You’ve heard Pastor Jason mention this several times.
Our congregation has accepted the PC(USA)’s invitation to follow Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 25:31–46 by becoming active disciples and making a difference in our community and the world.
As part of our Matthew 25 commitment, we pledge to embrace one or more of these three areas of focus:
What does that mean at FPCE?
>>>CHURCH IS A VERB<<<
This is the focus and direction that the Mission and Public Witness Committee is adopting along with our ongoing Mission of being The Community Church. We will:
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Elder Jim Segedy, Deacon Stephanie McGuigan and others [mission@fpcedgewood.org]
Our congregation has accepted the PC(USA)’s invitation to follow Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 25:31–46 by becoming active disciples and making a difference in our community and the world.
As part of our Matthew 25 commitment, we pledge to embrace one or more of these three areas of focus:
- Building congregational vitality by deepening and energizing our faith and growing as joyful leaders and disciples actively engaged with our community as we share the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
- Dismantling structural racism by fearlessly applying our faith to advocate and break down the systems, practices and thinking that underlie discrimination, bias, prejudice and oppression of people of color.
- Eradicating systemic poverty by acting on our beliefs and working to change laws, policies, plans and structures in our society that perpetuate economic exploitation of people who are poor.
What does that mean at FPCE?
>>>CHURCH IS A VERB<<<
This is the focus and direction that the Mission and Public Witness Committee is adopting along with our ongoing Mission of being The Community Church. We will:
- Continue the Community Dinners, the 1st Wednesday of June, July, August and September;
- Continue and possibly expand the “Blessing Bags” program;
- Re-establish the Stephen Ministry Program;
- Continue to offer workshops for, and with the community on a variety of topics;
- Do those three Matthew 25 things listed above, and
- Other things you might think of and can help us put in place.
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Elder Jim Segedy, Deacon Stephanie McGuigan and others [mission@fpcedgewood.org]