The Spirit of God and His love are working in our congregation. We want to
share these gifts daily with our growing community by proclaiming and teaching
the Word, visiting, witnessing and ministering to everyone, including those
outside our existing church family. We will seek to recognize and meet the needs
of our congregation and community. We will continue to support the church’s
mission beyond our community.
We are called to follow the way of Jesus; to celebrate God in worship and
service, to proclaim Good News and to grow disciples
Our vision is to be a welcoming, growing and equipping community of faith, on
Jesus Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit. To do that we will be a church
that:
Embraces and connects with all people in our community regardless of age,
culture or other differences. Seeks to reach out to children, youth and their
families in meaningful and relevant ways. Encourages all to grow and develop an
active, life-affirming Christian faith. Identifies emerging leaders and
encourages their growth and development. Celebrates the presence of God through
creative and inspiring worship in both traditional and contemporary styles.
Worship was gifted with special music several times this year. We will
continue to invite and encourage musicians and singers to share the talent God
has given them.
A church is an association of people who share a particular belief system.
The term church originated from Greek "κυριακή" - "kyriake",[1] meaning "of the
lord". The term later began to replace the Greek ekklesia and basilica within
Christendom, c. AD 300, though it was used by Christians before that time.
Origins
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The church of Saint Simon in Aleppo, Syria is considered to be one of the oldest
remaining churches in the world.
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St. Adalbert Basilica in Esztergom, Hungary
The Christian word "Church" is used erroneously for the Greek "εκκλησία" —
ekklesia, ref. Strong's Concordance — 1577, Bauer's, Thayer's, and Moulton's) is
mentioned in the New Testament. Of the 114 occurrences of the term in the New
Testament, Three are found in the Gospel accounts, all spoken by Jesus in the
Gospel of Matthew: "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my ekklesia, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it" (Mt 16:18); and
"If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the ekklesia; and if he refuses to
listen even to the ekklesia, let him be to you as the Gentile and the
tax-collector" (Mt 18:17).
The Greek term εκκλησία — ekklesia, which literally means a "gathering or
selection i.e. "eklectic" in English" or "called out assembly", was a
governmental and political term, used to denote a national assembly,
congregation, council of common objective (see Ecclesia (ancient Athens),
Ecclesia (Church)) or a crowd of people who were assembled. It did not signify a
"building".
The Christian use of this term has its direct antecedent in the Koine Greek
translation of the Old Testament (see also Septuagint), where the noun ekklesia
has been employed 96 times to denote the congregation of the Children of Israel,
which Christians regard as a type of the "Body of Christ", as they also call the
Christian Church of Christ.
Some minority traditions of Christianity have maintained that the word
translated "church" in scripture most often properly refers to local bodies or
assemblies. "Church" is a derivative of the Early Greek word "κυριακον", meaning
Lord's house, which in English became "church". The Koine word for church is
εκκλησία (ecclesia). Before Christian appropriation of the term, it was used to
describe purposeful gatherings, including the assemblies of many Greek city
states. Christians of this stripe maintain that a centralizing impulse in the
church, present from the early days of the church through the rise of
Constantine represented a departure from true Christianity. They therefore
reject the authority of the Nicene Creed or the Apostles' Creed.
Christian churches
A church is similar to a denomination, the adherents of a particular creed or
believers of a particular tradition. The largest church is the Roman Catholic
Church, comprising half of Christians worldwide. Various Christian churches are
distinguished by their different ecclesiastical hierarchies, their creeds, and
their Bibles and other sacred texts. Several Christian churches consider
themselves to be the true church established by Christ (see Great Commission),
including the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Restorationist churches. The
Christian Church is sometimes also understood to mean the totality of believers
across the various Christian churches. For example, Roman Catholics consider the
Eastern Orthodox to be members of the Body of Christ, even though they are not
Catholic.
Each church recognizes more or fewer of its fellow Christian churches as
legitimate. Mainstream denominations are generally compatible enough that
members do not have to be rebaptized when they switch from one denomination to
another. Still, even mainstream denominations can be far apart ecumenically.
