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The
Presbytery of San Fernando .
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partners
with churches in helping them
fulfill our vision:
The Presbytery of San Fernando declares that every church within our
bounds is a mission center reaching out to a diverse and rapidly
changing community and world.
Full Vision and Mission Statement
Who We Are
The Presbytery of San Fernando,
a middle governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),
is comprised of 32 churches in the
northwest corner of Los Angeles County. It includes heavily
urbanized communities, suburban communities and rural areas, and is
extremely diverse in both its racial/ethnic and socio-economic
makeup.
Our Vision
The Presbytery of San Fernando declares that every church within our
bounds is a mission center reaching out to a diverse and rapidly
changing community and world.
Our Mission
The mission of the Presbytery of San Fernando is to…
 | assure each congregation in San Fernando Presbytery
that we will work in partnership with them to assess their
present ministry context and address their future direction; |
| provide people and supportive services necessary to
help congregations fulfill their mission through evangelism and
reconciliation ministries; |
| encourage the clustering of churches for mutual support
and a variety of mission opportunities; |
| identify opportunities for new church developments,
specialized ministries and other forms of church development; |
| act as a dynamic presbytery, which is centered in and
driven by its mission, calling us to rethink and to change our
institutional life. |
| provide coordination for mission in keeping with the
Constitution of the PC(USA) and our worldwide commitments that
cannot be accomplished by the local congregation alone. |
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