Welcome!
Thanks for visiting our web page. We cordially invite you to contact us at any time. Join us for worship at 10:30 on Sunday mornings. We are located at 505 Calvert Avenue, in Clinton, SC. We also invite you to come over to our social hall after church for coffee and light refreshments. The service is also streamed live via Facebook.
Presbyterian College students take note: we are just one block off campus. Walk down Holland Street toward the railroad tracks from Greenville Dining Hall at Presbyterian College.
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Presbyterian College students take note: we are just one block off campus. Walk down Holland Street toward the railroad tracks from Greenville Dining Hall at Presbyterian College.
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- What We Believe
- What We Do
- What to Expect at Church
What We Believe
In short, we believe that Jesus is Lord. If you wish a fuller statement of our belief in Jesus Christ, you may check out the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
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"Being a Christian is not essentially about joining a church or being a nice person, but about following in the footsteps of Jesus, taking his teachings seriously, letting his Spirit take the lead in our lives, and in so doing helping to change the world from our nightmare into God’s dream.”
- Michael Curry 27th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church |
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What We Do
We worship, of course. At the end of our worship service, however, the pastor sends us out into the world to serve. One of the statements he uses to send us out is "Go in peace to love and serve the Lord." That means we leave the worship service to love and serve others.
As Jesus has commanded us in the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, show Godly hospitality to the stranger, clothe those who are in need, tend the sick, care for those who are imprisoned in any way, and serve those who have any other need. Check out a charitable groups in town and you may well find our members working hard to help alleviate suffering. In short, we believe in loving God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind and in loving others as we love ourselves. Our congregation has also chosen one specific local mission in which to invest our time, talent, and treasure. We invite you to join us in serving Christ in this way.
As Jesus has commanded us in the twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, show Godly hospitality to the stranger, clothe those who are in need, tend the sick, care for those who are imprisoned in any way, and serve those who have any other need. Check out a charitable groups in town and you may well find our members working hard to help alleviate suffering. In short, we believe in loving God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind and in loving others as we love ourselves. Our congregation has also chosen one specific local mission in which to invest our time, talent, and treasure. We invite you to join us in serving Christ in this way.
What to Expect at Church
Sundays at 10:30
The service may be a bit different from the worship services you are familiar with. But don't let that bother you. People are free to kneel or to sit; to sing or to listen to the music.
The main point is that our worship is entirely centered on Jesus Christ.
Scripture and Singing
We read several passages of Holy Scripture in our services, probably more than you would hear in many churches. We generally read a passage from the Old Testament, we read or sing one of the Psalms, we read a passage from one of the letters or other writings from the New Testament, and then we read a passage from one of the four gospels. The sermon is normally based on one or more of these passages.
We also do a good bit of singing and praying.
Form of Service
To help you follow the service we use The Book of Common Prayer, which you will find in the pew next to the Hymnal. The Book of Common Prayer is a book of services and prayers that, with some revision over the centuries, are nearly two-thousand years old.
The pastor will announce the page number we're on, so you should be able find your way. If you should happen to get lost, ask the person next to you for help. Our members will be glad to help in any way they can. You will also have a service bulletin to help keep you apprised of what is going on.
The Eucharist (a.k.a. Communion)
We celebrate what you may call the Lord's Supper or Communion or Mass every Sunday, instead of just once in awhile, because that is what the Church in the New Testament did. If you are a baptized Christian , you are welcome to receive Communion. We call the Communion service the Holy Eucharist, which simply means "thanksgiving" in the original Greek tongue, the language the early followers of Christ used to write the New Testament.
The service may be a bit different from the worship services you are familiar with. But don't let that bother you. People are free to kneel or to sit; to sing or to listen to the music.
The main point is that our worship is entirely centered on Jesus Christ.
Scripture and Singing
We read several passages of Holy Scripture in our services, probably more than you would hear in many churches. We generally read a passage from the Old Testament, we read or sing one of the Psalms, we read a passage from one of the letters or other writings from the New Testament, and then we read a passage from one of the four gospels. The sermon is normally based on one or more of these passages.
We also do a good bit of singing and praying.
Form of Service
To help you follow the service we use The Book of Common Prayer, which you will find in the pew next to the Hymnal. The Book of Common Prayer is a book of services and prayers that, with some revision over the centuries, are nearly two-thousand years old.
The pastor will announce the page number we're on, so you should be able find your way. If you should happen to get lost, ask the person next to you for help. Our members will be glad to help in any way they can. You will also have a service bulletin to help keep you apprised of what is going on.
The Eucharist (a.k.a. Communion)
We celebrate what you may call the Lord's Supper or Communion or Mass every Sunday, instead of just once in awhile, because that is what the Church in the New Testament did. If you are a baptized Christian , you are welcome to receive Communion. We call the Communion service the Holy Eucharist, which simply means "thanksgiving" in the original Greek tongue, the language the early followers of Christ used to write the New Testament.
Who We Are
Our Church is a member of the world-wide Anglican communion, the 70,000,000-member group who trace their history through the Church of England to the earliest expressions of the Christian faith in England and ultimately, through the missionaries from the early church, to the apostles and Jesus Christ himself.
Notes
Bishop Curry quote: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/presiding-bishop-michael-curry/ Retrieved Sept 6, 2023
Bishop Curry quote: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/presiding-bishop-michael-curry/ Retrieved Sept 6, 2023