Celebrating 300 Years of Witness and Mission: 1707 - 2007
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Our mission statement…
To be a spiritual home where we celebrate the belovedness of every person and the sanctity of all creation. We, as the body of Christ, pray for the grace to love and serve the Lord by welcoming children, comforting the sick, offering aid and hope to the friendless, the poor and the needy, and by confronting injustice.
We get our strength and guidance from the words of the Holy Scripture, the teachings of the Church, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
We are here...
Because God in Jesus the Christ draws us, to celebrate, pray, and embody his life and spirit of compassion and joy in the world.
Because as a community of Christians, we have grown as humans and experienced what the living body of Christ means in a world full of isolation, loneliness and the confusing voices around us.
For us and our children and our children’s children, so they will have a spiritual community that mirrors Christ love in and to the world.
To break down the walls that separates us for our deepest inner life, between one another and between tribes and nations.
To act with the power of Christ’s love to change the institutions, which oppress and diminish our full humanity. And as we work toward the vision of the reign of God we work with our brothers and sisters in the faith community in the region.
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Thank you for taking an interest in our history! We are excited and proud to be celebrating our 300th anniversary in 2007. Our rich history mirrors that of the nation itself, and you may be delightfully surprised to learn of the many historic events and iconic figures that have helped to shape our church. Enjoy!
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Christian remembrance is never simply an exercise in nostalgia.
We
are to live not in the past but out of a past well remembered into
the
future to which God calls us that, in the words of the Easter hymn,
we
may soar where Christ has led.”
Bishop Samuel Seabury: Remembrance
and Renewal, 1784-1796
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