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We come together to worship God, to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to celebrate the Sacraments. We further aspire to realize Christian fellowship and unity within this congregation, the wider community and the Church Universal, while rendering loving service to all and striving for justice and peace.
We believe God is the Author of Life, who came to us in human form as Jesus Christ, and moves among us today as the Holy Spirit. God is love, and we are called to love one another and to love God with all our hearts, minds and souls |
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Faith – Our congregation acknowledges as its sole Head, Jesus Christ, the Son of God and we acknowledge as brothers and sisters in Christ all who share in this confession. We look to the Word of God in the Scriptures and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in its creative and redemptive work in the world. Built on the foundation of the historic church and the loving service of our ancestors in faith, we affirm the responsibility of the Church in each generation to make this faith its own. In accordance with the teaching of Jesus Christ and the practice prevailing among Christians, we recognize two Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion.
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Covenant – We covenant with one another to seek and respond to the Word and the will of God. We aspire to walk together in the ways of Jesus, made known and to be made known to us. We hold it to be our mission to witness to the gospel in the world, while worshipping God and striving for truth, justice and peace. As did our ancestors, we pray for and depend on the Holy Spirit to lead and empower us. In faith and hope, we seek that all creation be fully united in God’s love. |
We are Open & Affirming
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In humble recognition that God’s Judgment and grace supersede all human judgments, Lake Edge United Church of Christ declares that we are an opening and affirming congregation; we welcome in to membership and affirm the full participation of all persons who honor Jesus Christ as Lord and savior, including people of every race, nationality, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and economic status. We honor the worth and dignity of all people as children of God. |
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