To make NEW disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world (Matthew 28:19-20)
Deeply rooted: Growing Through Discipleship
Together we are a community of believers. What does that mean, the word community? We believe that together in fellowship we grow closer to God and one another. The bible speaks about iron sharpening iron. We believe that together we grow stronger. We are a community of believers.
We strive to be a church without walls. Jesus calls for us to go outside the walls to reach the lost and the broken. It is there that the lost will be found. Most churches find it is comfortable to stay within the walls, but we make it an effort to be like the church from the book of Acts, to see our city changed.
We highly value our relationships with one another. We look to grow through fellowship, and ultimately growing closer to God. We value the word of God, and the leadership of the Holy Spirit. We look to extend grace to all of the lost and broken, and lead those with no hope to the hope of Jesus Christ.
The United Methodist Church of Green Trails was organized in September 1967 with sixty-six original members who met in the Parkway Central High School gym. Within 3 years in August 1970, they celebrated their first service in their newly constructed church.
From 1967 there was emphasis on Family worship with Sunday school for all ages, women’s and men’s groups, and dedication to outreach for local and foreign mission efforts. Membership reached eleven hundred thirty by 1984 as the warm spiritual atmosphere attracted new residents of new subdivisions. Fifty-five years later, the present congregation enjoys worship in the same expanded church building with a newly renovated sanctuary.