Who We Are

We’re people who practice the ways of Jesus by doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God.

“He has told you, mortal one, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

- Micah 6:8

Practicing the Way of Jesus, together.

Do Justice

When we think of justice, our minds tend to go towards punishment and correction. The bible offers a different view on what Justice means.
We believe Jesus invites us into a more restorative idea of justice, one were we go out of our way to find ways to restore broken systems, relationships, and circumstances.
Love Mercy

The word translated to mercy in Micah 6:8 relates to a heart full of generous love, like we see in Jesus’ story about a “Good Samaritan”.
We believe Jesus invites us to live our lives with radical generosity, open handed, and ready to be a neighbor to anyone who is in need.
Walk Humbly with God

We don’t just follow Jesus in the big decisions of our life, but in the small “steps” we take when we walk with Him. It’s like a dance, where God is leading, and we’re following His guide, step by step.
This influences us to humbly live our lives, valuing others above ourselves.

Our Values

Simplicity.

We are always willing to sacrifice the good for the great. It’s easy to get bogged down with a bunch of “good” things when God has called us to only a few “great” things.

You’ll notice we don’t have a ton of programs outside of Sunday service and Missional Communities. That’s intentional. We want to commit to a few things and do them as well as we can. Jesus calls us to love God and love people, taking a complicated code of law and distilling it to two important commands. At Central Church, we want to keep it simple.
Diversity.

We believe that the Kingdom of God is displayed most accurately when we have a variety of voices present from many different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
We don’t believe our church should only reflect the diversity of our community, we believe we should lead the way in bringing people from different backgrounds and different walks of life together in unity.
Partnership.

We have partnerships with many different groups and organizations across our city and our community. There are a lot of people already doing good work here, and we’re not looking to reinvent the wheel.
We hope to come alongside them and fan the flames of the work that’s already being done where we see the Spirit at work.
Creativity.

God is creative. We see God’s creativity in nature, in humanity, and in the way he works in the world. We highly value creative expression at Central Church, and we believe that art expresses the beauty of God in ways that are invaluable to the human experience.
We also seek to innovate and always dream up new ways to connect with our community and reach people with the Good News of Jesus.
Generosity.

We aim to be a generous church. From an organizational level to a personal level, we believe followers of Jesus are generous like God is. We want to live our lives with open hearts and open hands.