LMC's Core Values
Our core values provide us with a means of not only guiding but also evaluating our operations, our planning, and our vision for the future.
We hold the following to be our core values:
God reaches out to us, calls, equips, and empowers us in love. Our mission is a response to God's initiative.
- Worship expressing praise and love to God
- we value music and singing in our worship
- variety in worship and involvement of people, reflecting our diversity
Fellowship
- loving each other
- listening to and respecting each other
- caring for each other in times of need
- affirming friendliness that leads to friendships
- desiring to be welcoming, inclusive, accepting, celebrating
Teaching
- teaching biblically-based Anabaptist teaching across the generations
- teaching and preaching that nurtures faith and challenges us to be better disciples
- strong commitment for spiritual nourishment of children and youth
Mission/Outreach
- empowering every individual's gifts for ministry as we live our faith and impact our community and beyond
- responding to Christ's call to service through many means such as mitt and hat drive, food drive, Ten Thousand Villages, Youth Service Venture, Mennonite Disaster Service and similar volunteer work
- expressing God's love through programs such as Marketplace
- strong commitment to an outreach ministry to grow the church