"No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey,
you're welcome here."
At a time when religion is too often portrayed as narrow-minded and exclusive, the United Church of Christ is raising its collective voice for an alternative vision:
- Where God is all-loving and inclusive
- Where a church welcomes and accepts everyone as they are
- Where your mind is nourished as much as your soul
- Where Jesus the healer meets Jesus the revolutionary
- Where together we grow a just and peaceful world
One of the defining characteristics of the UCC is that we join in community by testimonials, not tests, of faith. Your beliefs, your understanding of God and Jesus and church are uniquely yours as you seek and explore alongside others in community. But we all need company and inspiration on our spiritual journey - no matter where we start from. Gracie Allen once said:
“Don’t put a period where God has put a comma.”
This thought is the foundation for the United Church of Christ’s position on welcome in the church. The notion that God is Still Speaking though, doesn’t stop with inclusivity. God is still speaking to us about social and world issues as well: immigration, refugees, poverty, middle-east peace, the AIDs epidemic, and other issues of justice and compassion for all. God continues to reveal new truths to us. God continues to build new communities for us. God continues to reach out to us so that no one is left out of the family of God. So, let us not dare to put a period where God has put a comma.