Baptismal Covenant
Our Baptismal Covenant as Lived in our Context
Worship and Formation
Will you continue in the Apostles’ teaching and fellowship, the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers?
I will, with God’s help.
With God's help, we are daring and fearless followers of Jesus, empowered by dynamic and transformative worship and spiritual formation practices and programs.
Repentance and Reconciliation
Will you resist evil, and whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
I will, with God’s help.
With God’s help we value repentance and reconciliation, acknowledging when we have turned away from God and from one another, seeking wholeness and healing by turning back to God and one another. In this we seek to be a welcome and open community for all. If you have turned away from God; if you have tried to follow Jesus and have failed, or are trying for the first time; you are welcome here.
Evangelism
Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of Jesus Christ?
I will, with God’s help.
With God’s help, we are agents of the Kingdom of God who instinctively live and share the Good News of Jesus Christ within our communities and without, feeding those who are hungry to hear and receive the transforming Good News.
Outreach
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?
I will, with God’s help.
With God’s help, we bridge the several borders God calls us to transcend by offering our time, talent and treasure for the transformative inbreaking of God’s kingdom, and so meet Christ face to face in the hearts and lives of our neighbors near and far.
Advocacy
Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
I will, with God’s help.
With God’s help, we offer our voices and presence to confront the brokenness in our lives and the systems of which we are a part with the healing and transforming power of the love of Jesus Christ.
The Baptismal Covenant can be found on pages 304-305 in the Book of Common Prayer.