| Mission Statement Circle Of Hope A Special Ministry Of Metropolitan Community Churches Mission Statement Circle Of Hope A Special Ministry Of Metropolitan Community Churches ,Portland, Maine Our mission is to be open to all people in search of God's presence in their lives. It is also our mission to continue as a ministry open to the universal faith community and continue ministering as a group of diverse people whose common ministry is always,first to rejoice in God's love, and to call on God to heal all the brokenness between each other and with God. Our calling is to welcome persons of any age, race, gender orientation,ethnicity, and sexual orientation, marital standing, physical and mental ability, economic class, and family status, embracing all spiritual seekers into a worshipful life, an invitation to membership, joining us in leadership,and in ministries of our church. We also affirm that each person is a beloved child of God, and worthy of the God of love ,and covenanting with God and each other, supporting one another in celebration, through sorrows and toward each one's spiritual growth. It is also our mission to extend an open door through Christ that allows us to engage ourselves in the work of the church universal evangelizing to the world and to each other. May God Bless You All, Circle Of Hope A Special Ministry Of Metropolitan Community Churches |