Core Values

At CUMC, we believe it is fundamental to establish core values where prayer is foundational in unifying and connecting us to God and each other; and to recognize that everyone has spiritual gifts received from God, who calls on us to use those gifts to make unique and humble contributions in the body of Christ.  In achieving these beliefs, we pledge to make a strong commitment to the following Core Values:

Loving God – We desire to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. We best express this through our worship which enhances our spiritual growth through music, prayer, praise, preaching, and stewardship to respond to God in all areas of our lives, including our work.  (Luke 10:27)

Loving Neighbor – Every person matters to God. We desire to share God’s love in real ways through kindness, compassion, care, and service, and to be willing to give witness to the hope we have within us. We wish to send empowered and equipped disciples of Jesus Christ into the world to reach out to our community, nation, and world to help others and share our faith. (Luke 10:27)

Growing in Faith – We desire to offer a strong Christian education focus to provide opportunities for all ages to be able to grow on a spiritual continuum we refer to as Seek, Know, Grow, and Go, and to invite each person to take responsibility for their personal spiritual practices and become good stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. (John 7:15-18, II Timothy 2:15)

Authentic Community – We desire to be a people that God might dwell among being open, honest, humble, accepting, welcoming, and non-judgmental. We recognize we are better together than we are apart. (Matthew 5: 38-48)

A Caring Fellowship – We desire our church to be the center of the community life in which the lonely find friends, the sinful find forgiveness and understanding, and believers find the support of those who believe the same Christian principles. We desire to welcome all who come to seek God as our guests so that everyone who comes to CUMC will know that God, Jesus, and our Church family loves them. 

(I Corinthians 12:20-26)