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The United Church of Wayland unifies the heritage of two denominations: United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). - We welcome and extend loving service to all persons regardless of age, marital satus, physical condition, race, national origin, gender and sexual orientation or economic situation.
- We worship God and celebrate the sacraments of Communion and Baptism.
- We promote Christian unity through education, commuity and ecumenical outreach and support our wider churches.
- We strive to achieve spiritual growth and develop our own personal relationship with God.
- We encourage shared responsibility for church life.
- We strive for open communication and the loving care of one another.
UNITED CHURCH OF WAYLAND IS.... - a community of growing followers of Christ
- a melting pot with followers of Jesus from many different church backgrounds
- a well-balanced congregation with good numbers of all ages.
- a caring fellowship of brothers and sisters in Christ
- a concerned church that gets involved in the problems of community, nation and world.
- a progressive church that holds all truth to be in accord with God's will.
- an evangelical church that believes in the Good News of God's love found in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, and seeks to share this faith with all people everywhere.
- a Bible-honoring church that looks to scripture and tradition to find God' will for our lives.
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