2181 The Christian Church

We Value People:
We are a community that seeks to love all people as Christ loved us while we were and are completely
undeserving. As a result we highly value both "churched" and "unchurched" people; Christian and
non-Christian. We are driven by the Good News of Jesus Christ, and by God's love for every human being.

We Value Grace:
Thanks to Jesus' perfect life, His crucifixion and resurrection, we celebrate and live the Christian life not as
performance for God but as the enjoyment of God. This enables us to live as honest and authentic human
beings who are simultaneously "sinful before God" and "justified by God." We welcome all people to join us in
the liberated life, that "in ourselves we are more sinful that we ever dared to believe, but in Christ we are more
loved than we ever dared to hope."

We Value Scripture:
We accept the Bible as the Word of God and the foundation for the way we live and minister. We will
communicate the Scriptures with intelligence, Christ-centeredness and contemporary application. We will
provide preaching and Christian education that reflects personal relevance, biblical integrity and creativity.

We Value Community:
We are committed to doing good in our community. We want our city to be enriched by our presence and to
rejoice that we are here. Through our verbal witness we will carry God's message of hope to our
neighbourhoods. Through acts of mercy we will bring hope to the hopeless, be a family to those who are alone,
pray for healing over the sick, meet the needs of the hurting, and offer help for the oppressed. Created in the
image of God, everyone will be received with acceptance and dignity.

We Value Excellence:
We believe that service to Christ merits excellence in everything we do. We will do all that we do as "unto
Christ."