University Presbyterian Church, located at 139 E Alameda Drive, Tempe, Arizona, has sought global justice in the name of Jesus Christ since 1952.
Mission Statement
adopted October 17, 1996
University Presbyterian Church is an open, dynamic Christian community that invites all seekers to join with us in glorifying God and discovering God’s will expressed in Jesus Christ. We celebrate God’s love in joyful worship and learning, demonstrate Christ’s compassion in generous service to others, and experience Christ’s love in supportive fellowship.
Vision Statement
adopted October 17, 1996
University Presbyterian Church will be a growing congregation. In celebration of the gift of diversity, we will invite everyone to join our community of faith in glorifying God through varied and inclusive worship. Dynamic education and fellowship opportunities will actively encourage children, youth and adults to trust Jesus Christ, grow in their faith, engage each other around significant issues of peace and social justice, and support one another in all experiences of the life journey. UPC will be known as a serving church. We will respond to our historic relationship with and proximity to the Arizona State University community. We will provide vital support to Valley communities and organizations and take a leadership role in fostering ecumenical relationships and ministries. We will demonstrate our love in Christ by generously offering our human and material resources in the local, national and international mission of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
UPC PURPOSE STATEMENT
The purpose of University Presbyterian Church
is to practice the way of Jesus loving God, neighbor and self giving witness to the light of Christ in the world
calling others to be his disciples working for the well-being of the whole creation and all its peoples.
“Practices are things that Christian people do together that connect them to God and one another, and that address fundamental human needs, thus forming a way of life.”
Dianna Butler Bass
• Christian practices focus on doing, not simply believing.
• Christian practices are patterns of behavior, not a one time activity.
• Christian practices are intentional, necessitating decision and a commitment.
• Christian practices are activities we do together that spill over into our private and individual lives.
• Christian practices are a connecting with God.
• Christian practices are a pursuit of what is good, in response to the grace and love of God we have come to know through Jesus.
• Christian practices lead us beyond ourselves and engage us in the needs of those around us.
• Christian practices connect us with our tradition; we join to do what followers of Jesus have done from the very beginning.
• Christian practices bind us all together around common engagement.
• Christian practices say to us that we need each other. We can’t live the way of Jesus on our own.
