At Nativity, we believe that God’s Spirit is working to create love, justice and peace among all people. Jesus is our model for how this is accomplished and our purpose in life is to be like him: listening for God’s voice, moving with God’s Spirit, doing God’s work.

As Jesus called together a community of followers to train and organize them for ministry, so we also gather to train and organize for ministry.

Together we . . .

  Welcome all people into the circle of Christ’s love.

  Nurture one another in God’s love.

  Empower everyone to discover their unique gifts.

  Ground ourselves in worship, prayer, bible study and spiritual growth.

  Provide a safe place for children and young people to grow in

     Christian faith.

  Seek to discern the movement of God’s Spirit in our midst as

     individuals and as a community.

  Participate with God in bringing about a world where all creation

     lives in harmony and justice.

“Then Peter began to speak to them: ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality.'” Acts 10:34

We, the people of the Church of the Nativity United Church of Christ, believe that all people are of sacred worth. Therefore, we warmly welcome people of every age, language, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental ability, economic means, marital status and family structure into the full fellowship, membership, leadership, ministry, worship and sacramental life of our congregation. We commit ourselves to continuing conversation and growth as we seek to be the loving and inclusive faith community that we believe God is calling us to be.

-Approved January 2009