Progressive Christianity

Kirkland Congregational Church is now an affiliate of The Center for Progressive Christianity. People searching the internet for an inclusive and welcoming church in the Kirkland area will be able to find us. We join a growing number of congregations that are offering an alternative view of the Christian faith.

There are many ways to define "Progressive Christianity," Fred Plumer, a UCC minister and president of The Center for Progressive Christianity offers this short list of components:

  1. To see oneself as a "follower of Jesus" or Jesus’ teachings rather than a believer in a creed;
  2. To recognize that Christianity is not the only way;
  3. To search the great mysteries of life with an open theology and an intellectual integrity;
  4. To recognize that ecology and social justice are interlinked and part of your faith;
  5. To understand that gays, lesbians, transgenders and bi-sexuals are full participants in our world as a natural part of God’s creation.

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