The mission of Gladwin Heights United Church, an inclusive and dynamic community of the United Church of Canada, is to grow spiritually and proclaim Christian Faith through worship and service. 

Worship Services Every Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Proclamation
Knowing that we live in the presence of God, grounding our faith in the Bible, we take the risk to proclaim justice and respect for all, speaking authentically in today’s world, inviting all people to come and see the gospel lived.

Worship
We experience God’s presence through prayerful, relevant worship in our creative and dynamic gathered community. In Sunday morning worship, we celebrate with scripture, music, preaching, prayer and sacraments.

Faith and Spiritual Formation We develop our faith by listening, learning and living; celebrating honesty, diversity and inclusiveness; striving to live in the way Christ taught us. We acknowledge the process of questioning, probing and searching.

Ministry and Service
As followers of Jesus, we celebrate each other, accepting, supporting, respecting diversity, and seeking justice within the wider community. As good stewards, we support our church, care for the environment and honour people’s gifts.

Community of Believers
We provide joyful, family-like community that is welcoming to all, supporting meaningful fellowship and congregational viability.

Leadership
We value healthy, effective pastoral relationships. In order to promote energizing and visionary leadership, we help in the development of faith and skill of both lay and professional leaders.

VISION STATEMENT FOR 2010 - 2015

Knowing God cares for all creation,

            following in the footsteps of Jesus,

            and in the constant presence of the Spirit:

we focus our ministry, worship, service and programs on

caring for the Earth and all its inhabitants.

We understand there to be three avenues of caring within this point of focus –

 care for the environment, care for  people,  and care for justice.  Therefore ….

Striving to live with respect in creation,

            we will focus on limiting our environmental footprint as a congregation and as individuals.    

Knowing the impact of environmental issues on the well-being of all God’s creatures,

  we will advocate for the environment in the public forum.

Seeking to love and serve others,

            we will continue to address the practical needs of people, including those who are marginalized.

We  choose to address these issues in circles expanding and moving from our community to the region      and outward to the world.

This work of our  congregation will continue and extend  throughout the 5 year time period of  our vision.

Endeavouring to seek justice and resist evil,          

we will educate ourselves as to the causes of marginalization

 as experienced in poverty, racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression.             

In years 4 and 5 of our vision period, we will increase our focus through   

 education and action to incorporate addressing systemic injustices.

Gladwin Heights United Church
3474 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 7B4
Phone: 604.852.3984 • Fax: 604.852.3984 • email: Info@GladwinHeightsUnitedChurch.org