Highlights
First Congregational Church of Portland
What It Means to be a Member of a Congregational Christian Church
Who Are We?
- We are a fellowship united the acknowledgment of our allegiance to God, who has been made known to us in the life and teachings
of Jesus Christ.
- We are a Church of the Spirit. We put people first before programs, committees, or things.
- We are a thinking Church,
a Church of seeking minds.
- We are a body that has pledged to follow Christ.
- We are an autonomous Church, self-governing and free from
external control.
- We are a Church that gives every member responsibility for reverent, thoughtful decisions and actions in accordance
with the will of God, made known to us in Jesus Christ.
What Is Our Purpose?
- To put the love of Christ in our lives, our homes, our
daily work.
- To be responsible for the harmony within the church using restraint, understanding, patience and openness to others.
- To
strive to bring the love of God and the joy of fellowship in all that we do.
- To be a living church emphasizing ministry to each other,
for the poor, struggling, lonely, weak or sick.
- To be gladdened by goodness and never weary of good works that give glory to God.
- To
learn, love, and offer our lives to God.