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SUMC VISION
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Swarthmore UMC is an inclusive & affirming community of people committed to creating and sharing God’s Love in Action through worship & the arts, social justice & outreach, and “doing life” together.
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SUMC MISSION
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To foster faith development and grow with one another on life's spiritual journey as disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation and healing of our community and the world.
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SUMC HISTORIC VALUES
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We are a community of faith, pilgrim people on a spiritual journey seeking to live by faith, to do justice, and to strive for wholeness in a broken world. The foundation of our life in faith is the Bible, which we take seriously but not literally. We find wisdom from Scripture and tradition to guide us in confronting life's deepest questions and uncertainties. We are a sacramental community gathered around the table of the Lord, where all are welcome; communion is at the heart of what we do and who we are. Since 1901, our congregation has provided a faithful witness to the love of God as expressed through the Methodist tradition. We are a community of faith where the sorrowing find comfort, the needy find help, the despairing find hope, the seeker finds a fellow traveler, the lonely find a home, the fearful find calm, and the stranger finds welcome. We have been a full inclusive Reconciling Congregation since 2008.
We Care -- We Share -- We Pray -- We Play |
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