What We Are All About
According to our by-laws...“The avowed purpose of the Union Congregational Church shall be to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, to celebrate the Sacraments, to realize Christian fellowship within the church and the Church Universal, to render loving service to humankind, and to strive for righteousness, justice, peace, and truth. Our understanding of Christian truth is that common to the churches of the United Church of Christ.” We are a small, dedicated and enthusiastic group trying to live out this mission in our daily lives as witnessing people demonstrating the Good News of God’s love and a covenantal people joining together with God and each other to be an expression of the Body of Christ in today’s world. We are a friendly church, and all are welcome.
At our Annual Meeting on July 31, 2016 the following Open and Affirming (ONA) Covenant was approved:
Because we affirm the face of God equally in all creation, and embrace the inclusive, unconditional love of Jesus Christ, we, therefore, welcome persons of every gender; sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; age; race; nationality; economic and social standing; religion and faith; marital status and family structure. We invite them to join and participate in the life, leadership, sacraments, ministry and mission of the Union Congregational Church of South Bristol UCC.
According to our by-laws...“The avowed purpose of the Union Congregational Church shall be to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, to celebrate the Sacraments, to realize Christian fellowship within the church and the Church Universal, to render loving service to humankind, and to strive for righteousness, justice, peace, and truth. Our understanding of Christian truth is that common to the churches of the United Church of Christ.” We are a small, dedicated and enthusiastic group trying to live out this mission in our daily lives as witnessing people demonstrating the Good News of God’s love and a covenantal people joining together with God and each other to be an expression of the Body of Christ in today’s world. We are a friendly church, and all are welcome.
At our Annual Meeting on July 31, 2016 the following Open and Affirming (ONA) Covenant was approved:
Because we affirm the face of God equally in all creation, and embrace the inclusive, unconditional love of Jesus Christ, we, therefore, welcome persons of every gender; sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; age; race; nationality; economic and social standing; religion and faith; marital status and family structure. We invite them to join and participate in the life, leadership, sacraments, ministry and mission of the Union Congregational Church of South Bristol UCC.