Sacraments
A sacrament is a visible form of God's grace. We recognize two sacraments, baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Baptism
We practice infant baptism so as not to exclude the children of believers from receiving the sign of God's covenant. We believe that infant baptism is a sign of God's grace; salvation is initiated by God and not the result of our actions. Traditionally, we have used sprinkling of water rather than immersion. Adult baptism occurs with an affirmation of faith for someone who was not baptized as an infant.
Lord's Supper
The first Sunday of each month we share the Lord's Supper. The bread and the grape juice are served to the people in the pew by elders. The very real presence of Christ is represented in the bread and the cup. Our reformed tradition says that Christ is truly present but not enclosed within the bread and cup. However, we truly partake of the body and blood when we take the bread and cup in faith. All who truly seek to follow the Lord are invited to share in this sacrament.
Baptism
We practice infant baptism so as not to exclude the children of believers from receiving the sign of God's covenant. We believe that infant baptism is a sign of God's grace; salvation is initiated by God and not the result of our actions. Traditionally, we have used sprinkling of water rather than immersion. Adult baptism occurs with an affirmation of faith for someone who was not baptized as an infant.
Lord's Supper
The first Sunday of each month we share the Lord's Supper. The bread and the grape juice are served to the people in the pew by elders. The very real presence of Christ is represented in the bread and the cup. Our reformed tradition says that Christ is truly present but not enclosed within the bread and cup. However, we truly partake of the body and blood when we take the bread and cup in faith. All who truly seek to follow the Lord are invited to share in this sacrament.
