What is Holy Communion?
Holy Communion is a celebration of God's grace given to us through Jesus Christ, who started this practice and instituted the sacrament. Our celebration of Holy Communion is based on Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples where he took bread and wine, blessed them, and gave them to his disciples, telling them to continue this practice "in remembrance of me." He did not require a doctrinal test or confession of faith before he fed them at that meal, simply asked them to eat and drink. Likewise, we invite all people to join us at God's table and receive the unasked for, undeserved gift of God's grace given to us through common bread and wine.
Holy Communion is a celebration of God's grace given to us through Jesus Christ, who started this practice and instituted the sacrament. Our celebration of Holy Communion is based on Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples where he took bread and wine, blessed them, and gave them to his disciples, telling them to continue this practice "in remembrance of me." He did not require a doctrinal test or confession of faith before he fed them at that meal, simply asked them to eat and drink. Likewise, we invite all people to join us at God's table and receive the unasked for, undeserved gift of God's grace given to us through common bread and wine.
What is Holy Baptism?
In Holy Baptism, God liberates us from sin and death by joining us to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Born children of a fallen humanity, in the baptismal waters we become God’s reborn children and inherit eternal life. By water and the Holy Spirit we are made members of the Church, which is Christ’s body. As we live with him and with his people, we grow in faith, love and obedience to God’s will. We acknowledge first that Baptism is God’s act, God’s initiative and God’s gift. It connects us to Jesus, the Church and eternal life. We baptize in response to Jesus directing his disciples to, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). We believe that this Great Commission is the motivator for Christian Baptism, as distinct from the baptism of John the Baptist.
In Holy Baptism, God liberates us from sin and death by joining us to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Born children of a fallen humanity, in the baptismal waters we become God’s reborn children and inherit eternal life. By water and the Holy Spirit we are made members of the Church, which is Christ’s body. As we live with him and with his people, we grow in faith, love and obedience to God’s will. We acknowledge first that Baptism is God’s act, God’s initiative and God’s gift. It connects us to Jesus, the Church and eternal life. We baptize in response to Jesus directing his disciples to, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). We believe that this Great Commission is the motivator for Christian Baptism, as distinct from the baptism of John the Baptist.