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Coastal UMC has a vision that compels us to care deeply about one another and our community. A vision that calls forth once again a people to rely on the promises of God.

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A Compelling Vision

• What if… a church moved outside of its four walls?
• What if… a church was truly more concerned about the people not attending church than those that already are?
• What if… a church actually thought of themselves as the hands and feet of Christ in the world today?
• What if… a church existed for the sole purpose of creating a better community for people to experience?
• What if… church was more than Sunday morning?
• What if… church was more than another Bible study?
• What if… What if… What if…?

• What would a church look like if it gave more of its resources away instead of building bigger “Temples?”
• What would a church look like if it held in balance personal holiness with social responsibility?
• What would a church look like if the people of God took seriously their calling and began living church Monday-Sunday in our community?
• What would a church look like…?

These and other questions are worth exploring. At Coastal UMC we have a compelling vision from God. A vision that is risky, a vision that calls us to question who we are as a church. This is a vision that compels us to care more about one another and our community than this specific church. This is a vision that calls forth once again a people to rely on the promises of God.

Simply put: this vision is about building lives!

The Apostle Paul describes it this way, “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit” Eph. 2:19-22.

This is our vision!

• Our vision recognizes that those who live within the community and world are just as important as us.
• Our vision taps into the heart of humanity believing that all people want to be part of doing something good for the world.
• Our vision will help us be involved in God’s plan to transform the world ONE life at a time.

Our activity in the church will move toward the goal of making our community a better place.

• Much of what we do in the life of the church will focus on others, on the world that God so loved and created for us to enjoy!

Do you have this vision? We challenge you to join us in this risky mission.

• Our vision is about you. It’s about me. It’s about OUR community. Sink or Swim… Dive In!