WELCOME! ¡BIENVENIDO!
Welcome to the Coastal Bend District, one of the seven districts of the Rio Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. We are excited that you are visiting us on the web. The goal of our district is to become "Fruitful Places" in all fifty three of the churches within the Coastal Bend thus impacting lives and the communities in which these churches are situated.
We invite you to explore the website and the opportunities it holds.
We invite you to explore the website and the opportunities it holds.
- Rev. Laura Brewster
District Superintendent
District Superintendent
Who We Are
OUR VISION is to provide relevant, forward-looking, quality training for laity and clergy and to provide resources and support necessary to anticipate and implement a variety of ministries designed to advance the kingdom of God.
OUR MISSION is to equip laity, clergy and local churches for vital discipleship ministry in the name of Jesus Christ.
WE BELIEVE ...
OUR VISION is to provide relevant, forward-looking, quality training for laity and clergy and to provide resources and support necessary to anticipate and implement a variety of ministries designed to advance the kingdom of God.
OUR MISSION is to equip laity, clergy and local churches for vital discipleship ministry in the name of Jesus Christ.
WE BELIEVE ...
- all baptized Christians are called to ministries that build up the Body of Christ and advance the reign of God's love and justice.
- in the participation of all baptized Christians in the discernment of and living out of God's will for ministry.
- in the essential unity of all Christians as the Body of Christ, which reaches beyond the bounds of a local church or our particular faith community.
- in establishing new communities of faith and risking in outreach to advance the kingdom of God.
- our faithfulness is measured by conformity to God's will for our shared ministries.
- excellence honors God and inspires people.
- effective ministry is recognized by the fruit it bears.