The Vision
To see the East End of Pittsburgh radically transformed by the power of God through the presence of multiple area congregations, on mission, being used by Christ for His Kingdom.
Our ultimate vision is not for a great church, but for a great City! We believe that the church exists as a tool for God’s mission to bring redemption and restoration to His creation. The dream is to see the poverty, violence, despair, injustice, division, and people’s separation from God within our city noticeably impacted by God working through the presence of the church.
The Mission
Seeking to be what God intended:
Seeking God’s intention for the individual, the church, and the world
We believe that in the beginning God created all things good. But because of the rebellion of man, things are not the way they were intended to be. Yet as Christians we also believe that God is in the process of “putting things to right”. This restoration that will culminate in the establishment of a “New Heavens and New Earth” has begun through the death and physical resurrection of Christ. As the church we are called to be a sign or reflection of God’s coming restoration, here and now, within our own city. Being united with Christ we are being transformed individually into who God created us to be, we are called corporately as the church to live in community as God originally intended, and we are to to serve our city reflecting God’s intention within the community in which we live.
Values: (DNA)
Christocentric: Christ centered.
Scriptural: God’s word as our ultimate rule of faith.
Missional: Giving of ourselves for the sake of the city.
Holistic: Caring for the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
Relational: Growing in relationship with God, each other, and the society at large.
Incarnational: Creatively proclaiming truth through the cultures of our city.
Counter Cultural: Standing up against the lies, injustice, and perversions of our world by living as God intended us to.
Multicultural: Crossing cultural barriers, celebrating our cultural differences, unified in Christ
Historical: Rooted in the rich history of the Christian faith, guided by the rich heritage handed down to us from those who came before us.
Creative: Celebrating genuine creativity as a reflection of the image of the Creator God within us.
Click on the “vision-mission-values” link to view a PDF file with a more detailed description of our Vision, Mission, and Values: vision-mission-values
Click on “MCC Strategy” to view our vision for having Multiple Congregations throughout the city unified as one Church: MCC Strategy
