Our Covenant
To be a member of First Congregational Church, a person needs to have been baptized, agree that our by-laws are a reasonable way to govern ourselves, accept the Prayer of Faith as one reasonable testimony to our shared faith, and, most importantly, join with other members in this covenant:
In grateful response to the call of Jesus Christ, we covenant with God and with each other to be a Church of Christ. We bind ourselves, in God’s redeeming presence, to walk together in ways revealed to us by the Holy Spirit in sacrament and Word, study and prayer, fellowship and mission.
Prayer of Faith
We believe in you, O God, the Eternal Spirit, God of our Lord Jesus Christ and our God, and to your deeds we testify:
You call the worlds into being, create us in your own image, and set before us the ways of life and death.
You seek in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin.
You judge us by your righteous will declared through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord, 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 of humanity, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the powers 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 kingdom which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto you! Amen.
