St Helens First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

185 S 12th Street St Helens, Oregon   Phone: 503-397-2151  
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Statement of Identity

"The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a community of believers who through baptism into

Jesus Christ are bound by covenant to God and one another.  Disciples draw their inspiration from

Scripture and Holy Spirit, celebrating around the Lord's Table the life, death, resurrection,

and continuing presence of Christ.  We proclaim the good news salvation.  We claim as our

particular witness the quest for Christian unity as a sign of God's unity for the human community.

While stressing freedom and diversity under God, we believe unity and mission are inseparable;

we witness and serve among the whole human family in the interest of peace, justice, mercy

and kindness."

 

The Church's Mission

We believe God's mission for the church is to be and to share the good New of Jesus Christ,

witnessing and serving from our doorsteps "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8)

 

Mission Imperatives of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

for 1996-2000

The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists,

some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry,

for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith

and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full

stature of Christ...we must grow up in every way into him who is the head,

into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together...promotes the

body's growth in building itself up in love. (Ephesians 4:11-13, 15-16)

 

We believe God's mission for the church is to be and to share the

Good News of Jesus Christ, witnessing and serving from our

doorsteps "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8).

 

As the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we

believe God calls us to strengthen congregational life for this mission.

To accomplish this we shall:

  • Become the Good News

  • Share the Good News

  • Serve from "Our Doorsteps to the Ends of the Earth"

 

In accepting these imperatives, we affirm our need to strengthen relationships among

congregational, regional, institutional and general ministries.  We also affirm our need to share

mutually and more fully our gifts, testimonies, and life in Christ, across the boundaries

of our racially and culturally diverse church family, and with our ecumenical friends and

global partners.