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 This Mission Statement incorporates ideas
from "Our Calling", a resource of the Methodist
Church of Great Britain, and seeks to translate those
ideas into a brief, yet meaningful, set of aims as
a focus for our work and witness in Pett and the
surrounding area.
"Our Calling" states that "The calling
of the Methodist Church us to respond to the gospel of
God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in
worship and mission". It does this through:
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Worship - The Church exists to increase
awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's
love
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Learning & Caring - The Church exists to
help people to grow and learn as Christians, through
mutual support and care
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Service - The Church exists to be a good
neighbour to people in need and to challenge
injustice
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Evangelism - The Church exists to make more
followers of Jesus Christ
A more detailed exposition
of "Our Calling" and the priorities set out within the
document can be found on the national Methodist Church
website.
Pett Methodist Chapel is a part of the Hastings,
Bexhill & Rye Circuit of the Methodist Church. The
Circuit, too, has devised and adopted its own Mission
Statement, which reads as follows:
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Our mission is to offer
signs of the Kingdom of God and to encourage our
people to develop and use their gifts and exercise
their own ministry (Mission Statement of the Methodist
Church, Hastings, Bexhill and Rye
Circuit)
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