Church Alive
is a theological association and
spiritual fellowship of United Church of
Canada people and friends from several
denominations.
The name "Church Alive" is very much a
prayer that the Church may be fully
alive in Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the
glory of God the Father.
The purpose of Church Alive is to make a
clear, Biblical witness to Jesus Christ
crucified, risen and exalted; to encourage
rigorous theological enquiry and discussion;
to challenge doctrinal inadequacies; to
encourage spiritual growth through prayer,
Bible learning, sacramental worship and
other means of grace; and to encourage a
truly prophetic approach to the culture and
society in which we live.
For our statements of faith click on
Faith Statements.
The Manhattan Declaration
www.cruxifusion.ca
RECENT ADDITIONS:
- Rev. Greg Brawn's message:
Greetings, Covenanting
Congregations!
I assume you are all aware of Remit
#6 regarding adding The
Song of Faith, The
New Creed, and the 1940 Statement
of Faith to
the Basis of Union.
Every congregation is to vote for or
against adding each of these three
faith statements to the United Church’s
official doctrine, making them equal
to the Twenty Articles of Faith.
I don’t know where your
Session/Board is in the process of
discussing and voting on this remit.
My congregation, Byron United Covenant Church,
has prepared a report and
recommendation for our own Session,
and it was suggested that we share
this with the other Covenanting
Congregations for your
consideration. The
linked document is divided into three
parts.
1) The recommendation to our Session
(2 pages).
2) The actual report (5 pages).
3) An older report on Faith Talk II,
dealing with The Song of Faith (3
pages).
You are welcome to distribute this
report freely.
We share this report in the hope
that you find it helpful,
recognizing that each Session/Board
will discern for themselves how to
vote on Remit #6.
We also welcome receiving
reports/recommendations on this
Remit from you and other
congregations.
Yours in our Lord Jesus,
Rev. Greg
Brawn
Byron United Covenant Church
London, Ontario
To contact us, email us at
theology99@hotmail.com
(PLEASE PUT Church Alive IN SUBJECT)
or phone the President, the Rev. Dr. Frank
Lockhart, 905-623-3138.
Church Alive was incorporated by letters
patent (Canada) in 1974 and is a registered
charity with the number 11885 9081 RR0001.
Donations may be sent to Church Alive, 7
Barley Mill Cr., Bowmanville, ON L1C 4E5, and
receipts will be sent by March of the next
year or sooner if specified. For our CCRA
annual report click on
www.ccra.gc.ca
(Charities).
