Our Values:
We Celebrate Christian Faith through thoughtful and challenging worship, opening ourselves to spiritual growth, encouraging all to share their gifts and inspirational music.
We Honour Human Diversity by treating all people with dignity and respect, affirming that gender and sexuality are gifts from God and that all people are made in the image of God, taking action to end all forms of discrimination, building community through events, studies, worship and relationships and providing opportunities to learn about and understand differences.
We Build Community by inviting others to journey with us, extending hospitality to all, accepting and celebrating diversity, respecting and supporting each other and embracing the contributions of all generations.
We Reach Out by actively offering our time, talents and resources; advocating for social justice and ecological justice; demonstrating compassion and living our commitment to service in all our relationships.
Covenant of Respect
The Community of Faith at Westworth is part of the United Church of Canada’s
Affirming Ministry Program. We declar our commitment to inclusion and justice
for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We are working to
honour and celebrate diversity while r3ecognizing the areas where we need to learn, grow or be more visible about our commitment.
Westworth Covenant of Respect
Our Mission is to be the hands and feet of Christ, within Westworth and beyond. Our Mission calls us all to a ministry using the spiritual gifts we have been given, to lift up the body of Christ and to serve our church community and wider community. We ask our Council, Ministry Teams, Committees and Congregation to reflect on how we offer our various skills and interests as the hands and feet of Christ. We are asked to:
- listen and consider the needs of the congregation and the community as we plan for the present and the future
- care for the people we lead and serve
- be stewards of time, financial, and human resources
- commit to building faith through example
We strive to demonstrate the following values:
We welcome human diversity.
We celebrate Christian faith.
We build community.
We reach out.
In support of our Mission and Goals, as members and leaders in the congregation, we make a commitment to:
- Honour differences and the inherent worth of all
- Nurture a safe and welcoming community for people diverse in sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, class, race and abilities
- Recognize that we are responsible for our words and actions
- Assume good will on the part of each other
- Listen to each other with care
- Speak to and about each other with respect
- Talk directly to each other when differences exist
- Be honest
- Ask for help when conflict is too difficult to handle alone
- Support an environment of respect, safety, trust and cooperation
