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St Andrew's Methodist Church Glasgow
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Building Community ... Bringing Hope
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Our Vision
As a local church, we fully support the purpose and priority of the wider Methodist Church as we seek to: - glorify God, offer healing and hope, and enable ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives Our Mission is sharing the love of Christ's Gospel, by serving and caring for those in need in the church and in the local community, nurturing, educating, praying and encouraging all in their spiritual growth, reaching out and welcoming in and spreading our joy through song and dance.
Purpose and Priority The Methodist Church summarizes its purpose in “Our Calling”, adopted by the Methodist Conference, the governing body of the church, in the year 2000:  “The Church exists to:
– Increase awareness of God’s presence and celebrate God’s love [Worship];
– Help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care [Learning and Caring];
– Be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice [Service];
– Make more followers of Jesus Christ [Evangelism].”
This was further developed in “Priorities for the Methodist Church”, adopted in 2004:
“In partnership with others wherever possible, the Methodist Church will concentrate its prayers, resources, imagination and commitments on this priority:
– To proclaim and affirm its conviction of God’s love in Christ, for us and for all the world; and renew confidence in God’s presence and action in the world and in the Church.
Our Values As ways towards realising our purpose and priority, we will give particular attention to the following:
– Underpinning everything we do with God-centred worship and prayer;
– Supporting community development and action for justice, especially among the most deprived and poor – in Britain and worldwide;
– Developing confidence in evangelism and in the capacity to speak of God and faith in ways that make sense to all involved;
– Encouraging fresh ways of being Church;
– Nurturing a culture in the Church which is people-centred and flexible.”
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