About Orchard
Orchard UMC is actively engaged in reflecting on who we are as a church - in the past, the present, and the future.
Orchard has developed a mission statement and a set of core values that helps us remember who and whose we are, why we are here. It helps us to shape our ministries, set our priorities, and work together as a church in the community and the world.​​
Orchard's Mission Statement
Transforming the world by growing in faith, serving others and sharing Jesus.
Orchard's Core Values
Orchard United Methodist Church is a community of faith that believes Jesus taught us to value and respect the humanity and holiness of all persons of any race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, social, and economic circumstances.​
We celebrate the diversity of our community. We welcome and invite all persons to join us in the full life of our church on our journey toward a closer relationship with God.
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We strive to live into these core values in everything we do as a faith community and as part of the body of Christ.​​
Orchard's Faith Tradition
Orchard is part of the United Methodist Church denomination.
The United Methodist Church is a global denomination that opens hearts, opens minds and opens doors through active engagement with our world. The mission of The United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
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A United Methodist is someone who joins in that mission by putting faith and love into action. We believe that God loves all people, and that we share in expressing that love. So the United Methodist tradition emphasizes God's grace and in serving others. We believe that Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of God's love--showing us the fullness of God's care through Jesus' teachings, death and resurrection.
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John Wesley started the Methodist movement in 18th century England. His teachings on practical divinity (living out our faith) and appeals to reason and experience form important aspects of United Methodist practice today.
Learn more about the UMC here.