Building Community

Ministry is not always easy.  A number of years ago, my congregation and I were forced to take a stand for Biblical truth, and the consequences of that stand were all too real.  After a lengthy and expensive court battle with our previous denomination we were forced off the property our congregation had paid for and maintained for years.  In many ways it was a devastating blow.  We had been a large, thriving church with many different programs and resources for the people we served, and with the stroke of a pen we lost everything.  As we sat with our Vestry trying to plot a way forward, our senior warden spoke some very wise words that have stuck with me.  He said, “As a church, our primary duty is to worship God.  If that is all that we do, it is enough.”  He was absolutely right.  A church’s primary responsibility is always the worship of our Lord, and All Saints has always done that, and done it well.  

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