Our Foundational Beliefs We believe in the rich diversity of God’s people as reflected in the multitude of ways we experience, interpret and speak of… GOD as Creator; the great I Am; Abba; healer, helper, provider, comforter, leader, shepherd, sustainer, the present One; the source of love, grace, mercy, and peace; the One who knows us and cares for us; steadfast; faithful, reliable, compassionate and strong; our rock and our salvation; and much more. JESUS CHRIST as the Bread of Life; Light of the World; Son of God; Lamb of God; the Risen One; teacher, prophet, leader and example; Lord and friend; savior and redeemer; the Word that is God, with God and that dwelt among us in the flesh; God’s gift to us; hope, love and mercy embodied; and much more. CHURCH as the people of God; a universal spiritual family united in love through the Holy Spirit, sharing the ups and downs of life together in mutual care and concern; a home open to all; a sanctuary; a foundation; a community of Christ-followers seeking God, living, working, praying and worshipping together; the Body of Christ supporting one another, learning together, reaching out to the world in witness and service as Christ’s representatives; a community of peace, striving for justice; and much more. LIFE as a God-breathed gift, blessing, abundance, eternal and paradoxical; subject to sin and death, yet set free in Christ; a spring of water, a fountain, a river; something old and something new; Spirit; and much more. We believe in the value of an on-going dialogue with God and one another about faith and life that is open, passionate, affirming and questioning, while, at the same time, we seek to live faithfully and fully.