Who is Collister UMC?
We are a friendly Christian community located in Northwest Boise. We have been welcoming our neighbors into fellowship since 1913 when the Collister neighborhood was just an orchard! Whether you're checking out God and church for the first time or looking for a new place to call home, Collister welcomes you to worship with us (10:30 a.m.).
The two things that best define our community are hospitality and authenticity. We believe that all people are children of God and worthy of respect, love and a church family. All are welcome here. But we also believe that many churches fail to be truly authentic. Many who attend church feel that they must hide their problems, their shortcomings and their insecurities. This is so damaging. At Collister we feel strongly that authenticity is a core ingredient to the Christian life. Here we practice sharing our pain, our shortcomings and our need for one another in an open and loving community. Honesty is the key to every successful relationship and that includes our relationship with God. Because of this conviction, Collister works hard to ensure that everyone who feels excluded from church or from the love of God has a place to call home.
The two things that best define our community are hospitality and authenticity. We believe that all people are children of God and worthy of respect, love and a church family. All are welcome here. But we also believe that many churches fail to be truly authentic. Many who attend church feel that they must hide their problems, their shortcomings and their insecurities. This is so damaging. At Collister we feel strongly that authenticity is a core ingredient to the Christian life. Here we practice sharing our pain, our shortcomings and our need for one another in an open and loving community. Honesty is the key to every successful relationship and that includes our relationship with God. Because of this conviction, Collister works hard to ensure that everyone who feels excluded from church or from the love of God has a place to call home.
Strategy and Purpose
Our goal is to be a loving church family where all people can grow in faith, discover their gifts, and find opportunities to do ministry. We seek to be a community church where lives are changed and individuals find purpose and meaning through service. We seek to be a vital part of the Collister community in providing assistance to those in need and offering ourselves as God's people in mission and ministry.
Guiding Principles
- We believe in developing deep and lasting relationships. To become a church family we must love one another, share joys, pains and burdens with one another, and break bread regularly with one another.
- We believe in cultivating authentic faith. To do this we must be honest with ourselves, with others and with God. Doubt is not the enemy of faith. Dishonesty is the enemy of faith.
- We believe in unconditional love. To do this we must create space for vulnerability and forgiveness. We want every person, especially those who have been marginalized, to know that they are not defined by their worst moments. Instead, they are loved and forgiven just as they are.
- We believe that every person is a child of God, created with sacred worth, regardless of the color of their skin, sexual orientation, who a person loves, their ethnicity, their religious backgroun, or their lifestyle choices. Every person is welcome here.
- We believe in fiscal responsibility. Every penny the church has comes from the donations of parishioners. It is our gift and our responsibility to use this money responsibility to bring about the kingdom of God. Care for One Another
About the United Methodist Church
We seek to live out John Wesley’s (founder of Methodism) vision of a two-fold approach to faith combining personal spiritual growth with social involvement and justice. We are active in both deepening our faith and in living that faith out in our world. We value the intellect and believe Christians should love God with their whole mind. At the same time, we believe the Bible is the authoritative guide for faith and practice.
Methodists have a passionate faith with strong convictions, but we also recognize that the world is not always black and white. We are willing to ask questions, to wrestle with difficult issues, and to do so with grace and compassion. Methodists have been known for our emphasis on a personal faith, lived out in concrete ways in the world. We have historically valued well-informed and passionate preaching, lively worship, and small groups where people grow in faith. Methodists have open hearts, and open minds.
Methodists have a passionate faith with strong convictions, but we also recognize that the world is not always black and white. We are willing to ask questions, to wrestle with difficult issues, and to do so with grace and compassion. Methodists have been known for our emphasis on a personal faith, lived out in concrete ways in the world. We have historically valued well-informed and passionate preaching, lively worship, and small groups where people grow in faith. Methodists have open hearts, and open minds.
THE STORY OUR BUILDING TELLS
"Miriam's Song" Mural
ArtistLaura James is the artist behind this mural. Click here to visit her website. She gave Collister UMC permission to recreate "Miriam's Song" in our sanctuary and the mural was painted by our congregation. To read more about the process of painting the mural and to see pictures of the process click here.
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Miriam's SongThe Mural is a depiction of Exodus 15. After Israel is set free from bondage and slavery in Egypt, the prophet Miriam leads Israel in a song of victory and gratitude to God.
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MissionThis artwork was created by a woman of color, depicting a woman of color. It is a reminder that the church is not only called to fight individual acts of injustice, the way God dismantled the Egyptian system of slavery and oppression.
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LOCATION4400 Taft St., Boise, ID 83703
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SUNDAY SERVICE10:30AM - 11:45AM
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GET IN TOUCHEMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: 208-908-7532 |
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Copyright © 2019 Collister United Methodist Church. All Rights Reserved. The Cross and Flame is a registered trademark, and its use is supervised by the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) of the United Methodist Church.
At Collister United Methodist Church, we occasionally have photos and videos being taken of events to celebrate the moments. Photography, videography, and live streaming through zoom may be occurring during services, ministry projects, fellowship time, small groups and events. These are often used, but not limited to, printed and electronic materials and digital/social media. While we reserve the right to record and photograph events, services, etc., we strive to use them in safe and positive outlets. We will endeavor by default not to show faces of any kids or adults without verbal permission and if you need further precaution please speak to on one of our pastors. Please understand that we cannot remove your image from live streaming events but recording of that video is never publish afterwards.