... welcome into community all who wish to
serve God and follow the way of Jesus

... receive and proclaim God's reconciling
healing power in all of life

... work with love within the congregation
and in the world.

Spirituality: Harcourt Memorial United Church seeks to discern the presence of God as seen in the person of Jesus Christ and ongoing creation. We strive for this through our shared hearing of the Bible, through the living tradition of the church, and through reason and experience.

Worship: Harcourt Memorial United Church holds worship to be central to our communal life. Such worship seeks to meet the needs of a diverse and inclusive congregation both by preserving and respecting the Christian tradition and by exploring varied forms of worship.

Inreach: Harcourt Memorial United Church seeks to maintain its Christian witness in a warm, open, accepting community, showing love to and including all, regardless of background, colour, ability, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status.

Outreach: Harcourt Memorial United Church encourages those who seek to follow Jesus to live faith in action, addresses the pressing issues of the day, possesses a sense of social responsibility within the local as well as the wider global community, and places its time, talents and resources at the service of those communities.

Opportunities for Involvement and Development: Harcourt Memorial United Church is a congregation that nurtures faith and leadership development by providing extensive opportunities to build community, grow in faith and serve others.

Commitment to Integrity: Harcourt Memorial United Church will seek to act in accordance with its Mission Statement and Core Values, affirming that we are united by the presence of God in each person and, mindful of the spiritual dimension of each other, we seek the unity of Christ=s Spirit in the practical challenges faced together.

Commitment to Equality and Full Participation: Harcourt Memorial United Church recognizes that each person has wisdom to offer and commits itself to welcome every voice and weigh every idea and viewpoint. We will seek to remove constraints which would prevent anyone from participating in all aspects of church life.

Commitment to Openness, Respect, and Safety: Harcourt Memorial United Church offers a safe place where each person can speak with honesty and listen to others with respect.

Commitment to Inclusive Solutions: Within the existing governing structure of the congregation, Harcourt Memorial United Church will strive to adopt non-adversarial processes and seek for broad ownership of solutions.