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Directions: From corner
of Highway 27 & Hammock Rd. in Sebring, go west 1.8
mi. on Hammock to intersection of Hammock & Hope. Church
is on SW corner.
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The first meeting was held in a Bingo Hall in
Sebring with about 106 charter members present.
Since
the first
service held on January 7,
1990,
Emmanuel grew steadily, and in two years
purchased the Hope Street property. The first church building
was completed in
1992.
Although
additional offices and meeting rooms were added in 1998, space was
again outgrown. Thanks to substantial gifts and a successful
capital campaign, a new debt-free sanctuary was built in 2006.
Reverend
Barbara
M.
Laucks was
Emmanuel's pastor from the year 2000 until her retirement on June
30, 2008. Her dedicated leadership steadily expanded our
caring and compassionate ministries to the congregation and
the
community.
Emmanuel welcomes Reverend James
(Jim) Langdoc as pastor during the
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The recently completed sanctuary
pictured above is of a unique and exceptionally sturdy
steel construction that will truly be a church for the
ages. |
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Emmanuel is a church driven by the Holy Spirit
to be not only a place of worship, but a source of spiritual renewal
and a haven for the
hurting.
Emmanuel is open
and accepting of all people regardless of age, race, religion,
or cultural background. Worship with us and discover the
warmth of our fellowship, the depth of our spirituality, and the
breadth of our ministries. We will be pleased to welcome you
into our caring and loving faith community, as Emmanuel United
Church of Christ shares God's love with
everyone!
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WHO WE ARE AS
THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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We are members of the
United Church of Christ by our membership in one of the more than 5,500 local
congregations that belong to the United Church of
Christ. Our members bring a rich variety of traditions, gifts,
talents and strengths to their local congregations and to the
wider church.
We feel a call to be a
peace and justice
church, and realize the challenge to be a growing church. We
know our need to be nourished by Scripture and grow
spiritually. Our hope is to include people of all family
styles.
We govern
ourselves democratically. Local
congregations are responsible for their own affairs, including
how money is raised and spent, and how social issues are
addressed. Congregations voluntarily join together for shared
ministries in our communities, nation, and world. We are a
united and uniting church, believing that cooperation and
ecumenical work are the will of Christ when he prayed "
...that they may all be one." (John 17:21)
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[Following are excerpts from "Inquiring and
Exploring: The Meaning of Membership in the United Church of Christ" -
by John B. McCall. To obtain a copy of the entire
pamphlet, contact United Church of Christ Resources at
1-800-325-7061. ]
We are an expression of the Body
of Christ in the world today. We have a strong, common center
enriched by great diversity. This open spirit has been
expressed by the phrase,
"in essentials, unity; in
non-essentials, diversity; in all things,
charity."
Briefly, the United Church of Christ grew out
of four historic Protestant denominations.
In 1931, the Congregational
and Christian Churches joined to become the Congregational
Christian Church; in 1934, the Swiss-German Reformed Church
and the German Evangelical Churches became the Evangelical and
Reformed Church. In 1957, the Congregational Christian Church
and Evangelical and Reformed Church merged to become the United Church of
Christ
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Adding to this diversity are also those
who have joined us from other faith traditions, and from
people the world over, including Black, