Kibworth Methodist Church - Mission Statement

THE REASON WE EXIST IS....

Based on Matthew 22: 37-40 and 28:19-20

'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these commandments hang all the law and the prophets.'

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit'.

This can be summed up in Matthew 5:16 'Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works, and give glory to your Father in heaven'

OUR VALUES ARE..

Based on Galatians 5:22-23 and 1Corinthians 12:12-27

'The fruit of the Spirit is love , joy, peace, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.'

'For just as the body is one and has many members and all the members, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For as in one Spirit, we were all baptized into the one body - Jews, Greeks,slaves or free - and we were all made to drink of the one Spirit....'

GOALS

• To be a Church of individuals active in the community, taking the gospel to the people we know and the groups we are part of

• To be a Church with a commitment to personal evangelism.

• To be active in and supportive or critical when necessary of all aspects of community life.

• To provide opportunities for individual spiritual growth, identification of gifts and training.

• To pool our resources with other churches in order to build one another up.

• To continually evaluate the time, style and place of services ensuring that our worship is relevant and appropriate for all.

• To ensure that our premises do not discriminate against the disabled or young and have appropriate facilities for the wider variety of groups using the building.

• To seek God's help and guidance through regular corporate and personal prayer, attendance at fellowship groups which are available in a variety of styles and times.

• To constantly evaluate the life of the church in the light of the Methodist Church's overall mission as outlined in 'Our Calling".