The People of The Park:
How We Live Out Our Purpose

We understand our purpose as a church as encompassing the following:

• To proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in worship, sacrament and service in faithful response to God's will and purposes.
• To journey in faith, bringing the gospel message, especially that of peace, justice and the care of God's creation, to bear upon society.
• To sustain and be sustained by the general and regional manifestations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
• To work cooperatively with Christians in other communities and to seek the oneness of the body of Christ.
• To promote interfaith understanding. 

Our purpose is further affirmed in this congregation's commitment to Christ's call to love God with all that we are, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. 

To that end, this congregation is open to and affirming of all people whatever their gender, race, age, culture, ethnic background, sexual orientation, religious tradition, economic circumstance, family configuration or difference in ability. 

We honor other holy histories and respect those who profess no faith or have chosen different paths to the sacred.  We affirm the love of Christ in our lives, and we welcome everyone into this community and invite them to share in its life and ministry. 

In response to the grace which Christ has given to us, we glorify God, we commit ourselves to growth in the Spirit, and we rejoice in the worth, gifts and dignity of every person as a child of God.