Boulder Mennonite Church is a
Christian community with open doors. Here, in a warm church family, we
find spiritual food and guidance, as well as the mutual support we
need, to live our faith each day.
Jesus leads us
We believe that Jesus’ life and
teachings are our clearest revelation of God’s nature and what God
desires. We seek to apply Christ’s example of love and service to
others through nonviolent actions that can help bring justice to all
people.
Support for one another
We assist families and
individuals to lead meaningful and Christ-filled lives. We welcome
God’s children of any race, ethnic identity, gender, sexual
orientation, ability, age, economic status or life situation. Our small
care groups meet twice to three times monthly for study, nurture, and
friendship. These groups of up to 12 people are at the heart of mutual
care within the congregation.
Witness beyond our walls
Our congregation seeks to be
Christ’s hands and feet at home and around the world. We serve at the
Boulder Homeless Shelter and have provided protected overflow sleeping
space. We collect food for the emergency pantry and offer aid to
persons in crisis. Care groups help families in need at Emergency
Family Assistance Association facilities. With other churches, we work
in the Mennonite Urban Ministries program in Denver. Members serve in
Christian Peacemaker Team delegations to global hotspots like Hebron
and Iraq, with the backing of our congregation, and support sustainable
agriculture programs in Central America. Offices in our building are
made available for rent at lower-than-normal cost for other
organizations that work for justice and peace, including the local
Victim Offender Reconciliation Program.
Life in Community
We find renewal, respite, and
inspiration in being together. Our children and young people are valued
members of the whole and bring great joy and spontaneity to our
worship. The congregation makes a corporate commitment to its youth,
and to parents as they dedicate their young children. We commit to
support and walk with new members, who join upon their baptism,
confession of faith, or transfer of membership. We make group decisions
by consensus. We encourage that decisions be in harmony with God’s
creation and with all of God’s children. We have respect for those who
may not agree and we have found a way to live out tolerance for
differences.
Laughter is common at Boulder Mennonite. Whether in fellowship or in
worship, we sincerely enjoy one another and are freed by the fact that
we have no pretenses here. We enjoy sharing meals and working together
in our task groups and on various committees.
A bit of history
BMC began in 1984 and had its charter service the following year
We affiliate with the Church of the Brethren and have membership in the
Mennonite Church USA. MC USA is one of 20 groups of North American
Mennonites with varied lifestyle and religious practices, which all
stem from the Anabaptist (“baptized again”) movement of the 1500s.
Today Mennonites worship in 61 countries.
Mennonites believe that Jesus Christ is central to worship and to
everyday living and that a Christian’s behavior is to follow Christ's
example. Membership is voluntary, with adult baptism upon declaration
of faith.