“A Place to Grow” is the Moreno Valley’s new motto. At the May 13th meeting of the Administrative Council, the report of the strategic Planning Task Force was offered and adopted by the council. The motto, mission statement, and vision statement were derived from the Core Values survey the congregation filled out in January. Our mission Statement as a church is now: “At the Moreno Valley United Methodist Church, we grow in spirit through worship of God as revealed in Jesus Christ, friendship and service to our neighbor.”

The goal as adopted by the Administrative Council , is to grow by 100 in average worship attendance by January of 2011. To help achieve that goal, there will be three major areas of emphasis: Hospitality, Youth and Marketing. All programs of the church will be designed with the intention that people outside of the church can, and will be, invited to attend. A new church logo was also adopted, which will appear on church bulletins, stationary, and all other church-related material. A copy of the report will be available for members of the congregation shortly.