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Ecumenical Christian Ministries is a member of the
United Ecumenical Catholic
Church, a contemporary church of
Catholic tradition.
We hold an ancient faith with a
new vision. We seek to take the
gospel and holy sacraments to
all people and do not
discriminate on any basis. As
Christ accepted all, so do we.
Our clergy are valid and
recognised as such by Rome even
though we are not in communion
with the Roman Church.
We are a contemporary,
constituent body of Christ's
faithful. We are a member church
of The One Holy, Catholic, and
Apostolic Church. While our
orders come from the See of St.
Peter (The Roman Catholic
Church), and our rites are
almost identical to the Roman
Catholic Church, we also use the
BCP (Book of Common Prayer), Orthodox and other Rites depending on
local needs. We are not part of
the Roman Catholic Church, and
are in a similar position to
many churches who,
although fully valid and
Catholic, are not presently in Communion
with Rome.
Our church is a welcoming
worship community and we do not
discriminate on the basis of
gender, marital or social
status, race, economic ability,
orientation or other baseless
form of discrimination.
We welcome all to the Altar of
Christ and refuse communion to
no person who seeks it
reverently. Christ did not
refuse to feed the physically or
spiritually hungry - neither do
we.
We are a contemporary church
that believes the Holy Spirit
helps us to grow spiritually as
and when we are able. Just as
Christ was revealed to us when
we were ready to receive him, so
too many other things (and
understandings) have been
revealed to us when we were
ready to receive them.
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