About Us

wherever two or more are gathered in his name

- Matthew 18:19-20

Our Profile

Union Congregational Church is a community gathered in the name and presence of the Risen Lord, seeking to live our lives guided by the Holy Spirit.

The love that Jesus Christ taught and modeled compels us to care for all creation through stewardship of our environment, seeking justice for those oppressed, and being God’s mercy and grace towards one another in our interactions and relationships. We welcome everyone to gather with us in worship and praise, asking God to make manifest a community of faith that values the gifts, talents, and insights contributed by each individual.

Our vision

We believe God is calling Union Congregational Church to be a nurturing fellowship that empowers persons in our community to know Christ and make Him known.

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Christ’s love compels us to promote personal spiritual growth through relationships of mutual love and accountability, outreach involving direct contact with people, creative experiences of worship, prayer, and biblical teaching, and leadership that empowers the church to accomplish its mission.

Our core values

Participating in the Way of Jesus Christ

Experiencing God's love as revealed by Jesus Christ in scripture and illumined by the Holy Spirit.
Learning how to reflect that love in our daily interactions.

Building Community

Welcoming everyone as we share our life together.
Worshiping God, praying, and seeking to nurture each other, our neighbors and our world.

Working for Justice

Desiring respect, justice and mercy for all people.
Pursuing peacemaking, reconciliation, environmental stewardship, and equity in the moments of our every day.

Sharing Leadership

Valuing the gifts, talents, and insights contributed by each individual in our congregation.

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Striving for integrity, equity, collaboration, and transparency as we share leadership between congregants, lay leaders and pastoral staff.

Our mission

Through Jesus Christ’s example and teachings in Scripture, our congregation seeks a relationship individually and communally with our unconditionally loving God. Our primary mission, summarized by Jesus, is to love God, others, and ourselves. We seek spiritual growth, characterized by humility, transformation of heart and mind, and service to others.

Through Jesus’ admonition we endeavor to avoid religiosity characterized by external appearances and practices, rigidity in theology leading to judgment of others, and codification of Scripture that limits our understanding. Enabled by the Holy Spirit, we seek to be agents of God’s desire stated throughout Scripture for justice, equity, and communal flourishing.

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