Mission

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:19-20).
glorifying God by encouraging and comforting each of its members (1 Thessalonians 5:11; 2 Corinthians 13:11). "That there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another" (1 Corinthians 12:25). Jesus is the chief cornerstone, and the church is likened to a building "joined together and [rising] to become a holy temple in the Lord. In whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit" (Ephesians 2:19-22; see also 4:4-25). Jesus Christ designed His Church to show God's family on earth, so that the pagan world can see how God builds His family around Jesus Christ and how that family cares for one another (see Mark 3:35 and John 13:35).