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Our Church:
About us
Membership
Living our faith
Groups that meet at the church and other activities
Who’s Who and how to get in touch with us
Statement of Faith
About us:
The Richmond Congregational Church is a community
of people who seek God’s presence in their lives. We gather to worship,
join in fellowship, study and mission. We share our time and talent;
we pledge money and our resources to support our programs ands to reach
out to the world.
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Membership has four
dimensions:
Faith: Our relationship to God. We are
challenged to a life of prayer and study. A deepened awareness of God’s
presence comes in the midst of our real life dilemmas as well as in times
of joy and celebration.
Meaning: Our relationship to ourselves. We are
God’s children and our life has purpose and direction. We seek to
understand God’s particular call to each of us, and to live in the
fullness of that life.
Fellowship: Our relationship to others. We
belong to an extended family and listen to and learn from each other. We
join with each other in times of sorrow as well as times of celebration.
Practice: Our shared responsibilities for the
world in which we live. We believe Christians are called to work and pray
for justice, peace, and understanding.
Membership:
Begins with baptism and is
followed by a decision to covenant together with this congregation to grow
in knowledge and love of God and to live out our faith in daily life by
becoming involved in the church’s mission and by supporting its ministry.
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Living our Faith:
Confirmation classes are
offered every two years for youth in grades 7-adult; activities are in the
evening on the first Sunday of the month, during worship on the third
Sunday, and other activities take place as planned
Adult Education and Bible Study are offered at
various times:
We sponsor Community Christmas baskets for local
families, and a summer Fun and Food Camp for area children. We participate
in fundraising walks for CROP (hunger relief) and COTS (homeless
shelters), Heifer Project, sponsor children from other countries with
children’s offerings, and other mission projects.
The church offers prayer
support (the prayer chain), short-tern pastoral counseling and spiritual
direction, and opportunities for fellowship. You may join the choirs, ushers
or greet, help with a summer supper or the Chicken Pie supper, the Bazaar,
the Rummage Sales, Women’s Fellowship, or serve on a committee.
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The
church also provides space for:
Our regularly scheduled
activities:
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Youth
Group 1st & 3rd Sundays
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Youth
Choir Wednesday 6:30 P.M.
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Adult
Choir Thursday 7:30 P.M.
* Space Available for group
functions (802) 434-2053
Our Office hours are
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- Noon
Through Membership in a local
church, you will
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Deepen
your spiritual life
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Gain
the strength which comes when you know that you are not alone, and to the
courage to continue your journey of faith in the world
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Join
with others in working for a better world
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Please call the church
(434-2053) with interest, questions, or to receive the Church newsletter.
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Barbara Purinton
Office Administrator: Laura Andrews
Facility Coordinator: Duane LaRose
Music Ministers: Gale Hansen-Patenaude
& Louise Friedeborn
Youth Group Directors: Ginny
Roberts, Connie Van Eeghan, & Betsy Wackernagel
Organist: Mary Jo Andrews
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United Church of Christ Statement
of Faith
In the Form of a Doxology:
We believe in you, O God, Eternal Spirit, God of our
Savior Jesus Christ and our God, and to your deeds we testify. You call
the worlds into being, create persons in your own image, and set before
each one the ways of life and death.
You seek in holy love to save all people from
aimlessness and sin. You judge people and nations by your righteous will
declared through prophets and apostles. In Jesus Christ, the man of
Nazareth, our crucified and risen savior, you have come to us and shared
our common lot, conquering sin and death and reconciling the world to
yourself
You bestow upon us your Holy
Spirit, creating and renewing the church of Jesus Christ, binding in
covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races.
You call us into your Church
to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be your servants in
the service to others, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist
the power of evil, to share in Christ’s baptism and eat at his table, to
join him in his passion and victory.
You promise to all who trust you forgiveness of sins
and fullness of grace, courage in the struggle for justice and peace, your
presence in trial and rejoicing, and eternal life in your realm which has
no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and
power be unto you. Amen.
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