DEEPENING DIVERSITY

We reflect God's diverse creation and the fullness of God's kin-dom as a fully inclusive, equitable, accessible, multi-cultural, antiracist community in all aspects of our life together.

CONTAGIOUS JOY

We practice joy, delighting in God's presence and grace in every aspect of our lives. Our joyful responses to God's grace spark joy in those around us.

COMPASSIONATE  SERVANTHOOD

Following Jesus to the margins of society and experience, we seek to see, know, love, and share with those are outcast, overlooked, oppressed, forgotten. Together we work for justice, and restoration.

ENGAGED GROWTH

We actively further our journey of discipleship, immersing ourselves in the community, tools, and guidance that form us, free us, and perfect us in love. Through our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness, we strengthen and grow our beloved PUMC community with generosity and joy.

CREATIVE INNOVATION

We embrace our God-given creativity to experiment, explore, try new things, embracing our failures and our discoveries. We are open to new ideas, expressions of faith, and ways of being church, paving the way for others.

HOLY BOLDNESS

We are emboldened by the Holy Spirit to do hard things and face our fears, while rooting deeply in the life-giving way of Jesus: speak truth to power, stand with the marginalized, maintain unyielding integrity, engage in difficult conversations, follow God’s call, even when it’s risky and unpopular.

DISCIPLINED DISCERNMENT

We cultivate our individual and collective practice of listening for and aligning ourselves with God’s direction and purposes. Rooted in scripture, tradition, reason, and experience, our contemplative practice guides us to options and actions that lead to divine love, compassion, and life for others and ourselves.

WHOLE-HEARTED AUTHENTICITY

We welcome the transformative love of God that empowers us and sets us free to connect with others as our authentic, imperfect selves and embrace others as they do the same. We embody our belovedness and that of all people, trusting that we are enough because God is enough.