Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Mission Statement
1991, 1993 (revised)
We believe Immanuel Presbyterian Church is called by grace to be an inclusive community of Christian faith embodying the redemptive life, suffering and death of Jesus Christ, by the power of his resurrection. Jesus' identity and mission were anchored in the calling of Israel to be a healing people for all of God's abused creation.
Jesus cared for those bound by poverty, those sick in body or soul, those oppressed by cold-hearted society, those imprisoned, those repressed by materialism, those ignored by the world.
God calls us to compassionate, relevant ministry for people in need: bodily care to the ailing, food for the hungry, comfort for the troubled, shelter for the homeless, nurture for the young, rest for the weary, assurance for the wavering.
The Holy Spirit empowers us, through the waters of baptism, at the supper of our Lord, by the study of holy scripture, with the company of believers, to proclaim the love of God which heals old wounds, rejoices in differences, rescues harmony from discord, and makes Immanuel Presbyterian Church a sanctuary of welcome for all people.
We believe that by following Jesus, who joyfully fulfilled God's law, we become the body through which the Holy Spirit continues Jesus' earthly ministry. We commit ourselves to the welfare of God's world, especially Montgomery, Alabama, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in the world's shalom we will find our shalom; as the kingdom of God comes to the world, the kingdom of God comes to us.
Glory be to the one God, As it was in the beginning,
who begot the Son, is now and ever shall be,
who abounds as Holy Spirit. world without end. Amen.