MISSION STATEMENT of the
CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL (UCC) NORFOLK, CT
Approved by Congregational Meeting
June 18, 2006
Our purpose is to follow Jesus Christ and to keep Christ at the center of our lives. We aspire to strengthen our identity as a home of extravagant welcome where friends and strangers alike encounter God’s love.
Our values and goals:
· We seek to grow in our expression of Christian love both locally and globally. We are called to support and serve those in need.
· We embrace our role as a community church for the people of Norfolk and this region. We seek to further open our doors and hearts to our neighbors through programs and events, and to be available to all in times of spiritual need.
· We are grateful for the ministry of our staff members. we strive to support their leadership.
· We respond joyfully to our need to give thanks and praise to God. We endeavor to expand the settings and styles of our worship, and to celebrate the place that music holds in our encounter with the divine.· We cherish our children and youth. We seek ways to help our young people discover their gifts, and to strengthen their call to make a difference in the world.
· We recognize that our wealth, material and spiritual, are gifts from God and that we are stewards of those gifts. We are obliged to examine the uses of these resources and to achieve greater clarity of purpose regarding the assets of this church, including the physical plant and the endowment.
· We devote ourselves to lives of spiritual growth and education. We look to provide ways for people of all ages to grow in their knowledge and understanding of Scripture, other faiths and our own UCC tradition.
