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Thank You for Visiting Our Site!

We appreciate every visitor to our website and the opportunity to introduce our church to you.  Join us throughout our site as we introduce our church, the vitality of our parishioners, the bonds we share in faith, and in our lives.  We're a fun group, so be sure to join us in the Photo Gallery section.  We like to learn together and invite you to share in that experience through our blog and education groups.  We like to inspire ourselves and others in fulfilling our mission through our many activities.  Our community ministry and service descriptions are located in the Ministries section.  We have a warm and rich history to explore and it starts with what we as a community of God believe.  We hope you enjoy our site, starting with the beliefs described below which unite us in faith as a community.  Thank you again for the opportunity to share who we uniquely are with you.  Come back often.

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I Am an Episcopalian

Quoted from:  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/i-am-epsicopalian

"As Episcopalians, we are followers of Jesus Christ, our Lord, and we believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Episcopal Church has members in the U.S., as well as in Columbia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Haiti, Honduras, Micronesia, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Venezuela, and the Virgin Islands.

We strive to love our neighbors as ourselves and respect the dignity of every person.

The Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and traces its heritage to the beginnings of Christianity.

Our liturgy retains ancient structure and traditions and is celebrated in many languages.  Both men and women, including those who are married, are eligible for ordination as deacons, priests, and bishops.

We believe in amendment of life, the forgiveness of sin, and life everlasting.

Lay people exercise a vital role in the governance and ministry of our church.

Holy communion may be received by all baptized Christians, not only members of the Episcopal Church.

We uphold the Bible and worship with the Book of Common Prayer.

We affirm that committed relationships are lifelong and monogamous.  Episcopalians also recognize that there is grace after divorce and do not deny the sacraments to those who have been divorced.

We affirm that issues such as birth control are matters of personal, informed conscience.

We celebrate our unity in Christ while honoring our differences, always putting the work of love before uniformity of opinion.

All are welcome to find a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church.

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