Friends Church Mission: Becoming a Community of Authentic Christ Followers Compelled to Change Our World.
Friends Church Values:
INTENTIONAL PURSUIT - Passionately reaching out to those who don’t follow Jesus. (Luke 19:10, Acts 4:12, Acts 4:20)
COMPASSIONATE JUSTICE - Fighting for freedom by empowering the marginalized and enslaved. (Proverbs 31:8-9; Psalm 82:3-4)
VALUING PEOPLE - Creating communities of connection and belonging. (Romans 12:10; 1 Peter 4:8)
RADICAL GENEROSITY - Giving out of gratitude by holding nothing back. (1 Chronicles 21:24; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8)
SELFLESS SERVICE - Seeing needs and responding to them practically, emotionally and spiritually. (1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Peter 4:10)
DELIBERATE APPRENTICESHIP - Purposefully training others in the knowledge, skills and opportunities that have been entrusted to us. (1 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 11:1)
CONTAGIOUS ENTHUSIASM - Expecting and experiencing laughter, joy and fun when we’re together. (Psalm 16:11; John 15:11)
RISKOVATION - Risking everything to follow God with courageous innovation. (Ephesians 3:20; Luke 1:37)