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NEW!
History of
Mission Hills UCC
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The United Church of
Christ (UCC) is a progressive, inclusive protestant denomination that
celebrates diversity and community action. UCC churches seek to unite
people from all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds. Our churches and
ministries are active worldwide, working in communities to promote social
justice and better living standards.
MHUCC is a church
without dogma, where people are free to explore and deepen their faith in
an environment open to questioning, within the richness of our strong
Christian heritage.
Principles of a Progressive Church
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Proclaim Jesus
Christ as our gate to the realm of God;
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Recognize the
faithfulness of other people who have other names for the gateway to
God’s realm;
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Understand our
sharing of bread and wine in Jesus’ name to be a representation of God’s
feast for all peoples;
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Invite all people to
join in our worship and in our common life as full partners, including
(but not limited to):
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Believers and
agnostics
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Conventional
Christians and questioning skeptics
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Homosexuals and
heterosexuals
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Males and
females
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Those of all
races and cultures
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Those of all
classes and abilities
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the despairing
and the hopeful
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Think that the way
we treat one another and other people is more important than the way we
express our beliefs;
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Find more grace in
the search for meaning than in absolute certainly, in the questions than
in the answers;
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See ourselves as a
spiritual community in which we discover the resources required for our
work in the world: striving for justice and peace among all people,
bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and
brothers;
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Recognize that our
faith entails costly discipleship, renunciation of privilege, and
conscientious resistance to evil – as has always been the tradition of
the church.
Center for Progressive
Christianity
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Mission
Hills United Church of Christ is pleased to announce that the congregation
voted in an Ecclesiastical Meeting held on Sunday, June 18, 2006 to
officially become an Open And Affirming (ONA) congregation!
Our Open
and Affirming Statement:
Mission Hills United
Church of Christ is an Open and Affirming congregation
whose primary purpose is to proclaim and extend God's extravagant
welcome to all people. We are a church family committed to nurturing
spiritual growth by providing a safe and welcoming worship with
fellowship experiences for all to share. We respect the many and varied
faith backgrounds of those who worship with us. We support peace,
justice, and equality in our community, the nation and around the world.
We welcome and celebrate all who seek the experience of God's
unconditional love regardless of their ability, age, cultural
background, economic status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race,
religious heritage, or sexual orientation. All are welcome at the Table
and into the full life and ministry of our church. We believe that the
greatest commandments are to love God with all your heart, mind, and
soul; and to love your neighbor as yourself.
More
information about the Open and Affirming Process
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