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Titusville Presbyterian Church 48 River Drive Titusville, NJ 08560 609-737-1385 FAX 609-737-2212 Map to the Church |
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is a church?
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What
is a church? The Presbyterian Book of Order states... “God
has put all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and has made Christ
Head of the Church, which is his body. … The great ends of the church
are the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the
shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God;
the maintenance of divine worship;
the preservation of the truth;
the promotion of social righteousness; and the exhibition of the
Kingdom of Heaven to the world.” The
proclamation of the gospel
“The
Church is called to be a sign in and for the world of the new reality
which God has made available to people in Jesus Christ. … Sin is
forgiven. Reconciliation is
accomplished. The dividing
walls of hostility are torn down. …
God who creates life, frees those in bondage, forgives sin,
reconciles brokenness, makes all things new, is still at work in the
world.” As
church members, we seek to minister in our local community, in hospitals,
retirement homes, prisons, to the poor, and through our support of
missions throughout the world. The
shelter, nurture and spiritual fellowship of the children of God
“The
Church is called to be Christ’s faithful evangelist, participating in
God’s activity in the world through its life for others by a)
healing
and reconciling and binding up wounds, b)
ministering
to the needs of the poor, the sick the lonely, and the powerless, c)
engaging
in the struggle to free people from sin, fear, oppression, hunger and
injustice, d) giving itself and its substance to the service of those who suffer e) sharing with Christ in the establishing of his just, peaceable, and loving rule in the world.”
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