WE BELIEVE
Jesus Matters
Jesus shows us what God is like. His ministry of love and truth-telling, healing and belonging, justice and liberation guide our community life. Whether you are a skeptic or a lifelong Christian, we respect and encourage diverse understandings and relationships to Jesus in our community.
Scripture Matters
We believe that the bible is a beautiful, complex, and challenging collection of ancient sacred texts. Scripture has a central place among us—it invites us to listen to the Spirit and learn from ancient faith communities as well as discern how the scriptures are relevant to our lives today. We are committed to helping our community develop the critical tools to analyze and interpret the scriptures in ways that deepen our curiosity about God and cultivate love for the places and people around us.
Diversity Matters
You are welcome to bring your whole self–age, race, ethnicity, religious background, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, your emotional, mental, and physical self. We promise to live into our antiracist values and to celebrate everyone’s full identity as beloved children of God. We celebrate and welcome LGBTQ+ people in every aspect of church life including worship, leadership, membership, and ministry.
Community matters
We believe in a relational God who invites us to be in relationship with one another. Community is one of the most profound places where we encounter the depths of human vulnerability and brokenness as well as the transformative power of love and solidarity. Understanding both our collective power and vulnerability, we will collaboratively live into grace and prophetic courage, forgiveness and accountability, justice and restoration for the well-being of the world.
Disagreement Matters
While we come from the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition, our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We seek to honor people’s unique spiritual journeys. We recognize power dynamics and painful histories that call us to reflect critically on our theologies and spiritual practices toward creating a more accessible, inclusive, and courageous community growing in God’s ever-expanding love. We believe that disagreements can be healthy and that conflicts can strengthen relationships, expand our perspectives, and help us lean into creative solutions.
A CommitMENT to Our Beliefs
LATEST MISSION STUDY
Completed in September 2024, the DCC Mission Study is a reflection of who we are, what we value, and where we believe God is calling us. Through listening, discussions, and research, we explored our shared identity and the mission that will shape our future.
This study serves as our roadmap guiding our priorities and the work we are called to do together.
FORMAL Roe V Wade STANCE
The DCC Session issued a statement regarding the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and its implications for bodily autonomy, moral agency, and the well-being of individuals and communities.
Rooted in our understanding of Christ’s call to love all people, this statement shares our concerns, reflections, and hopes for faithful engagement.
CONDEMNING CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
Christian Nationalism is a threat to our Faith and our Democracy.
DCC's Session affirmed our values by signing a statement against Christian nationalism with the Christians Against Christian Nationalism Campaign
Matthew 25 CALL
DCC embrace Jesus’ call in Matthew 25:31-46 to take our living faith into our communities and the world. This proposal was sponsored by the Compassion, Peace, and Justice ministry.
As a Matthew 25 Church, we are called to live out true discipleship by acting boldly, compassionately, and fearlessly by serving people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned, or poor.
As part of our Matthew 25 commitment, we pledge to embrace three areas of focus: Building Congregational Vitality, Dismantling Structural Racism, and Eradicating Systemic Poverty.
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2028 ViSION
The FuTURE IS ALMOST HERE
In 2018, DCC looked 10 years ahead and wrote about where we might want to see ourselves as a church in 10 years. With time still before us, we return to this vision with the question: Are we on the path we hoped for?
