CORE VALUES
We share Core Values that inform our priorities for ministry, programming, time allotment and financial investment.
Communion - Common Prayer, Common Life
At the heart of our identity as Episcopalians is the celebration of Holy Communion. It reminds us that we come together not based on intellectual uniformity or shared interest, but, first and foremost, because of the radical hospitality of Christ who calls us to gather around a common table. We share in communion, no matter how we may be different or disagree with one another.
Compassion - All are loved, Accepted, Cared For
We desire to be authentic people, not putting on airs or pretence to cover up the truth of who we are. In striving to become a safe environment for all people, we value compassion. We want to welcome everyone - those who are celebrating and full of gladness, and those who are hurting and given to despair. We also desire to care for all in our community, especially those who are aging, infirm, marginalised or oppressed. To be compassionate means that we uphold our baptismal vows to respect the dignity of every human being and to seek and serve Christ in one another.
Collaboration - A Place For Everyone
We are going together in community and not going alone. We value the kind of interactions that encourage the best in one another. We want to call out that goodness for the sake of our. Life together. Collaboration means that we each bring all that we are and know and have, and offer it for the good of one another. We value the kind of leadership that holds space for all voices to be heard and helps all to contribute their gifts for the blessing and benefit of community and neighbors.
Creativity - Beyond Bounds
God is creative, and we are made in God’s image as creative beings. As a vital church we are constantly growing, changing, and adapting. We do not want to be stuck in old or established ways of being, knowing, or doing that keeps us from moving forward together into God’s future. We value creativity, and we desire to be a group of people who embrace imagination, vision and risk-taking.
Commission - Going Outside, Going Together
God sends us out as ambassadors fo Grace into the world. We are not blessed only for ourselves, but that others may be blessed through us. God commissions us from this community to seek out others in relationship. The word commission indicates that we are not sent out alone. We do the work together, in partnership with God and each other.
Communion - Common Prayer, Common Life
At the heart of our identity as Episcopalians is the celebration of Holy Communion. It reminds us that we come together not based on intellectual uniformity or shared interest, but, first and foremost, because of the radical hospitality of Christ who calls us to gather around a common table. We share in communion, no matter how we may be different or disagree with one another.
Compassion - All are loved, Accepted, Cared For
We desire to be authentic people, not putting on airs or pretence to cover up the truth of who we are. In striving to become a safe environment for all people, we value compassion. We want to welcome everyone - those who are celebrating and full of gladness, and those who are hurting and given to despair. We also desire to care for all in our community, especially those who are aging, infirm, marginalised or oppressed. To be compassionate means that we uphold our baptismal vows to respect the dignity of every human being and to seek and serve Christ in one another.
Collaboration - A Place For Everyone
We are going together in community and not going alone. We value the kind of interactions that encourage the best in one another. We want to call out that goodness for the sake of our. Life together. Collaboration means that we each bring all that we are and know and have, and offer it for the good of one another. We value the kind of leadership that holds space for all voices to be heard and helps all to contribute their gifts for the blessing and benefit of community and neighbors.
Creativity - Beyond Bounds
God is creative, and we are made in God’s image as creative beings. As a vital church we are constantly growing, changing, and adapting. We do not want to be stuck in old or established ways of being, knowing, or doing that keeps us from moving forward together into God’s future. We value creativity, and we desire to be a group of people who embrace imagination, vision and risk-taking.
Commission - Going Outside, Going Together
God sends us out as ambassadors fo Grace into the world. We are not blessed only for ourselves, but that others may be blessed through us. God commissions us from this community to seek out others in relationship. The word commission indicates that we are not sent out alone. We do the work together, in partnership with God and each other.
Grace Episcopal Church is a Christ-centered community of people from diverse walks of life, cultures, languages, religious backgrounds, identities, and faith experiences. Our life together is grounded in tradition of The Episcopal Church. We say we are “Christ-Centered” because at the heart of our life together is our desire to follow the person, example and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Grace Episcopal Church is in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
