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Our Vision at FUMC
Rockwall... |
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First United Methodist Church of
Rockwall celebrates, proclaims and offers Jesus Christ as Lord and
Savior! Founded in 1856, we have been sharing Christ in word and
deed for over 150 years in Rockwall County and beyond! |
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Our vision to grow and make disciples
of Jesus Christ affirms what we know through scripture, tradition,
reason and experience. We are called to provide the “good soil”
where children, youth and adults may grow closer to Christ and
closer to one another. We center and pattern our mission and
ministry on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Through
individual commitment, covenant relationships, community fellowship
and celebratory worship, we gather together to get to know Christ
and to make Him known. |
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Our Values... |
We value discipleship – that is, learning to follow
Jesus everyday, not just on Sundays.
We value covenant relationships – that is, growing closer to Christ
and one another through small groups, Bible studies and support
groups.
We value community – in an often disconnected world we enjoy fellowship and companionship with people of all ages, nations and
races.
We value celebratory worship! Worship that is authentic connects our
deepest needs, hurts and hopes to the only One who is worthy of our
praise! |
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Our Goals... |
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Our vision is to reach all who are seeking meaning
and purpose for their lives, to help connect them to Christ, to
nurture deep roots of spiritual discipline (prayer, scripture,
worship, service), to grow them to reach and stretch Godward like a
tree, and finally to produce fruit for which a tree exists.
The following FUMC Rockwall goals were set by our
church in a series of activities and meetings under the Vision 2020
initiative in 2005:
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Small groups are the heart of our
congregation and
vital to the spiritual growth of our
members. We will
continue to provide more opportunities for
quality
Sunday school classes, Bible studies, and
other small
group experiences.
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Children and youth ministries are a significant
strength and focus of our church and vital
to our
future. We will continue to support and
build these
activities and ministries with our
service, prayers,
and financial support.
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Our
150 year church history provides a rich legacy
of Christian discipleship, fellowship, and
love of God,
which we will honor and strengthen through
our
participation in worship, prayer, service,
attendance,
and financial support.
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Our
congregation rises to meet challenges through
individual and collective spiritual gifts.
We will
identify and utilize these spiritual gifts
to implement
and strengthen ministries discerned by our
congregation as God's vision for our
church.
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As FUMC
Rockwall continues to grow we will encourage
church family unity by increasing the
number of whole
congregation events. In addition, we
will increase events
to bring various small groups together for
fellowship.
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FUMC,
Rockwall will continually
initiate and
strengthen our mission response within the
church,
community and world through fellowship,
service,
proclamation and stewardship emphasizing
our
mission to the elderly, hurting, forsaken
and
multicultural groups.
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Our
strong congregational message
of grace, faith,
hope, and love will be expanded within all
aspects of
our worship service (e.g.: ushers,
greeters, welcome
desk, acolytes, communion, music, sound,
media,
additional services, etc.) to move people
to awe and
praise of God through prayer, song, and
testimony.
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The
purpose of our church is to grow and make
disciples in Jesus Christ. Therefore, we
will attract,
welcome, strengthen, involve, and
integrate
newcomers from all cultures and ages into
our church
community.
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Because we are a
growing church in a growing
community, our congregation's financial
support of
ministries, resources, facilities and
staff will be a
factor in making and growing
Christ-centered
disciples. Using biblical principles of
tithing, we will
spiritually challenge our congregation to
become
generous givers.
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