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What do we believe?
 We believe first and foremost
that we can best come to know God, our creator, through a relationship with
his son, Jesus Christ. And, along with Anglicans around the globe, we at The
Episcopal Church of Our Savior at Honey Creek hold the traditional faith of
Christians through the ages. The clearest statements of
what we believe is to be found in The Apostle's Creed and The Nicene Creed.
These two-thousand-year-old creeds (or short statements of faith) are held to
be true by billions of people around the world today.
As a church, we emphasize the
mystery of encountering God in worship. We believe all people are called to
be ministers and to serve God, his Church and the community in which they
live. You can find a fuller statement of what
we believe here online.
Answers to some common questions
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Are you a
Protestant
Church?
Yes. The word protestant
began as a derogatory term used for those who were protesting abuses in the
church of that day. The word also means "to witness
for" and reminds us that our church witnesses for Jesus in the world
around us.
As a
Protestant Church
we are not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, though we wish to
work for greater unity among all Christians and churches.
We believe that through a
relationship with Jesus as our forgiver and leader that we come to
salvation. We also believe in the divine revelation of the Bible.
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Are you a Catholic Church?
Yes. The word
catholic was described hundreds of years ago as "that which has
been believed in all places, at all times, by all people."
The word catholic means what has always been believed as the essentials of
Christian faith and practice.
We are not a part
of the Roman Catholic Church, but we do strive to welcome their members
into full communion with us.
More importantly, as a
catholic church we believe there is a great value to the long-standing
traditions and practices of Christians throughout time. Among the
central practices of a catholic church are the Sacraments.
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Are you a
Sacramental
Church?
Yes. A sacrament is an
outward and visible sign of the inward and spiritual gifts God offers
us. We accept as most important the sacraments of Baptism and the
Holy Eucharist (also called Communion or The Lord's Supper).
In Baptism we receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit and are adopted into God's family called the
Church. In Eucharist, we receive the bread and wine of communion
which we believe is the body and blood of Jesus -- a way of knowing by
faith that Jesus is truly with us and in union (communion) with us at that
point in time.
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Are you a
Bible
Church?
Yes.
The Bible is a book that allows us to hear God's words to his people and
their response to him. We believe that all things you need for faith
and salvation are in the Bible. There's no secret knowledge you need
outside of the Bible, and no additional truth that came later that is of
the same value as the words of the Bible.
We
also believe God has given us a mind, and wants us to use it, as we
struggle to interpret, understand and apply the stories and teachings in
the Bible.
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On the grounds of Honey Creek
The Episcopal Conference Center on Dover Bluff Road
299 Episcopal Conference Center Road, Waverly,
Georgia 31565
contact@oursaviorhoneycreek.org |