ABOUT US
Union City Church is a non-denominational church located in the heart of Washington, DC.
OUR ETHOS:
WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE COMMITTED TO PRACTICING THE WAY OF JESUS TOGETHER FOR THE REDEMPTION OF HUMANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF THE WORLD.
Pastor Brandon & Delaney Woodward
Pastor Brandon & Delaney Woodward have been married since 2013 and have 3 children - Finley, Carson, and Archer. Brandon has served in full time pastoral ministry for over a decade, and together they led the Youth and Young Adult ministries at Citizen Church for 8 years. Pastor Brandon and Delaney launched Union City Church in September of 2021, and are passionate about creating community, serving people, and building the local church to reach people with the hope of Jesus. The Woodwards truly love Washington D.C., and believe that God has incredible things ahead for the city and its people. You can follow them on Instagram @brandonwoodward and @delaneywoodward.
The Four Pillars of Union City Church
Presence of God
Spiritual Formation
Missional Living
Committed Community
OUR VALUES
UNITY: “One in Christ”
We are a church united in a world divided.
AUDACITY: “Aim High”
We take big risks for God.
GENEROSITY: “Give it Away”
We live with open hands and an open heart. Generosity is a reflex.
COMMUNITY: “In this Together”
We are committed to community, and know that community is work - but it’s worth it.
CHARITY: “Heart for Humanity”
We choose empathy, and are guided by a sense of benevolent goodwill toward mankind.
INTEGRITY: “Choose What is Right”
We choose what is right over what is easy, regardless of outcome.
IDENTITY: “Secure in Christ”
We have an enduring sense of purpose.
OUR BELIEFS
No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.
Whether you have a deep relationship with God or are curious, we invite you to come experience our community of faith. Firmly rooted in Scripture, our core beliefs guide our decisions as a church. Our beliefs describe how we view God, Jesus, the Bible, and many significant aspects of our faith.
In Essential Beliefs: We have UNITY
In Non-Essential Beliefs: We have LIBERTY
Romans 14:1, 4, 12, 22
In All Our Beliefs: We show CHARITY
THE ESSENTIALS
THE ONE TRUE GOD
There is one, eternal God, Creator and Lord of the universe who, in the unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, both governs all things according to God’s will and is accomplishing God’s purpose in the world and in the church.
THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The scriptures declare his virgin birth, his sinless life, his miracles, his substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, his bodily resurrection from the dead, and his ascension to the right hand of God.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
The work of the Holy Spirit is necessary for the individual’s new birth and growth to maturity. The Holy Spirit empowers and indwells the church, enabling its constant renewal in truth, wisdom, faith, holiness, love, ministry, power and mission.
THE CHURCH
There is one, holy, universal and apostolic church, which is the Body of Christ, and to which all true believers belong. The church’s calling is to worship God forever and to serve God in the world.
THE GIFT OF SALVATION
Salvation from the guilt, penalty and all other consequences of sin has been achieved solely through the work of Jesus Christ – his perfect obedience, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection and exaltation as Lord. Jesus alone is truly God and truly human, the only mediator between God and humanity. There is salvation through no other person, creed, process or power. Each sinner is justified before God and reconciled to God only by divine grace appropriated by faith alone.
THE HOPE OF ETERNITY
As the Lord Jesus ascended to his Father, so he will return personally, visibly and in glory. He will raise the dead and bring salvation and judgment to final completion. God will then fully establish his Kingdom and finish the new creation – a new heaven and a new earth from which all evil and evildoers, all suffering and death, will be excluded and in which God will be glorified forever.
THE BIBLE
The Holy Scripture in its entirety is inspired by God’s Spirit through human authors and constitutes the revelation of God’s truth to humanity. It is wholly true and trustworthy in all that it affirms. Whatever the Bible, rightly interpreted, is found to teach, we are bound to believe and obey. It is our supreme authority in every matter of belief and conduct.
OUR NAME
We chose the name “Union City Church” because we believe that The Church should lead the way in cultivating and demonstrating unity on the earth. As followers of Christ, we strongly believe that what unites us is greater than what divides us, and we have a vision to build “A church united in a world divided.”
“Our reconciling “Peace” is Jesus! He has made Jew and non-Jew one in Christ. By dying as our sacrifice, he has broken down every wall of prejudice that separated us and has now made us equal through our union with Christ.” Ephesians 2:14
