What We Believe
- We believe that we are all broken, sinful people that are restored to wholeness by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- Part of the wholeness that God desires for us is found through participation in a church body that comes together as a community of worship.
- We worship God as he has revealed himself in Scripture and the world around us. We believe that Jesus is the rightful king of the universe, and his kingdom is established wherever he is recognized as king!
- We believe in partnership with other churches and organizations in the area that serve the needs of the North Boroughs. God is at work at this very hour, and we seek to extend his kingdom by joining him and those doing his work around us.
- As we endeavor to extend God’s kingdom all areas of life, we have found that rootedness in historic Anglican worship helps us hold fast to what is most important in a culture where this has become increasingly difficult.
What is Anglicanism?
The Anglican Church is rooted in a historic, worldwide faith, reaching back to the history of England. The Anglican church holds to Protestant beliefs while still incorporating some of the church's valuable Catholic traditions that have been in place for over two millennia. We are a communion of churches that recognize the Bible as the infallible word of God. The Apostles and Nicene creeds, the 39 Articles of Religion, and the Book of Common Prayer connect us and keep us accountable to God's Word; they help anchor us as we contextualize our faith in non-traditional ways. Redeemer is part of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh (http://www.pitanglican.org/), which is a part of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). http://www.anglicanchurch.net/
The Anglican Church is rooted in a historic, worldwide faith, reaching back to the history of England. The Anglican church holds to Protestant beliefs while still incorporating some of the church's valuable Catholic traditions that have been in place for over two millennia. We are a communion of churches that recognize the Bible as the infallible word of God. The Apostles and Nicene creeds, the 39 Articles of Religion, and the Book of Common Prayer connect us and keep us accountable to God's Word; they help anchor us as we contextualize our faith in non-traditional ways. Redeemer is part of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh (http://www.pitanglican.org/), which is a part of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). http://www.anglicanchurch.net/
What are Sacraments?
In short sacraments are “Visible signs of an invisible grace”
The Anglican 39 Articles of Religion states in article 25 that “Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our Faith in him. There are two sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.”
As Anglicans we believe that sacraments are a means of grace. Christ has commanded them, he is the chief actor in them, and he initiates them. The sacraments, as means of grace, are “highly personal and relational. They are never mechanical and impersonal.” Finally they can be understood as conduits of relationship the same way a telephone is a conduit for conversation. We seek to practice the sacraments as part of public worship.
In short sacraments are “Visible signs of an invisible grace”
The Anglican 39 Articles of Religion states in article 25 that “Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our Faith in him. There are two sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.”
As Anglicans we believe that sacraments are a means of grace. Christ has commanded them, he is the chief actor in them, and he initiates them. The sacraments, as means of grace, are “highly personal and relational. They are never mechanical and impersonal.” Finally they can be understood as conduits of relationship the same way a telephone is a conduit for conversation. We seek to practice the sacraments as part of public worship.