About


Our Mission:

The following is the Mission statement of the denomination, of the Maumee Watershed District and of our own local church.

The Denomination:

We are the people of the United Methodist church

  • We believe in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world

  • We live by two kinds of holiness

    • personal

    • social

  • We follow three simple rules

    • do no harm

    • do good

    • stay in love with God

  • We work in four areas of focus
    • developing leaders

    • creating places for new people

    • elimination poverty

    • improving health globally


Maumee Watershed District:

  • Our Mission: To help congregations and community ministries make disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the world

  • Our Vision: We follow 3 simple rules: Do no harm, Do good and Stay in love with God

  • Our Desires: To be scripturally sound, to be culturally relevant, to be interconnected, interdependent and outreaching.
  • Our Focus: We work in four areas of focus
    • developing leaders

    • creating places for new people

    • eliminating poverty

    • improving health globally


Portage Christ:  As a congregation, our mission is to be:

Christian servants, United in Mission to the Church and World

  • We live out this calling through Five practices of fruitful Congregations:
    • Radical Hospitality

    • Passionate Worship

    • Intentional Faith Development

    • Risk-taking Mission and Service

    • Extravagant generosity


© CUMC 2016