Outwards

Unity

Christ prayed that we may be 'one so that the world might believe'. We recognise and acknowledge that we belong to Christ’s universal church as revealed in the scriptures and expressed throughout the history and tradition of the church. We are part of this worldwide family of God expressed through fellowship, baptism and the breaking of bread. We know that our unity will persuade, convince and convict people of the divinity of Christ. We therefore seek within the church to keep the unity in the bond of peace. We recognize and value the work of Christians of other traditions who seek to build up the kingdom of God and will seek to work in partnership with them. Whilst recognizing Christ as the way, the truth and the life and the only way to the Father, we will also work with those of other faith traditions in seeking the good of our communities without denying or compromising our beliefs.

Service

The bible repeatedly calls us to seek justice and to serve the poor. We seek to have open hearts and hands to the poor wherever we find them. We look for God-given projects, which can give a face to this so that we can be an influence for good, making a difference in the communities where we live, in our town as a whole, and to the ends of the earth. We will seek ways of being salt, yeast and light. Above all we pray that we might see the world as Christ sees it so that our hearts might not be hardened, but may overflow in acts of compassion to the poor in body, mind and spirit.

Mission

We believe that our calling is, with others, to advance the kingdom of God in our town, our region, our nation and to the ends of the earth. Central to this is proclaiming the gospel, calling people to repentance and faith in Christ alone. We believe that we are all called to be witnesses . We are aware of the extraordinary opportunity and responsibility represented by the diversity of community in our town and will seek to share Christ with all. We will seek to scatter the seeds of faith, look to God to grow the plant, and be ready to harvest at every opportunity. We also recognise that Bolton is a town which has seen spiritual awakening as well as martyrdom in the past, and we long to see a fresh move of God through the whole town.