jesus. Because we see faith as a journey, change is assumed, innovation is expected, and rebirth is welcomed.

We believe God wants to bring about a new humanity by redeeming and healing every part of us. We embrace the salvation Jesus offers as the only hope for the healing of our relationships with God, each other, ourselves, and creation. We believe that all of life is spiritual, and that all of our fears, failures, and brokenness can be restored and made whole. We value the inner journey, because we want to be fully integrated people-mind, body, and soul, emotions and experiences all offered together to God.

We believe that Jesus is God in human form and that the church is God's ongoing presence in the world. Led by the Spirit of God, we are passionate about relieving suffering, fighting injustice, and living out the transforming message of the resurrected Jesus. Jesus calls his church to be a compelling force for good in the world. We believe that the church is at its best when it serves, sacrifices, and loves, caring about the things God cares about. We were created to live for something larger than ourselves.

We value the image of God in all people, everywhere. We believe that we were created to live deeply with one another, carrying each other's burdens, sharing our possessions, to pray for and confess our sins to each other, to suffer and celebrate together. It's in these honest, loving relationships that God transforms us and truth becomes a reality. The way of Jesus cannot be lived alone.