UPUCC’s “Affirmation of Community” was originally crafted as our “OPENING WORDS OF WELCOME” on April 11, 1999. We now voice it near the close of most morning worship services.

We believe that all people are God's people, that every child is holy, that every person is a part of the sacred family.

We believe that God's love embraces all, and that to exclude any person would be contrary to the message of Jesus.

We proclaim that this community of faith, Umstead Park UCC, will strive to be as open as the radical realm of God, and as liberating as the love of Christ.

And so we journey into our hopeful future with joy, pledging to offer each other welcome, compassion and care.

May God grant us wisdom, grace, and guidance in our life together.