Mission Statement:

We are all different. We all approach life with different values, with different attitudes, with different strengths and weaknesses, with different objectives...we are all different. From the way we look to the way we live, each of us bring something uniquely "us" to the world community. From our fingerprints to our voiceprints, we are all distinguishable; we are all individual, but the thread that runs so true through each of us is our desire to matter, our desire to find our purpose in life, and although it's not held in any genome or chromosome, that desire is as much a part of each of us as any part of our DNA.

For this reason, the DNA of White's Chapel has been broken down into our strategic vision - Engage the Heart. Stir the Soul. Challenge the Mind. Connect the Body.

Engage the Heart

White's Chapel endeavors to provide greater opportunities for individuals and families of all ages to live out the command to love God by more fully and more actively loving people. As such, we will engage our congregation to be more active in mission ventures with expanded opportunities to serve our community, our nation, and our world. However, we cannot - we must not - permit ourselves to see "mission" as an act that occurs outside the walls of the church - the DNA of this church will always be that of a mission outpost and never of a monument to an antiquated system of belief.

Stir the Soul

The leadership of White's Chapel pledges itself to the call of enabling people to experience the presence of the living God in worship. To that end, we continue to pursue excellence in our current worship services while researching innovative forms of worship characteristic of a regional church. We understand it is necessary for us, to provide services and programming that welcomes people, that we create spaces that invite them to greater involvement in and ownership of the church's ministries. Further, our DNA must allow individuals the opportunity to find their passion and, then, resource them in such ways as to allow them to live out the Gospel in their daily lives. This means that we must find the ability to welcome change within our own DNA; we must find the strength to open ourselves to new people and new ideas...let our DNA be that of a hero - flexible enough to bend, but strong enough to hold true in the inevitable trials that will come.

Challenge the Mind

One of the most enduring legacies of any church's DNA is its impact through Christian education. From Sunday schools to cell groups to adult Bible studies, White's Chapel provides ample opportunity for Christian education, but it must never be relegated to the church campus. For this reason, White's Chapel will continue to promote the need for adult small groups - groups in which relationships are made and the mind in challenged to grow.

Connect the Body

Like tendons and bones in our bodies, White’s Chapel is held together by an extraordinary infrastructure. Let us be known for our incredible crew of staff and volunteers. Let our DNA be seen in their hearts and in their efforts! Our church will continue to develop systems to connect individuals to areas of ministry within the operational side of the church where they can live out their call to ministry, where they can employ their God-given gifts and graces in support of this great body of faith. Further, the church vows itself to proper stewardship and management of its resources; like any well-developed organism, our DNA will continue to reflect an ever-increasing awareness of our responsibility to those who support the mission and ministries of the church. For these reasons, White’s Chapel is led by a DNA that expects wise and prudent stewardship – both, from its membership and its staff.

In the process of living out this DNA, we will not look at the number of individuals who come. We must not look at the number of buildings built. Instead, the value of this body will be found in the number of lives changed by the good news of Jesus Christ.