We worship Christ and continually celebrate his life, death and resurrection as Good News for the world, and for each and every one of our lives. Jesus is Lord, and through him God is reconciling the world to himself and making all things new.

The whole of the law and prophets can be boiled down to the Great Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourselves.  Jesus, on the night before his crucifixion, washed his disciples’ feet and said, “This command I give to you, Love one another.” 

Gratitude and thanksgiving are central to our lives and worship. It forms the foundation of our prayer and the pattern of our corporate celebration. Thanksgiving directs our lives upward and outward toward God and the world - receiving everything we have and are as gifts, even when they are difficult to bear. 

God creates the world good and humans as embodied creatures to worship him. His Grace meets us in the stuff of life: water, bread, wine, and fellowship. Baptism and Communion are tangible signs that point us to invisible graces.

In Hebrew, the word Hope comes from the word cord or rope pulled tight. The tension of the line is Hope. In the New Testament, Hope is described as the anchor of the soul. With Jesus as Lord, we have a firm anchor, even when we can’t see or understand the waves around us. We offer that Hope as a gift to an unsteady world.

A community rooted and grounded in love, anchored in Hope, illumined by Joy, and practicing hospitality can’t help but be generous. That certainly means giving out of our material means, but far beyond that, generosity expands into our whole lives. We should be generous community members, generous friends, and generous with those with whom we disagree.

We believe the Old and New Testaments are one unified, God-Breathed story that leads us to Christ. The Bible is authoritative for our life and practice, forever inviting us to wrestle with God. 

The Good News of what God has done in Jesus is just that: Good News! The Gospel means that we are singularly and powerfully loved.  When we come near to that reality and let it sink into our bones, the natural response is awe, and the church calls that awe Joy. The truthfulness of our Gospel should be visible in our joy.

We are committed to opening our lives to one another and our community. It is no accident that the Lord establishes a table and meal as the central act of worship. Gathering together is at the heart of what it means to belong to Jesus. Practically, this means lots of delicious food, open living rooms, and lively conversation.