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Who are we?



Pillar of Love Fellowship United Church of Christ was founded in 2003

by our Pastor, the Reverend Phyllis V. Pennese, M.Div.

 

Mission Statement

Pillar of Love Fellowship United Church of Christ (POLFUCC) is committed to the radically inclusive justice minded ministry of Jesus Christ. With constant leading from God, we seek to be extensions of the grace of God that requires us to work to obtain justice and liberation for all of God's people with particular attention and concern for the marginalized segments of our world community while being living manifestations of the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

 


Statement of Purpose

The purpose of  Pillar of Love Fellowship United Church of Christ (POLFUCC)  is to increase personal awareness of the receptivity to the grace of God so that it will be internalized. To that end, the purpose for which Pillar of Love Fellowship (POLFUCC) was established is to help each individual develop a personal love relationship with God so that God's love for us will be internalized. Pillar of Love Fellowship Church (POLFUCC)  seeks to motivate each individual to receive and then to reciprocate God's love, thereby, yielding each individual with a desire to love self and to love all God's created humanity as one loves themselves.


Practice of Inclusion

Pillar of Love Fellowship Church (POLFUCC)  is a faith community that welcomes the diversity that is reflected in all people. Whosoever  is welcome, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, HIV/AIDS status, class, religion, physical ability, and sexual or affectional orientation. We also welcome those who know nothing or very little about the Bible or about being part of a church family. There is no dress code

 
Our Motto

"We live the LOVE in our name and are courageous enough to be all God created."

 

 

Pillar of Love Fellowship Church Core Values

 

 

  1. We believe all people are loved by God
  2. We believe God desires to be in relationship with every person
  3. We believe everyone should have access to God’s love and a relationship with God via a welcoming and supportive community of faith
  4. We believe that it is important to be manifestations of God’s love by doing the work of serving the people of God at their points of need
  5. We believe in true justice and liberty for all people as characterized by the love and ministry of Jesus Christ
  6. We believe God’s love is transformative and that we must be agents of transformation

 

 

Foundational Scriptures

 

Exodus 13:21,22

21)The Lord went in front of them in a pillar of cloud by day, to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light, so that they might travel by day and by night. 22)Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

 

1John 4:7,8

7)Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8)Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.