UNITED CHURCH OF THE VALLEY
OUR TRUE CALLING
There’s a fresh wind blowing in the Murrieta/Temecula Valley. It is the wind of openness and inclusiveness, the fresh breeze of a community built upon an affirmation approach to life which respects the customs and integrity of all persons. This fresh wind is called United Church of the Valley. This church comes from a tradition of calling and gathering God’s people to respond to the world with new eyes and new hearts. It is a church of vision and involvement. We unashamedly work hand in hand with our God to dismantle the fences which have been erected between people. We follow God’s vision of a just world where all will live peacefully, growing in their concern for each other.
Mission Statement
We are an inclusive, accessible and affirming community practicing Jesus' radical love. We follow God's vision of a Just World where all live peacefully and in response we pursue the liberation of all living things from injustice and oppression.
Vision Statement
UCV celebrated Pride Sunday on June 29th, you can watch it here.
This is one you don't want to miss.
How We Minister
United Church of the Valley we don't utilize a full time minister, but rather a rotating group of ministers who are creative thinkers. During the course of a month you might see the Rev. Fred Schaeffer, Rev. Stephanie Toon, Lee Eddy, Sandy Selby or Darcie Dunlop behind the pulpit. We enjoy a different approach as seen through a different pair of eyes each week. Not only does it keep us on our toes, but it keeps our minds fresh and open to new ideas and a new way of seeing that, which we have looked at the same way for years.
July 13th - Rev. Stephanie Toon
Stephanie was a United Methodist minister for 18 years serving churches in Dallas, Costa Mesa, Orange and Murrieta. Her passion in ministry is social justice. She has gone on over 30 mission trips in her life. Her current ministry is teaching history at a Title 1 high school in Perris. Stephanie is married to Adriana and they have two children, Jordan & Lincoln.
A new service is available every Sunday morning
Click the link below to view this past Sunday's service.
United Church of the Valley is officially designated as an
Open & Affirming Church
The United Church of the Valley holds an official designation of being Open & Affirming. O&A means a congregation has publicly declared that they welcome and fully include people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions in their church life and ministry, signifying a commitment to actively embrace the LGBTQ+ community within their congregation. We don't take this lightly, we are fully committed to truly be an Open & Affirming congregation.
Just Peace Church
Two years ago, UCV agreed that we wanted to go through the process of achieving the designation as a “Just Peace” church. The process is somewhat similar to that of becoming “Open and Affirming.” There was a time of study and then the congregation voted to proclaim a public identity as a justice-doing, peace-seeking church.
Accessible 2 All Church
Accessibility to All (A2A) is about becoming attitudinally welcoming to people with disabilities and mental health issues as well as working to make our buildings physically and programmatically accessible to persons with disability. UCV was recently awarded this designation by the UCC Disabilities Ministry.
Photographs and Memories
Roots
Chacraseca
Pride
Archie
What do we have here?
Christmas Celebration
John and Sharon
Showing each stop of our nomadic journey
Peaceful Protest
Pumpkin Glow 2023
Candlelight Vigil for Peace
