OUR BELIEFS
Ely Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). We strive to approach our faith honestly, longing to know God’s truth and teachings. Our family of faith seeks to be an open, welcoming, and inclusive congregation where everybody is good enough. We believe God calls us to be in a special relationship with our creator and with one another.
We believe that God is present in the darkness before dawn;
in the waiting and uncertainty where fear and courage join hands,
conflict and caring link arms, and the sun rises over barbed wire.
We believe in a with-us God who sits down in our midst to share our humanity.
We affirm a faith that takes us beyond the safe place;
nto action, into vulnerability and into the streets.
We commit ourselves to work for change and put ourselves on the line;
to bear responsibility, take risks, live powerfully and face humiliation;
to stand with those on the edge;
to choose life and be used by the spirit for God’s new community of hope.
in the waiting and uncertainty where fear and courage join hands,
conflict and caring link arms, and the sun rises over barbed wire.
We believe in a with-us God who sits down in our midst to share our humanity.
We affirm a faith that takes us beyond the safe place;
nto action, into vulnerability and into the streets.
We commit ourselves to work for change and put ourselves on the line;
to bear responsibility, take risks, live powerfully and face humiliation;
to stand with those on the edge;
to choose life and be used by the spirit for God’s new community of hope.