At First-Centenary UMC, we believe there are many hearts, but one purpose, and that is to “Make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
We seek to do this by engaging both the head and the heart through worship, through learning opportunities, through service, and through giving.
Several years ago, First-Centenary set 5 strategic goals in order to “Make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
These goals were to:
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Provide multiple and diverse worship experiences.
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Be a church of servants to the community.
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Be a caring, metropolitan presence, intentionally inclusive and interactive, that makes disciples.
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Have a Center for Discipleship Formation.
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Connect every member to a small group and direct all visitors to a small group
First-Centenary is a United Methodist Congregation and we believe the theology of the United Methodist Church best reflects what we read in Scripture as interpreted through tradition, reason, and experience. Scripture is always the beginning place for our theology and it always serves to check our theology. First-Centenary is a theologically diverse congregation. We take John Wesley’s advice seriously when he writes, “On the essentials of religion, we are fixed as the sun, but on matters of opinion, we think and let think.” For more information on what Methodists believe, Click Here
