Who We Are
The characteristics of the United Church of Christ can be summarized in part by the key words in the names of the denominations that formed our union: Christian, Reformed, Congregational and Evangelical.
Christian: By our very name, the United Church of Christ, we declare our self to be a part of the body of Christ - the Christian church. We continue the witness of the early disciples to the reality and power of the crucified and risen Christ, Jesus of Nazareth.
Reformed: All four denominations arose from the tradition of the Protestant Reformers: We confess the authority of one God. We affirm the primacy of the scriptures, the doctrine of the justification by faith, the priesthood of all believers and the principle of Christian freedom. We celebrate two sacraments: baptism and the Lord's supper or Holy Communion.
Congregational: The basic unit of the united Church of Christ is the congregation. members of each congregation covenant with one power and with God as revealed in Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit. These congregations, in turn, exist in conventional relationships with one another to form larger structures for more effective work. Our covenanting emphasizes trustful relationships rather then legal agreements
Evangelical: The primary task of the church is the proclamation of the gospel or evengel - the good news of God's love revealed with power in Jesus Christ. We proclaim this gospel by word and deed to individual persons and to society. This proclamation is the heart of the liturgia - the work of the people. We gather each Sunday for the worship of God, and through each week, we engage in the service of humankind.
We are a small congregation with traditional worship featuring a variety of musical styles.
We love children. We provide child care during our 10:15am Sunday worship, preceded by Sunday School at 9:00am. We are so pleased with our growing Sunday School classes and our children's choir.
With their quarters, our children support our partnership with Heifer International, helping to transform the lives of four or five families each year.
Our members faithfully support the hungry in our community with their gifts of food to The Open Line's food pantry.
We faithfully minister to our aging members.
Pennsburg United Church of Christ Holy Manors
- Talk about misunderstandings in timely fashion
- Give permisssion for people to express themselves
- Listen to one another--in all settings
- Remember that God is present with us.
- Remember to pray