Since Vatican II, Roman Catholic theologians have referred to Protestant and
Restorationist denominations not as churches but as associations. These
theologians acknowledge Eastern Orthodox churches as true churches, albeit
defective ones.
Attributes
Spiritual authority
The Christian church is said to be guided by the Holy Spirit and given spiritual
authority by Christ. Membership in the Christian church has traditionally been
defined by baptism. The church administers Christianity's sacred acts: baptism,
the Lord's supper, worship, etc.
Visible and invisible churches
Many believe the Church, as described in the Bible, has a twofold character that
can be described as the visible and invisible church. As the Church invisible,
the church consists of all those from every time and place, who are vitally
united to Christ through regeneration and salvation and who will be eternally
united to Jesus Christ in eternal life. The Church visible consists of all those
who visibly join themselves to a profession of faith and gathering together to
know and serve the Head of the Church, Jesus Christ. The visible church exists
globally in all who identify themselves as Christians and locally in particular
places where believers gather for the worship of God. The visible church may
also refer to an association of particular churches from multiple locations who
unite themselves under a common charter and set of governmental principles. The
church in the visible sense is often governed by office-bearers carrying titles
such as minister, pastor, teacher, elder, and deacon.
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Small church in southern England, Easter 2007
Others make the claim that no reference to the church is ever made in the Bible
that is not referring to a local visible body, such as the church in someone's
house or the church as Ephesis. Those that make this claim believe that the term
is sometimes used in an institutional sense in which the term refers to all of a
certain type, meaning all of the local visible churches.
Universal church
Church is taken by some to refer to a single, universal community, although
others contend that the doctrine of the universal church was established until
later. The doctrine of the universal, visible church was made explicit in the
Apostles' Creed, while the less common Protestant notion of the universal,
invisible church is not laid out explicitly until the Reformation. The universal
church traditions generally espouse that the Church includes all who are
baptized into her common faith, including the doctrines of the trinity,
forgiveness of sins through the sacrificial action of Christ, and the
resurrection of the body. These teachings are expressed in liturgy with the
celebration of sacraments, visible signs of grace. They are passed down as the
deposit of faith.
Church government
Major forms of church government include hierarchical (Roman Catholic, Anglican,
Eastern Orthodoxy), presbyterian (rule by elders), and independent (Baptist,
charismatic, other forms of independency). Prior to the Protestant Reformation,
clergy were understood to gain their authority through apostolic succession, an
understanding still affirmed in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
churches.
History of Christian churches
Early Christian Church
The Christian church began as Jesus' following among the Jews. Paul and other
missionaries spread Christianity among the Hellenized gentiles of the Roman
Empire. Christians were sporadically persecuted, but the religion spread, and in
the 4th century Constantine declared it the official religion of the Empire.
Seven Ecumenical Councils
Constantine's Council of Nicea united the Christian church around the Nicene
Creed. Six more ecumenical councils followed, representing a time of harmony
between East and West.
East and West
When the Roman Empire fell to the barbarians, the church effectively split into
East and West. This split became an official schism in 1054.
Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther and other reformers broke away from Rome, establishing Protestant
churches. Other new churches formed over the next centuries.
Metaphors
Christian scriptures use a wide range of metaphors to describe the church. These
include:
* Family of God the Father (Ephesians 3:14-15,2 Corinthians 6:18)
* Brothers and sisters with each other in God's family (Matthew 12:49-50)
* Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:31-32)
* Branches on a vine (John 15:5)
* Olive tree (Romans 11:17-24)
* Field of crops (1 Corinthians 3:6-9)
* Building (1 Corinthians 3:9)
* Harvest (Matthew 13:1-30,John 4:35)
* New temple and new priesthood with a new cornerstone (1 Peter 2:4-8)
* God's house (Hebrews 3:3-6)
* Pillar and foundation the truth (1 Timothy 3:15)
* Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)
* Temple of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 6:16)
* House of Prayer ()
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