{"id":117,"date":"2026-07-24T21:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citychurchcommunity.online\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:18:35","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citychurchcommunity.online\/?page_id=117","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These statements were overwhelmingly&nbsp;affirmed by the UCC Board of Directors at their fall business meeting, October 20-22, 2016:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Purpose Statement (from the Gospel of Matthew):&nbsp;<\/strong><br><em>To love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and our neighbor as ourselves.<br><br><\/em><strong>Vision Statement:<\/strong><br><em>United in Christ\u2019s love, a just world for all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mission statement:<\/strong><br><em>United in Spirit and inspired by God\u2019s grace, we welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programmatic Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the triennium beginning in 2025, the following programmatic priorities are identified for the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProgrammaticPriorities-5x7-tent-card.png\" alt=\"Programmatic Priorities: United Church of Christ\n\n1. Strengthening the Church (represented by a symbol of two hands shaking)\n\n2. Leadership Development (represented by a symbol of a plant growing in the soil)\n\n3. Spiritual Formation (represented by two hands surrounding a heart)\n\n4. Reshaping the Narrative (represented by a symbol of three people talking)\n\n5. Decolonization (represented by a symbol of the earth with people and arrows surrounding it in a connective motion)\n\n6. Climate Action (represented by a symbol of a hand holding the earth)\" class=\"wp-image-253488\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Programmatic Priorities: Strengthening the Church, Leadership Development, Spiritual Formation, Reshaping the Narrative, Decolonization, and Climate Action<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic Vision Report \u2013 2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UCC-Strategic-Vision-Report-March-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategic Vision Report,<\/a>&nbsp;a report of the United Church of Christ from the Strategic Visioning Task Force (2015-2016) and the Vision Implementation Task Force of the UCC Board of Directors (2016-2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2_copy.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic: A Vision: The Transformative United Churchf of Christ in Ten years\" class=\"wp-image-126960\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These statements were overwhelmingly&nbsp;affirmed by the UCC Board of Directors at their fall business meeting, October 20-22, 2016: Purpose Statement (from the Gospel of Matthew):&nbsp;To love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and our neighbor as ourselves. Vision Statement:United in Christ\u2019s love, a just world for all. Mission statement:United in Spirit and inspired by God\u2019s grace, we welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all. Programmatic Priorities For the triennium beginning in 2025, the following programmatic priorities are identified for the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ. 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