We are a United Methodist Church worshiping and serving the Boulder
community since 1859.

Our Vision: To be an inclusive, progressive Christian community seeking
to connect individuals and families of all generations with God's unconditional
love.

Our Mission: As an inclusive Christian community of faith, we will celebrate
our Christian beliefs through worship, fellowship and service in a safe,
welcoming and supportive environment; create vital, relevant ministries for
diverse generations, families and individuals; promote theological study and
spiritual formation; enrich spiritual life through the arts; and encourage
witness and action for a more just, loving and peaceful world.

We Value: Learning to become more authentic followers of Jesus by sharing
and exploring beliefs from our own traditions and the traditions of others
whose insight into the divine is seen through different lenses.

Celebration of the deepest meanings, values, and hopes in our lives through
fellowship, worship, and ritual as part of our spiritual journey. Action based
upon our belief in the importance of social action to help bring justice,
harmony and equality to the world locally and globally.

We are part of the Reconciling Congregations movement within our larger
connection of United Methodist Churches reflecting our acceptance of all
persons without regard to sexual orientation or other characteristics that may
define cultural status.

We value education and activities that support health, healing and stewardship
of our world, and we want to partner with organizations that participate in
building and sustaining healthy persons and healthy communities.

We recognize other faiths as valid and honor the efforts of all caring people to
bring about a more just and compassionate world.

Our Beliefs
We believe that God is love and that God loves all people unconditionally.
We believe, as Christians, that Jesus is the decisive revelation of God
embodied in a human life.
We believe that God intends for people to be whole and fully alive, and that
Christianity offers a way to fulfill this intention.
We believe that humanity is inherently diverse and that differences are to
be honored.
We believe that Christianity is one faith among many, that there are multiple
paths to God and that Christians are called to respect all persons and other
faiths and spiritualities.
We believe that Holy Communion is a gift offered to all, without restrictions
or requirements.
We believe that our faith calls us to serve others, to work for social justice
and to care for the environment.
We believe, as United Methodists, that faith is grounded in Scripture,
tradition, reason and experience, and that Scripture is a chorus of voices which
sometimes disagree.
We believe that the United Methodist motto of ‘Open Hearts, Open Minds,
Open Doors' is true to God's vision and to the life and teachings of Jesus and
includes all people regardless of race, class, ability, family composition or
sexual orientation, or any other barrier to a sense of belonging. This belief
supports our membership in the Reconciling Ministries Network of the United
Methodist Church.

Reconciling Congregation
We are part of the Reconciling Congregations movement within our larger
connection of United Methodist Churches reflecting our acceptance of all
persons without regard to sexual orientation or other characteristics that may
define cultural status.

What is a Reconciling Congregation?
A reconciling congregation is a United Methodist local church that makes a
public statement welcoming all persons, regardless of sexual orientation, to
participate fully in its congregational life. We are part of the Reconciling
Ministries Network, organized in 1984, a growing movement of United
Methodist individuals, congregations, campus ministries, and other groups
working for the full participation of all people in the United Methodist
Church. FUMC Boulder officially became a reconciling congregation in 1997.