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St. Margarets Church in Moultrie, Georgia
What do
we believe?
We believe first and foremost that we can best come to know God, our
creator, through a relationship with his son, Jesus Christ. And, along with
Anglicans around the globe, we at St. Margaret Church hold the traditional
faith of Christians through the ages. The clearest statements of what we
believe is to be found in The Apostle's Creed
and The Nicene Creed. These
two-thousand-year-old creeds (or short statements of faith) are held to be
true by billions of people around the world today.
As a church, we emphasize the mystery of
encountering God in worship. We believe all people are called to be
ministers and to serve God, his Church and the community in which they live.
You can find a fuller statement of what we believe
here online.
Answers to some common questions
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Are you a Protestant Church?
Yes. The word protestant began as a
derogatory term used for those who were protesting abuses in the church
of that day. The word also means "to witness for" and reminds us that
our church witnesses for Jesus in the world around us.
As a Protestant Church we are not in communion with
the Roman Catholic Church, though we wish to work for greater unity
among all Christians and churches.
We believe that through a relationship with Jesus as
our forgiver and leader that we come to salvation. We also believe in
the divine revelation of the Bible. |
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Are
you a Catholic Church?
Yes. The word catholic was described hundreds of
years ago as "that which has been believed in all places, at all
times, by all people." The word catholic means what has always
been believed as the essentials of Christian faith and practice.
We are not a part of the Roman Catholic
Church, but we do strive to welcome their members into full communion
with us.
More importantly, as a catholic church we believe
there is a great value to the long-standing traditions and practices of
Christians throughout time. Among the central practices of a catholic
church are the Sacraments. |
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Are you a Sacramental Church?
Yes. A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of the
inward and spiritual gifts God offers us. We accept as most important
the sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist (also called Communion
or The Lord's Supper).
In Baptism we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and
are adopted into God's family called the Church. In Eucharist, we
receive the bread and wine of communion which we believe is the body and
blood of Jesus -- a way of knowing by faith that Jesus is truly with us
and in union (communion) with us at that point in time. |
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Are you
a Bible Church?
Yes. The Bible is a book that allows us
to hear God's words to his people and their response to him. We believe
that all things you need for faith and salvation are in the Bible.
There's no secret knowledge you need outside of the Bible, and no
additional truth that came later that is of the same value as the words
of the Bible.
We also believe God has given us a mind,
and wants us to use it, as we struggle to interpret, understand and
apply the stories and teachings in the Bible. |
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