Our Pillars

 

Our grounding story of the Emmaus road leads us to three pillars
rooted in Jesus’ death and resurrection:

 

 Walk Together

We are made for relationships and built for community.  Human life is meant to mirror God’s own likeness as a fellowship of unity amidst diversity.  Emmaus is about journeying through life together.

 
 

Follow Jesus

We are all shaped by a story, the question is which one? The gospel story invites us to be shaped, over a lifetime, first and foremost by the person and presence of Jesus.

 
 

Tell The Story

We are made witnesses of very good news when we meet Jesus. He sends his people to tell the story in both words and actions, demonstrating and proclaiming the reality of Jesus’ kingdom in the world.

 
 

 Our Beliefs

We stand in the stream of historic, orthodox Christian faith. We therefore affirm the traditional credal claims of the church:

Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
      creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
      who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
      and born of the virgin Mary.
      He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
      was crucified, died, and was buried;
      he descended to hell.
      The third day he rose again from the dead.
      He ascended to heaven
      and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
      From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
      the holy catholic church,
      the communion of saints,
      the forgiveness of sins,
      the resurrection of the body,
      and the life everlasting. Amen.

Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
      the Father almighty,
      maker of heaven and earth,
      of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
      the only Son of God,
      begotten from the Father before all ages,
           God from God,
           Light from Light,
           true God from true God,
      begotten, not made;
      of the same essence as the Father.
      Through him all things were made.
      For us and for our salvation
           he came down from heaven;
           he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
           and was made human.
           He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
           he suffered and was buried.
           The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
           He ascended to heaven
           and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
           He will come again with glory
           to judge the living and the dead.
           His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,
      the Lord, the giver of life.
      He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
      and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
      He spoke through the prophets.
      We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
      We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
      We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
      and to life in the world to come. Amen.