Christ: JCSTS is committed to the teaching, preaching, and demonstration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a multi-faith world.
Heritage: JCSTS is grounded in the scholarship and history of the African-American religious experience.
Tradition: JCSTS embraces the Reformed Tradition of the Christian Church and honors its denominational affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Community: JCSTS actively invites and welcomes individuals with no regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or class; and engages in ecumenical partnerships to build institutional capacity nationally and internationally
Inclusivity: JCSTS is an inclusive community, actively inviting and welcoming individuals with no regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.
Ingenuity: JCSTS incorporates innovation, creativity, imagination, and adaptability as tools to serve the needs of a changing Church.
Justice: JCSTS works to create a world where all of God’s creation is valued and cared for, and where especially the ’least of these’ have a place at the table.
Integrity: JCSTS adheres to the highest ethical and moral standards and exemplifies within its organizational structure inclusivity, fairness, transparency, and accountability.
Responsiveness: JCSTS cultivates at every organizational level responsiveness to the needs of its constituents.
