The avowed purpose of this church shall
be to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, to celebrate the
sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism, to realize Christian fellowship and
unity within this church and the Church Universal, to render loving service
toward the human family, and to strive for righteousness, justice and peace.
We
desire in this partnership effort to:
- reach a fuller understanding of what it means to be
sisters and brothers in Christ;
- share our cultures and establish a relationship based on
Christian love;
- be in direct communication with each other, as evidence
of this Christian relationship, through shared correspondence and prayer.
We
believe these to be only beginning points in what this unfolding relationship
will bring into our mutual lives of worship, outreach and nurture.
"And
this we do always depending upon the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
Our congregation is a part of the
denomination known as the United Church of Christ. We are
also affiliated with the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ.
The United Church of Christ is a 1957 merger of
the Congregational-Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed
Churches. Through these historic denominations the UCC dates its origins back
to the beliefs and principals of the 16th century Protestant Reformation and
to New England where the Pilgrims and Puritans established the freedom to
worship God according to the dictates of their own individual
consciences.
