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Our Mission

Helping People Find Their Way Back to God

Most of us have a sense that something's off -- in the world, in our relationships, in ourselves. We're looking for something, even when we can't name it. We think that feeling is actually a kind of homesickness. And we think there's a way back.

Our name is our mission. We exist to help people find their way back — to God, to each other, and to who they were made to be.

That's not a one-time event. It's something that keeps happening, in small ways and big ones, for as long as we're alive. Some days it looks like a long-overdue conversation. Other days it's quieter — a moment of honesty in prayer, or just showing up somewhere you feel like you belong.

We believe all of this starts with God. When we find our way back to him, something opens up — we start finding our way back to each other, and back to the people we were always meant to be, underneath everything we've picked up along the way.

Wherever you are in that — whatever "home" even means to you right now — we'd love to have you here.

Our Vision

Jesus' Love for Greater Boston

We want every person in greater Boston — every neighborhood, every background, every story — to have a real chance to encounter the love of Jesus. Not just hear about it. Experience it.

That means paying attention to how we live, not just what we say. How we treat each other. How we spend our time and money. How we show up for our neighbors, especially the ones the rest of the city tends to overlook.

This vision is bigger than one church, so we partner with other churches and organizations across Boston who are doing this same work in their own ways. We'd rather be part of something larger than us than try to do it alone.

Our Values

Who We're Becoming

These aren't a checklist we've already mastered. They're more like a description of who we're trying to become, together, as we follow Jesus.

We follow Jesus's way of life. Not just his ideas — the way he actually lived. How he treated people who'd been pushed aside. How he handled power, and how he handled weakness. We're trying to learn that way of life, slowly.

We take the story of Jesus seriously. His life, death, and resurrection are at the center of everything here — even on the days we're still wrestling with what that means for us.

We care about justice and mercy. We want to see things made right — for people who are hurting, overlooked, or treated unfairly — not just talk about it. Faith that doesn't show up in the real world isn't much use to anyone.

We try to celebrate often. Church can take itself too seriously. We'd rather notice what's good, name it out loud, and be genuinely glad — together.

We want to look like our city. Boston is full of different backgrounds, stories, and ways of life. We think a church that reflects that isn't just nice to have — it's part of what it means to follow Jesus here.

Our Beliefs

What We Hold Essential

About The Church

We believe Jesus sends the church to carry out his mission of reconciling a lost world through Jesus. The Bible speaks of the church as Christ’s body where Jesus is the head. The church is commissioned to both care for those who are christian as well as meet the needs that exist in the community and world.

About God

We believe there is one divine being who has existed eternally as three distinct but equal persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is the maker of all things visible and invisible. The Bible reveals the story of God, Creation, the Fall, and God’s restoration of his creation. It is accurate, complete, and reliable for matters of faith and conduct in the church.

About Jesus

We believe that God has graciously provided the means to reconcile our broken lives and world in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the hero of the entire story. He is the eternal and divine Son of God who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life as we should have and died the death we deserved on the cross. He rose from the dead three days later to rescue us from sin and conquer death. After appearing to witnesses on a number of occasions, He ascended into heaven where He now serves as the mediator between God and humanity. Jesus will again return to earth to complete his eternal rescue plan. We believe this Good News of Jesus is available to everyone.

About Creation

We believe that in the beginning of time, God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them. Throughout history, God has expressed God’s desire to have a personal, eternal relationship with creation.

About The Fall

We believe the first man and woman rebelled against God and vandalized the good, or shalom, of God’s created world. Every human being since that time has suffered the consequences of that rebellion: alienation from God, from others, from creation, and even from ourselves. This alienation from our Creator results in death. Furthermore, there is nothing we can do on our own to re-establish our relationship with him.

About Restoration

We believe the final chapter of God’s story is about the restoration of God’s creation. A new and better world is coming. Evil, death, and separation from God will be no more. We believe this is when heaven and earth will become one as God intended it.

About New Life

We believe God gives us a new life, an eternal life, when we turn from our sin and allow Christ to be our Savior and King. A life guided aligned with him prioritizes community, scripture, prayer, worship, service, and generosity.