We, the members and friends of MCC New Haven, do now earnestly 

covenant with God and each other, that: 

• We will strive always to discern and do God’s will as revealed to 

us in the life of Jesus, the witness of scripture and other inspired 

writings, and in our personal experience of God’s love in our lives.

• We will esteem the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan 

Community Churches, supporting its ministries and desiring its 

unity in the faith and knowledge of God. 

• We will honor our responsibility to this local church, attending 

faithfully the services of worship and other meetings, working and 

praying for its harmony, the deepening of its spiritual life and for 

its prosperity, giving cheerfully of our time, abilities and financial 

means for the carrying on of a ministry in this community and 

throughout the world. 

• We will seek the end of all forms of human oppression, especially 

the oppression of lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered folk and gay 

men, striving for universal dignity. 

• We will walk together in love, watching over and caring for one 

another, sharing each other’s joys and bearing each other’s 

burdens, being always slow to take offense and quick to make 

reconciliation. 

• We will cultivate in ourselves and in our family and friends a 

deeper understanding of our faith through study and worship. 

• We will seek to lead lives which reflect the Christ within us, that 

we might commend our faith to others, being faithful servants of 

God.