St. Lucas United Church of Christ

 

 

Sunday Morning Inquirer’s Seminars

November 8, 15, & 29, 2009 starting at 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

 

Session 1 Christ the Center, a Biblical Understanding of our Faith

 

1.   Christ centered faith; Knowing Christ through Scripture, Tradition and Experience

2.   Development of the Bible

3.   New Testament Church

4.   Beliefs of the Protestant Christian Church

 

Session II The denomination of the United Church of Christ

 

1.   Story of our Denomination

2.   Statement of Faith- beliefs p113 from Gen Synod II, 1953

3.   Sacraments and Rites

4.   How is the denomination governed? How is the local church connected to the denomination?

5.   The work our denomination is doing; a look at the website.

 

Session III St. Lucas United Church of Christ

 

1.           Brief history

2.           How is St. Lucas UCC governed?  With sample hand outs of by-laws, committee

        structure, budget

3.           Centrality of Worship in the life of the congregation

4.       Fellowship groups and activities

5.      Local church mission