Mission Statement 

God’s Mission is our mission.

As disciples of Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to empower, support, and walk with our congregations in their ministries as God’s transformative agents in our communities.  We hold one other accountable to this commitment.

The Core Values of the Presbytery

…recognizes congregations as the primary locus of God’s mission and ministry
…is sensitive to community needs
…cultivates diversity
…nurtures leaders/disciples
…embodies God’s covenant with one another
…promotes God’s justice
…encourages trusting relationships
…serves its congregations
…cares for its minister members
…promotes the education of its clergy and lay leaders

Theological Framework – John 20: 21

As God the Father sent Jesus Christ, Christ has sent us and empowered us through the Holy Spirit, to be His ambassadors to the world to spread the gospel.  The Presbytery of Philadelphia is called to equip and assist its congregations to be instruments and living witnesses of the gospel in its various contexts.  It is a call to become ‘missional.’  The term missional refers to the calling of God’s church to be an instrument for God’s mission in the world.  In seeking to become missional, it calls for a radical redesign of the strategy, structure, and staff of the Presbytery to better serve its member congregations.