Our Vision
We are three churches coming together as one for one purpose.
We want to see 10% of the borough of Harrow following Jesus by 2030.
Through prayer, we are investing our God-given resources to transform ordinary people of all nations into missional disciples so that we can see 10% of Harrow following Jesus, served by a range or worshipping communities.
OneChurch Council, October 2023
Our 2030 Vision
This video, created in Spring 2022, tells the story of our vision for OneChurch Harrow and how we hope to see 10% of the borough of Harrow following Jesus by 2030.
We are not the one church of Harrow, but we do want to see the churches of Harrow acting together as one church so that we can all play our part in a new church planting movement across the Borough.
Download our ‘Next Steps’ Document (Summer 2020) to find out more about our Vision and Strategy:
How are we making our vision happen?
Circles
are where we GROW in faith together
Services
are where we GATHER to celebrate God together
Everywhere Groups
are where we GO in love together
Church Plants
are where we BUILD new worshipping communities
Download our ‘OneChurch… How?’ document to find out more
Foundations
We are building our churches and church plants around four foundational values:
Story
Jesus told great stories. The hearts of his followers burned within them as he opened up the Scriptures in fresh and original ways. The Bible therefore plays a central role in our life together as our personal stories find their place with the story of the God who makes everything new.
Unafraid to ask questions and interrogate what we read, we want to cultivate habits of discovery, exploration and delight, excavating the riches in the Bible and uncovering who we really are and what we are here to do.
Presence
Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to those who ask for him and encouraged his followers to wait for the Spirit to come in power. This is why we intentionally leave space for the Holy Spirit every time we gather together.
We aim to be dependent on the power of the Spirit for everything we do, so we try to keep things simple, curate an environment in which we can pursue the presence of God unencumbered by anything else and wait to see what the Spirit wants to do.
Family
Jesus lived alongside lawbreakers, outcasts and the broken; ordinary people, from all kinds of backgrounds, just like us. Because of this we take our relationships seriously, both with one another, with our community and in the workplace. We are a family together, in all our diversity, where we can come as we are, find acceptance, affirmation and love, and weave our faith into the fabric of every aspect of our lives.
We want to plant church-planting churches that exhibit these values, with their own leadership, money and mission. They will always gather around word and sacrament, but they might be small or large and gather in homes, coffee houses, community halls or schools.
Justice
Jesus proclaimed the good news of the Kingdom of God, justifying his followers by grace and teaching them to confront injustice and poverty and care for those in need.
As citizens of this kingdom we want everyone to know that Jesus is King. This means we share the good news of Jesus whenever we can and we show Jesus through acts of mercy and justice, working for the common good of the city and the planet.