In general, Friendship Church are people who have an earnest desire to be obedient followers of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Among our individual and corporate gifts the following stand out: faithfulness, courage, wisdom, discernment, service, worship, hospitality, generosity, administration, teaching, knowledge, honesty, hope and above all, love.

The acknowledged strengths of the church— the welcoming spirit of our fellowship, caring in crisis, our lively worship service, praying, youth outreach and ministry, desire to seek racial reconciliation, and our involvement in small groups (including one support and recovery group)—illustrate the working out of these gifts.

Friendship was intentionally located in a diverse, low-income neighborhood charged to show the love of Jesus Christ by responding to the real needs of its neighbors.

Friendship was intentionally created to be a place where people of all racial/ethnic backgrounds can worship together in what Dr. Martin Luther King called “the most segregated hour in America—Sunday at 11:00.” Its vibrant, informal worship style reflects this unique cultural blend. Friendship also recognizes that racial reconciliation must extend beyond our services into the daily lives of its members.

Most of our members have made a strong, long-term commitment to this church due to its unique mission of community outreach and racial reconciliation. There is a strong core of lay leadership which has sustained the church over the past nine years of pastoral transitions.

In 1980 the church spawned a non-profit corporation, now known as Breachmenders Ministries, which provides low-income housing to renters and first-time homeowners, youth employment training and education, and community development. Friendship’s pastor and a minimum of three church members serve on the Board of Directors.

Friendship’s youth programming over the years has included summer day camps, after-school clubs, retreats, youth choirs, dance, and mime, and partnerships with other youth-serving agencies in the city.