Congregations & New Worshiping Communities Overview
What is a congregation?
As explained in the Book of Order, the congregation is “the basic form of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but it is not of itself a sufficient form of the church.” Congregations are bound together in communion with one another, united in relationships of accountability and responsibility, contributing their strengths to the benefit of the whole, and are called, collectively, the church. Each congregation is a formally organized community chartered and recognized by a presbytery.
Congregations
What is a new worshiping community?
New worshiping communities join people together for contextual, faith-based ministry using current and historic ways of being church as springboards for creative innovation.
As distinct yet connected expressions of the body of Christ, new worshiping communities have local leadership arising from their own community of faith. Pastoral leadership, facilities, and programs are all appropriately structured in order to demonstrate good and faithful stewardship.
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Congregations and new worshiping communities