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Description of PMC
We are a small church of 50 or so people. PMC has been a Mennonite
presence in Dallas for 30 years. We struggle together to live a Christ-like
life of peace and servanthood. We come from many different
backgrounds. About half of us grew up in a Mennonite home and the other
half discovered the Mennonite faith later in life. Worship style is very
similar to what you would expect in a casual Protestant church. We are
an open and accepting group of believers willing to have others join us
on the journey we call being a Mennonite.
God calls us to be an alternative Christian community and to worship Jesus Christ as our primary purpose in life. We covenant with God and each other to live in life affirming, loving and accountable relationships that support individual and group commitment for proclaiming the nonviolent Gospel of Jesus Christ which brings transformation, reconciliation, hope, and healing to our lives and to the people of the world.
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Vision Statement |
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God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ and,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
to grow as communities of grace, joy, and peace
so that God's healing and hope flow through us to the world.
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Mission Statement |
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Our mission is to:
- Be disciples of Jesus Christ
- Love God, our neighbor and ourselves,
- Be peacemakers - doing justice, loving mercy, walking humbly with God (Micah 6:8)
- Make disciples -- extending the Kingdom of God on earth
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Identity Statement |
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- We understand ourselves to be God's children and members of God's family in an Anabaptist / Mennonite perspective. (1 Peter 1:23)
- We identify ourselves with Jesus Christ and seek to understand and interpret scripture in harmony with his life and teachings. (Matthew 11: 28-30)
- We are a participating congregation in Mennonite Church USA.
- We are a small urban congregation located in Dallas, TX, but desire to become larger.
- We are mostly educated, middle class, white people from European background; however, we desire to work toward becoming multi-cultural and toward claiming an anti-racist identity. (Isaiah 2: 3-4 & 25:6-8; Ephesians 2:14-22; Revelation 5:9-10)
- Our community of faith is evenly gathered from ethnic and non-ethnic Mennonite families.
- Our theological ethics makes PMC a unique community of faith within the metroplex.
- We are God's sheep and Jesus is our Shepherd in whom we find unity in the midst of our profound diversity. (John 10:1-18 & Galatians 3:26-28)
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Core Values |
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- We believe we are called and commissioned by Jesus to share his Good News and pray that the Holy Spirit will empower us to point others toward the reign of God. (Matthew 28:16-20)
- The roots of the Anabaptist tradition and its theology nourish our individual discipleship, as well as, our life together as Christ's body. (1Cor. 3:11)
- We embrace being a community of the Spirit in which God gifts people for ministry, worship, discernment and decision-making by consensus. (1 Cor. 12:12-20; Eph. 4:7-13)
- We see in Jesus' nonviolent lifestyle our model for living the Christian life and will use peaceful and just methods to resolve conflict. (Matthew 18:15-20)
- We accept the Scriptures as the Word of God and as the fully reliable and trustworthy standard for Christian faith and life.
- We value service to others, a simple life style, and mutual aid. (Matthew 5:1 to 7:29)
PMC is a member of these Mennonite Conferences:
For more theological content
See our local Group Commitment Statement
OR
The Mennonite Church USA Confession of Faith:
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective
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