SPIRITUAL MATURITY
IS DEFINED AS LOVING GOD
THROUGH JESUS CHRIST AND LOVING OTHERS
THE WAY JESUS LOVES THEM.


CORE CHRISTIAN VALUES
Sermon on the Mount:
Matthew 5:1-12

God & Self Acceptance
    The ability to accept yourself and your imperfections, and to enable others to be     more self-accepting.

Empathy
    The ability to feel what others feel;
    to laugh and cry with others.

Gentleness
    The ability to be tender because you are inwardly strong and to lead without     overpowering others.

Spirituality
    The ability to maintain spiritual priorities and to cause
     others to seek a deeper walk with Christ

Sensitivity
    The ability to pick up on the hurt and pain of others and
     be "present" without being pushy or nosy.

Transparency
    The ability to be yourself without any pretenses and allow
     the presence of Christ to radiate through you.

Peacemaking
    The ability to harmonize differences between others without
     causing either person to "lose."

Endurance
    The ability to stand up for what you believe without getting
     defensive or compromising your principles.

Our Mission

Davis Memorial Disciples extend their ministry in the world through Common
Global Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United
Church of Christ. Common Global Ministries partners with indigenous churches
in education, development, and evangelization overseas. Disciples fund these
missions through Basic Mission Finance offerings received four times a year:
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost.

Davis Memorial also supports Week of Compassion (also known as "One Great
Hour of Sharing"). These funds go directly to support in relief, disaster
assistance, development, and comfort for victims of war.

One other offering is received in September-October for Reconciliation Mission
which goes to battle institutional racism through education and empowerment
programs through local congregations.