The Oak Ridge United Methodist Church centers its mission and ministry in the "three greats" of Jesus Christ. Jesus gave two great commandments and the great commission. The first great commandment is that we love God with all of our heart, soul, strength, and mind. The second great commandment is that we love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:37-39). The third "great" is the great commission in which Jesus calls us to share the good news and make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20).

At Oak Ridge United Methodist Church, we are intentional about growing in our love for God through worship, Bible study, a variety of music, Sunday School, sharing groups, and many other programs that lead us to a better understanding of God and our relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

We seek to grow in our love for others through a variety of fellowship opportunities and activities within the Church and we are also actively involved in showing our love for others through participation in local, national, and global mission projects.

We seek to reach out to others following the model of Jesus Christ himself. We reach out, not in judgment, but in love and grace. We seek to offer unconditional love for others while inviting them to feel the love of God for themselves.

We believe that our commitment to God and the Church should be reflected in our daily lives. We seek to grow, therefore, as disciples.

We invite you to join us on our spiritual journey to be one with God, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world.

Bible

We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and life’s instruction book for daily living. We affirm our desire to prayerfully seek God’s guidance and wisdom through the teaching, study and application of the Holy Bible.
(2 Timothy 3:16)

Grace

We believe that Grace is a gift of God and it is received through our faith, not our works. Grace is manifested in our worship, fellowship, spiritual gifts, relationships, and our daily living.
(Ephesians 2:8-9)

Prayer

We celebrate that prayer is a gift from God, enabling us to communicate with our Heavenly Parent. We believe prayer is both a powerful opportunity and a joyous responsibility through which we are transformed and our world is changed.
(1Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:16)

Eternal Life

We affirm that the gift of eternal, resurrection life is given to all who trust and believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only and holy Son, our Lord and Savior.
(John 3:15-17)

Excellence and High Expectations

We desire to be a church of excellence, giving our very best to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In accordance with this excellence is the call to be a congregation of high expectations. We affirm that in all areas of worship and service, we should do so with commitment and sacrifice in obedience to God. 
(Luke 10:27; Philippians 3:12-14; Philippians 2:12-13)

Stewardship

We affirm both the joyous opportunity and essential responsibility of Christian stewardship expressed through prayers, presence, gifts and service. We further believe that we grow in this stewardship as we are continually educated and as our knowledge becomes activated. 
(1Corinthians 12:1-; Romans 12:1-; Ephesians 4:1-; John 21:15-17, 2Corinthians 9:6-7)

Relational Evangelism

We believe that our faith should be evident in every aspect of our lives and that we should always share the joy of Christ with others. We pledge to connect with the unchurched and the unsaved by planting seeds of faith which will, in God’s time, produce new disciples of Jesus Christ. 
(1 Corinthians 9:22; 1 Peter 3:15; 2Corinthians 5:20)

Small Groups

We believe in building strong bonds of Christian friendship and caring relationships within our church family through small group ministries.
(Acts 2:44-47)

Ministry of the Laity and Leadership Development

We affirm that all Christians are ministers, each gifted in special and unique ways to serve. We believe that in order for our congregation to grow spiritually and numerically leaders must be raised, trained, and encouraged. We further affirm that our pastors’ and staff’s primary roles are to enable, instruct, inspire and encourage the laity of the congregation so that they may carry out ministry in Jesus’ name. 
(Exodus 18:1-; Ephesians 4; Acts 6:1-).

Peacemaking

We believe that Christian Peacemaking enables and empowers us to deal with conflict in a positive and redeeming way that promotes reconciliation. (Matthew 5:9)