50 years in South Central Elkhart

Being formed into community—telling our stories into our fuller humanity

Mission & Values

Who we are
Drawn together by Jesus Christ we are a community of hope, broken and blessed. We are being healed, saved and made whole in sharing God’s love and grace with each other, within our neighborhoods and with our world.

What we do
As guests at Christ's Table, with joy we invite all to our fellowship. We give ourselves to the Reign of God in the world, seeking to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God” in our homes, our work, in south central Elkhart, and around the globe.

What we value
-Worship-centered community life
-Life-cultivating, life-giving relationships
-Peace, nonviolence, justice
-Learning together—corporate experiences, play, study, etc.
-Diversity and inclusion
-Sustainability, stewardship of resources, Earth care
-Support and expression of gifts
-Connections with area churches

“A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other's lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.”
-from Wendell Berry’s essay, "The Loss of the Future" in the book, the long legged house

“Hospitality means primarily the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to bring men and women over to our side, but to offer freedom not disturbed by dividing lines. It is not to lead our neighbor into a corner where there are no alternatives left, but to open a wide spectrum of options for choice and commitment.”
-Henri Nouwen

Land acknowledgement