SIMPLY CHRISTIAN
We come from a religious tradition that was born on the American frontier. From that origin, we inherited two characteristics that we still claim:
Our founders thought that divisions within the church were a scandal to the gospel and sought to be a church where doctrinal and liturgical practices did not define who was "in" and who was "out".
In many ways, we are like other suburban congregations with children and youth ministries, music and service opportunities, study and fellowship events both within the church and in inter-faith settings. However, in the midst of many activities, we seek not to lose the basic simplicity of being a disciple of Christ.
Act 2:42 is the pattern we follow as we seek to be such a church today. And they devoted themselves to:
Apostle's Teaching - we listen to the Bible for our final authority and guide.
Fellowship - as Jesus' teaching and life showed God's unbounded love, so we seek to have fellowship without human boundaries.
Communion - the center of our worship is the "Breaking of Bread," remembering how Jesus "was known to them in the breaking of bread," (Luke 24:35).
Prayers - we seek to live in the light of God's presences and to hold those in need in the light of God. Our cornerstone reads, "A house of prayer for all people." (Mark 11:17)
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