Andrew United Methodist Church in Homewood, Illinois. As you scroll through our posts and pages, here and on our website: www.standrewumchmwd.org, you will find that our congregation is the place where we put our beliefs into practice. Andrew United Methodist Church Homewood, IL
Adopted April 2016:
St Andrew UMC prayerfully strives to be a faith community of open hearts, open minds and open doors
. We believe all people are of sacred worth and dignity as part of God’s creation and as demonstrated by the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. As God’s love extends to all, we therefore welcome everyone into participation and membership regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, family structure, socio-economic status, marital status, educational background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental ability, faith history, or life experience. We acknowledge that no two of us are alike, except in God’s love for us. We believe that our differences make us a stronger community of faith as we worship together and as we grow in our relationship with God and one another. Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” Matthew 10:40
St. Andrew is a microcosm of the world we live in where different cultures are represented, different voices are heard and God’s love is practiced. We work hard to ensure that this is the place where open arms, open hearts, open minds and open doors becomes a reality. You are invited to visit us and experience for yourself the love of God made real through our humanity. While our diversity is represented in who we are, we struggle together to address issues of social justice in the world. We are committed to mission and outreach in all of the activities in which we participate. The places where we are in service are just some of the ways we make the presence of Christ known to others. We continue to explore more opportunities for service as needs arise. We believe that God has called us to this task at this time in history. Join us in our work!
