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Clarifying our Vision, Mission, Beliefs, & Values
The world has changed, the needs of the community have changed. How can our church align with these changing needs? What does it mean to be “church” in today’s world and what might that look like? Where is God leading us?
We are following an intentional process to clarify our Core Values, Beliefs, God’s Vision for us, and our Mission. The process is a collective spiritual practice of listening deeply for God’s Spirit and Wisdom bubbling up in the conversations we have with one another.
On the Vision and Values page you will find further description of our process to date and the results of faithful, fruitful conversations from the last two and a half years.
Houses of Hope
We are prayerfully forming a team to explore this innovative program designed to help rural and small-town congregations bring hope to the greater community in a meaningful way.
The program is funded by Lilly and facilitated by trained coached from Austin Seminary with a goal to “help congregations practice discernment, gratitude, and forgiveness.” The following video briefly explains the program. Find out more and watch additional videos at the Houses of Hope website.
We are finalizing our team of 5 to 8 congregants who will meet for five 90 minute facilitated sessions to explore discernment as a spiritual practice. The team will discern whether our congregation should participate in the next three components of the Houses of Hope program. We are looking for a variety of people; new attendees, longtime members, and anyone who cares about our future and wants to grow deeper spiritually.
Exploring Possibilities
Since October of 2023, our Governing Board has wondered how to engage other congregations to combine our strengths, share resources, serve our community, and “Be the Church” today.
These conversations resulted in the February “Churches Growing Together” workshop where representatives from the various churches shared their hopes and strengths. The Windham Association is reviewing the list and exploring a follow-up gathering.
In April, our pastor, moderator, and vice-moderator began attending a monthly interfaith gathering in Willimantic to explore ways to work more closely with other faith communities to promote justice and build community through open conversations.
Church Connect App
Did you know that you can now update your contact information, choose if and how much of your contact information is available to congregants, and signup for activities and events online?
In September we began moving to a new Church Management System, called ChurchTrac. The video on the left explains how to download the Church Connect App. The Church Connect App allows you to update you contact information, set your preferences for what (if any) of your information can be seen by other FCCW congregants, view our online directory, register for events, and more.
Use of the App is OPTIONAL. You can still sign up and update your information through paper forms as well.
Questions or for more information, please contact Lisa, our Communications Coordinator, by email or calling the office.
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