Fairport United Methodist Church

After a process of prayer, reflection, conversation, prioritization, and
wrestling with profound questions of meaning, the following four
statements are offered from four different small groups as starting
points for discussion of what we take to be most central to our
identity as the community of faith of Fairport United Methodist
Church.

These statements are not the end of the discussion. Instead they
are the beginning of an ongoing reflection about who we are called
to be and the values and beliefs we envision ourselves as
representing in our community.

The Vision Group invites you to continue to reflect on and
respond to these four statements.

· We are not alone, because the grace of God, the love of Jesus,
and the comfort of the Holy Spirit is with us always.

· We are not alone! God’s love holds us and guides us, and calls
the church community to help us connect with God’s purpose for
us.

· We believe that God loves everyone unconditionally no matter
what the situation. We will pray together, putting ourselves and
our concerns in God’s hands, communicating hope no matter
what the outcome of the situation. We have a sense, as a church
family, of God’s unconditional love and we seek to love
unconditionally.

· Regardless of what earthly trials consume us, God is with us,
often manifested in those around us, surrounding us with
unconditional love.