About Us
No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, we welcome you.
At First United Church in Kelowna we come together to seek, know, and express God’s love in an open community that celebrates diversity.
The Bible is the shared standard for our faith, but members are not required to adhere to any particular creed or formulation of doctrine.
The United Church celebrates two sacraments – baptism and communion – by which we encounter the presence and goodness of God. All are welcome to receive communion here; we use gluten-free bread and unfermented grape juice, in an effort to be more inclusive of all.
Each person is a unique, loved creation of God; we welcome all people to the full life of Christian community, including marriage. (Yes, that means we do marriages for both same-sex and opposite-set couples.)
Respectful of the religious practice of all people of goodwill, we are a welcoming church that is challenged to ongoing renewal.
Following the example of Jesus, we believe that we strengthen one another to work, through God’s grace, for a better world.
God’s endless generosity to us encourages our own response to contribute in many ways to God’s mission in God’s world.
Our Mission is to create an inclusive and open community of faith:
We worship at 10 a.m. every Sunday.
years of ministry in downtown Kelowna