AFFIRMATION OF MISSION
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
In SEEKING THE FAITH we commit ourselves to:
• Celebrating God's love with joyful and dynamic worship
• Opening ourselves to God's Spirit each day and in new ways
• Encountering God by praying for ourselves and others
• Wrestling with issues of faith, avoiding both simplistic answers and rigid theologies
• Responding to God's call with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love
In SHARING THE SPIRIT we commit ourselves to:
• Proclaiming the Good News that in life and in death we belong to God
• Anticipating and meeting the needs of all who enter
• Finding and nurturing God's gifts in others
• Forgiving ourselves and others for things done and for things left undone
• Encouraging, supporting, and rejoicing with our church family
In SERVING GOD'S PEOPLE we commit ourselves to:
• Giving generously out of our abundance of time, talent, and treasure to support God's work
• Protecting God's earth so that all life can flourish
• Following Christ's example by caring for the needs of our community, our nation, and our world
• Reconciling those who are separated from God and their neighbor
• Calling others to join in the mission of Christ's church
(Approved and adopted November 2006)
• Celebrating God's love with joyful and dynamic worship
• Opening ourselves to God's Spirit each day and in new ways
• Encountering God by praying for ourselves and others
• Wrestling with issues of faith, avoiding both simplistic answers and rigid theologies
• Responding to God's call with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love
In SHARING THE SPIRIT we commit ourselves to:
• Proclaiming the Good News that in life and in death we belong to God
• Anticipating and meeting the needs of all who enter
• Finding and nurturing God's gifts in others
• Forgiving ourselves and others for things done and for things left undone
• Encouraging, supporting, and rejoicing with our church family
In SERVING GOD'S PEOPLE we commit ourselves to:
• Giving generously out of our abundance of time, talent, and treasure to support God's work
• Protecting God's earth so that all life can flourish
• Following Christ's example by caring for the needs of our community, our nation, and our world
• Reconciling those who are separated from God and their neighbor
• Calling others to join in the mission of Christ's church