FCC respects the conscience of each believer and does not require any creeds or confessions for membership. That being said, FCC is firmly rooted in the liberal Christian tradition, which has several core beliefs.
GOD
We believe in an expansive view of God and resist the temptation to put God in boxes. With other Christians we affirm that God is present in creation and that God’s essence is defined by love. God calls us into relationship with others and with God but gives us free will to make our own decisions.
JESUS
We find in the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth a special revelation of who God is and how God calls us to live. We emphasize the human nature of Jesus more than the divine.
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the Christian tradition is a living tradition, that the Holy Spirit continues to guide us in new ways, and that the faith should not be frozen in the first century, the 16th century, or the 20th. Instead, we proclaim that “God is still speaking.”
SCIENCE
We fully embrace the insights of science and do not see a conflict between science and faith.
BIBLE
We do not see the Bible as the inerrant word of God, but rather as a testimony of God’s work with the people of Israel and the early church. We value the work of biblical scholars and do not think that “orthodoxy” should set limits on biblical scholarship.
PLURALISM
We value other religious traditions and resist any efforts that claim that one tradition has absolute truth. We believe our own faith can be deepened and enriched by the faith of others.
UNIVERSALISM
We believe in a God so rooted in mercy and love that no one can be separated from the presence of God in eternity.
INCLUSION
Our passion for social justice, our full acceptance of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender Christians, and our other stances on “controversial” topics of today flow from these beliefs.