The UCC Statement of Mission, was drafted in 1987 by a churchwide conference on mission in Houston, Texas. Representatives from all communities in the church — including evangelicals, liberals, and others — tried to find common ground with regard to faith and viewpoints held by the church. The statement was affirmed by General Synod XVI later that same year.
As members of the United Church of Christ, affirming our statement of faith, we seek within the Church Universal to participate in God’s mission and to follow the way of the crucified and risen Christ.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are called and commit ourselves: