We, the community of Parkside Community United Church of Christ, are a diverse group of people-- we are persons of different ages, races, and sexual orientations; we are persons of different physical, mental, and emotional abilities; we are persons of different gender identities and gender expressions who have come from varying social, economic, political, and religious backgrounds. We celebrate our diversity even as we acknowledge and affirm our unity in the presence of God. The differences among us are to be understood in the context of a tradition of inclusiveness. The Apostle Paul declared this truth when he spoke of the Christian response to significant categorizations of society in his time:
There is no such thing as Jew and Greek, slave and free person, male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. – Galatians 3:28
We come to this church community with all the complexities of our individual situations. Among the goals of our ministry to each other is the desire to heal the brokenness we experience in ourselves and our relationships with each other and with God.
Learn more about what it means to be a part of the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ.
There is no such thing as Jew and Greek, slave and free person, male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. – Galatians 3:28
We come to this church community with all the complexities of our individual situations. Among the goals of our ministry to each other is the desire to heal the brokenness we experience in ourselves and our relationships with each other and with God.
Learn more about what it means to be a part of the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ.