9:15 a.m.
We rotate Bible study teachers and blend Bible study with sharing prayer concerns and life updates, fostering fellowship as we journey together in faith. Join us as we explore God’s love for us.
10:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship Service is enriched by traditional elements of worship and favorite hymns joyfully arranged. Clothing styles vary from casual to formal, but we accept God’s invitation to “come as we are!”
All Are Welcome at This Table...
For I have received of the Lord what I have also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way he took the cup also after supper saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread, and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. – I Corinthians 11:23-26 (NRSV)
Disciples’ observance of the Lord’s Supper echoes the Passover feast, when Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the living Christ is met and received in the sharing of the bread and the cup, representative of the body and blood of Jesus. The presence of the living Lord is affirmed, and he is proclaimed to be the dominant power in our lives.
The practice of Holy Communion has become the central element of worship within the Disciples tradition. The Lord’s Supper or Communion is celebrated in weekly worship. It is open to all who follow Jesus Christ; you do not have to be a member of this church or denomination to be welcome at this table.
Peter said to them,” Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” – Acts 2:38 (NRSV)Just as the baptism represents the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it symbolizes the death and burial of the old self of the repentant believer, and the joyous birth of a brand new being in Christ. Those who founded the Disciples movement taught baptism by immersion as the accepted form. – From Word to the Church on Baptism, Commission on Theology, 1987
Baptism is a public act by which the church proclaims God’s grace, as revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, through the use of a visible sign of God’s gracious initiative and the human individual’s response in faith.
With other Christians, we affirm that baptism is both a divine gift and a human response. The meaning of baptism is grounded in God’s redemptive action in Christ, as it incorporates the believer into the community of the body of Christ and anticipates life in the coming age, when the powers of the old world will be overcome and God's purposes will triumph.
