Our Mission and Diocesan Vision

Mission: To participate in God’s mission of reconciling the world to God through Jesus Christ.

Vision: To create and sustain Christ-centered, mission-minded- ministering communities of faith.

How?

*By focusing on the Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion (1984)

• to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom;
• to teach, baptize and nurture new believers;
• to respond to human need by loving service;

• to seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation; [revised wording Nov2012]

• to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

*By focusing on the Marks of a Healthy Congregation as adapted by our Synod from the Alban Institute

• IDENTITY: Our congregation knows who they are before God;
• VISION: Our congregations knows what it is called to do;         
• STEWARDSHIP: Our congregation has the resources and leadership necessary to carry out its calling;  
• WORSHIP: People experience the power and energy of the Gospel in their worship and life together;
• OUTREACH: The activities of our congregation make a discernible difference in individual lives and in the world around us.
• CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: Our congregation has the ability to transform conflict into positive energy for the Gospel.