2200 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14624
Welcome
I want to personally welcome you to our Church and website and invite you to explore us online and in person. We are a church that seeks to welcome and include all of God’s people. And you are one of God’s people! We are more than a building. Rather we are a community of faith seeking knowledge of God and God’s reign, as individuals and as community. We want to grow spiritually as individuals and community and live in such a way that God’s glory is realized upon the earth. We actively wish to be an inclusive community. Inclusive of whom you ask? Everyone! We want to be a church of many colors: white, black, brown, red and yellow; of many ethnic groups: Anglo, Asian, African, Black, Hispanic, Native American; of many backgrounds: economic, educational, old, middle, young. female, male, gay and straight. We are United Methodist and Christian, but that does not stop us from welcoming persons of other Christian and faith backgrounds. Rather than condemn, we seek to love, dialogue and understand. Come let us live this vision of God’s reign, work together to fulfill Christ’s mission, and live our common values.
Scripture Study Wednesday Evenings
The United Methodist Church of North Chili is offering a course, “Gaining Faith and Understanding through the Study of Lost Christianity.” The course, facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Wilfredo J. Baez, Pastor, will be held in the church’s Adams Hall on Wednesday nights from 7 pm – 830 pm. Part 1(12 sessions) of the course will be held October 5 through December 21, with one class being held on Monday, November 21 (Thanksgiving week). Part 2 (12 sessions) of the course will be held January 4, 2012 through May 21, skipping February 22 (Ash Wednesday). The goal of the course is to gain a greater understanding of what constituted early Christianity and how Christianity and the Bible came to be what it is today by examining texts like the Gnostic Gospels that were until this century lost to us. Dr. Baez is a long-time student of World Religions, and is interested in how mystical, inner, esoteric and Gnostic currents in Christianity can benefit Orthodox, Mainline, and Evangelical believers and seekers of truth with any or no religious preference. The program cost is by donation on a sliding scale $0-$50 for part 1, $0-$50 for part 2 or $0-$5 per session. You determine what you can pay with no questions asked. Proceeds support the development of a Hispanic Ministry at the church. To enroll or for further information, contact Krista at the United Methodist Church of North Chili, 2200 Westside Drive, Rochester, (585) 594-9111 or umcnorthchili@gmail.com.
Our Vision:
Genuinely welcoming all, loving all, accepting all
Our Mission Statement:
By Participating in the life of the church, we grow spiritually and are empowered to live our faith
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