Meridian United Church of Christ of Wilsonville, Oregon ["Frog Pond Church"] reaffirms its belief that the Gospel of Jesus Christ calls upon us to be committed to justice and to be "open and affirming" to all persons. As a witness to these beliefs, we make the following covenant of openness and affirmation:
We extend welcome to all people who honestly search for Christian community and desire a church home.  To be specific, we welcome persons of
 
     • each gender
     • all ages
     • all economic levels
     • all racial and cultural identifications
     • all sexual orientations [straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered]
     • all mental and physical abilities
 
into the full life and ministry [i.e., participation, membership, leadership and employment] of the church.  We hereby covenant with one another to strive to be a church that is
 
     • Committed to justice,
     • Multi-Racial/Multi-Cultural,
     • Open and Affirming, and
     • Accessible to All.