PURPOSE | The purpose of Glade Church shall be to proclaim in word and deed the gospel of Jesus and to provide opportunities for worship, education, spiritual growth, and service.
MISSION | Glade Church is an open and caring faith community in the free church tradition where worship is central and diversity is celebrated.
Glade Church is a community that affirms the priesthood of all believers and that every person has worth as a unique creation made in the image of God. We welcome into the full life and ministry of the church, people of every race, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and economic status. As agents of reconciliation and wholeness, we embrace justice and seek to support all people, including those who suffer discrimination or who feel disenfranchised from the religious community.
COVENANT | We freely and joyfully covenant with one another to be one body, under the principles found in the Scriptures interpreted in the light of history, biblical scholarship, and personal spiritual insights. We further agree to:
Walk together in love;
Regularly come together for worship and prayer;
Participate in each other's joys and sorrows with tenderness and love;
Uphold the mission of Glade Church as defined in this constitution;
Contribute both time and financial support to the work of this church and its wider ministries.
POLITY | The polity of Glade Church is vested in the body of voting members. It is subject to no other ecclesiastical body, but it accepts the responsibility of mutual counsel, cooperation, and fellowship with the Alliance of Baptists and the United Church of Christ. We also seek to work in a spirit of cooperation and mutual suport with the wider ecumenical and interfaith communities.
