to draw attention to God through worship and witness

 Just as an artist is known by a distinctive style, so God is discerned, seen by the ways in which he acts in the world.

It is often through the reality of worship and the significance of humble service that a sense of God's presence is known and his power experienced.

Worship -- can be thought of as doing for God the things human beings need to do.

WORSHIP includes

giving praise/span> - both spoken and sung; 
praying - both individually and together; 
receiving - forgiveness and healing
learning - by studying and hearing the Bible as God's Word, at once teaching spiritual truth and sometimes directly touching us as if by personal message;
responding to God - by giving of our abilities, wealth and love

Witness - can be thought of as doing what God needs done.

WITNESS includes

telling the message of Jesus' love, with the intention that others will become his followers;
showing his love in acts of selfless service;
working for fairness and peace among people;
caring for the earth and its resources

In being the people of God who worship and witness, Methodists seek to work in partnership with all who share common values.

Background Themes

Each Church is a Body; everybody belongs to the family
Each person and every Church is on a journey
Everyone has gifts given by God and abilities to offer Him
Ordained and lay minister together, in God's world
Leadership is about service, not status