A Lighthouse Congregation is a United Methodist congregation devoted to Christian hospitality and to the welcome and care of people who’ve been displaced from their church homes by disruption, disaffiliation, or closure. An LHC designation gives a congregation a unifying missional focus of welcoming, caring for, and discipling people who have been through crisis and/or carry church hurt.
Ideal churches for this movement are:
- Called to extend radical hospitality
- Focused on Christian discipleship and spiritual formation
- Likely to receive, or are already receiving, those who felt they could no longer stay with a previous church