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BECAUSE ...
we believe there should still be a prominent site of Christian witness and engagement in the heart of this traditional suburban setting, at the crossing of two major thoroughfares on the south of the England's second city, and major traffic and commuter interchange BECAUSE... there are only 3 notable buildings in the immediate area, defining this geographic community's "sense of place" BECAUSE... the present facilties are outdated for their purposes, and need refreshing |
The Mission Statement of The Cotteridge Church
... is to respond to the Gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission, by ...
Inspiring Worship
Seeking to be a place where God can be encountered and worshipped.
Endeavouring to ensure our worship is inviting to all and inspires us in our faith and the action it calls us towards.
Radical Compassion
Becoming a place of compassion where all may encounter love, regardless or race, faith, age, gender, sexuality, background or ability.
Striving to ensure that our work and our building are welcoming, inclusive, safe and empowering, and are designed to meet the needs of our local area.
Social Justice
Believing that all people are created in God's image and reveal something of God's nature, therefore seeking to be a prophetic voice to proclaim in word and deed the dignity of all.
Transforming Life
Knowing that lives can be transformed through encounter with God's love revealed in Jesus Christ, we will seek to respond to God's love to us by loving others that their lives may be transformed.
Ecumenism
With ecumenism rooted at the heart of its very existence, and its members representing the diversity of the Body of Christ, we will seek to encourage further the contact and understanding between the wider variety of Christian traditions locally and through our constituent denominations, nationally.
... is to respond to the Gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission, by ...
Inspiring Worship
Seeking to be a place where God can be encountered and worshipped.
Endeavouring to ensure our worship is inviting to all and inspires us in our faith and the action it calls us towards.
Radical Compassion
Becoming a place of compassion where all may encounter love, regardless or race, faith, age, gender, sexuality, background or ability.
Striving to ensure that our work and our building are welcoming, inclusive, safe and empowering, and are designed to meet the needs of our local area.
Social Justice
Believing that all people are created in God's image and reveal something of God's nature, therefore seeking to be a prophetic voice to proclaim in word and deed the dignity of all.
Transforming Life
Knowing that lives can be transformed through encounter with God's love revealed in Jesus Christ, we will seek to respond to God's love to us by loving others that their lives may be transformed.
Ecumenism
With ecumenism rooted at the heart of its very existence, and its members representing the diversity of the Body of Christ, we will seek to encourage further the contact and understanding between the wider variety of Christian traditions locally and through our constituent denominations, nationally.