Help Albertville First United Methodist Church with a new logo

Albertville First United Methodist Church

We are a United Methodist Church that seeks to change lives by growing followers of Jesus Christ.

We are a United Methodist Church in Albertville, Alabama.
It's now within 24 hours of the logo closing. I would really like to see an emphasis on the 2nd idea - Our mission is doing what it takes to change lives by growing followers of Jesus Christ. What would a logo look like? Could incorporate Sand Mountain idea.
I have a couple ideas in a logo and would like to see what kind of designs come out of it.
As a United Methodist Church I would like to see the United Methodist logo (Cross and Flame) or some rendition of a cross and flame incorporated in the design. The motto for Albertville, Alabama is the “heart of Sand Mountain.” Could a cross and flame be incorporated somehow into the heart of Sand Mountain?
The second idea I would like to see in a design is something that communicates our mission. Our mission statement is, “Doing what it takes to change lives by growing followers of Jesus Christ.”
I don’t know if a logo could incorporate both ideas, but that would really be special.
I have a preference for red and black as a color scheme. That is the color of the Methodist cross and flame and it is also the Albertville high school colors. But I am open to others.