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The image of the crown of thorns in our symbol signifies how far God was willing to extend his grace to us. Christ suffered and died, and bore the crown of shame in order to give us the crown of righteousness.

The Triune God, traditionally visualized with a triangle has revealed the plan of salvation to human kind. Christ arose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and sent us his Spirit.

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Regarding Full Participation at Grace Church

by | Oct 1, 2022 | Life Together

From Grace’s Council, Fall 2022 Grace Church has held a long-standing vision to be a healthy, urban, intentionally multi-ethnic, and diverse (in many ways) expression of God’s new family in Christ Jesus. Our name, Grace, reflects our calling to welcome people of all kinds on the basis of God’s undeserved gift of grace. We cling to our proud history of promoting racial justice and reconciliation, women in church office, and inclusion of people of all abilities. We hear echoes of words of grace once spoken by a Black founding elder when White families first began to join our church: If they are not welcome, I am not welcome. We as a church have been extensively discussing appropriate inclusion of our LGBTQ+ siblings for some time, both as a congregation and denomination. As Grace stated in our 2017 statement, we have sought “to be a welcoming community where all are accepted as sinners saved by grace” yet at that time we chose not to articulate “an official position statement” regarding same-sex marriage.  Some of our members strongly disagree with each other on the issue of LGBTQ+ marriage. The council of Grace Church respects the fact that faithful, loving, and Christlike members of our congregation have come to different conclusions. We must now discern a way forward together, embracing our diversity “in many ways.” Therefore, longing for God’s Shalom for all people in the New Creation, being swept up in the Spirit’s campaign of radical inclusion, and in the humble power of Jesus’ self-giving love, the council of Grace Church adopted the following policy: Grace Church celebrates LGBTQ+ people as image...