Our Vision
We are developing a loving community of disciples of Jesus Christ by being an
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Acts 2 -
Ephesians 4 Church"
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Vision Details
UMCR is a church that is:
- A Family Friendly Church constantly searching for and adding new ways to serve members of families, young and old, on their journeys of doing the Lords work.
- A Devoted Church, devoted to God, to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to one another.
- A Unified Church, unified in the Spirit of God and the things that Christians hold in common.
- A Diversified Church, welcoming different kinds of people with different gifts, talents, and abilities.
- A Developing Church, growing in our faith, our knowledge of God, and our awareness and use of all our resources, including our time, talents, passions, spiritual gifts and financial resources.
- A Growing Church, adding to our numbers and increasing our ministry to one another and to those searching for a spiritual home.
Vision Plan
Our Plan implements Our Vision in all we do, including the following ways:
- Prayer
We insure an emphasis on prayer in all areas of ministry in our Church.
This includes:
- Coordinating Prayer effort among all Ministries.
- The use of prayer in all meetings and assemblies of Church groups.
- Worship
We offer genuine and diverse worship that connects with people. This includes:
- Offering traditional and contemporary worship styles.
- Offering innovative worship services which may include recovery-based worship and
worship for those seeking a church.
- Youth and Children's Ministeries
We are expanding our ministry to our youth and our children. This includes:
- Building additional support for Children's Ministry and their leadership.
- Providing more resources for the Youth Program and leadership..
- Enhancing existing Sunday School, Bible Study and Children's Choir ministries.
- Developing new youth and children's programs, including additional mission trips and an "after school" program.
- Supporting the continuation and growth of our Great Beginnings Christian Pre-School and Kindergarten.
- Fellowship
We are increasing the opportunities for Church members to interact with one another. This includes:
- Small group dinners.
- Regular "coffee and cake" events after services.
- Regular family activities such as movie nights.
- The addition of new social activities and support groups.
- Personal Growth
We are expanding the opportunities for our Church and our community to deepen our commitment to Christ,
to discern our individual spiritual gifts, and to grow in our knowledge of the Bible and living the
Christian life. This includes:
- Adding new daytime Bible Study.
- Scheduling Spiritual Gifts, Alpha, Disciple, Contagious Christian, and other programs.
- Scheduling speakers of interest to the Church and the community.
- Updating the list of Church offices and groups to insure that all members are aware of opportunities for service.
- Creating an emphasis on developing new leaders in our Church.
- Expanding our stewardship commitment of all our resources.
- Missions, Outreach and Evangelism
We are greatly expanding our outreach to the community on a foundation of sharing, caring,
and spreading the message of Jesus Christ. This includes:
- Additional adult, youth and children's missions opportunities.
- Increasing our presence in the community, and the community's knowledge of our Church
by providing additional resources for a Community Outreach Director.
- Scheduling programs to develop the confidence for us as individuals to share the message of Jesus Christ with others.
- Creating a formal program for greeting and following up with visitors.
- Creating improved informational signage for our Church.
- Expanding our Recovery Ministries, including the Annual Recovery Expo, workshops, and 12 Step group meetings.
Our Commitment
We commit to continue development of the visioning process, always listening to the Spirit of God
and to be open to new ideas, new programs, new visions to keep pace with the changing community we live in.
