The mission of the members of First Presbyterian Church (USA), Elgin, is to invite, form, nurture, shape and sustain disciples of Jesus Christ. We are a faith community of justice-seeking Presbyterians, responding to the God who calls us through the power of the Holy Spirit into wholeness, as a community that lives out the vision of the Gospel of Jesus the Christ in the world.

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The congregation strives to be an inclusive and loving faith community, and to serve as an agent of reconciliation in a broken and troubled world by:

• Nurturing the prophetic voice of the church through study, action and reflection

• Equipping faithful Presbyterians for responsible participation at all levels of the church

• Advocating for peace, for social, economic and political justice, for the integrity of creation, and for the full inclusion of all God's people in church and society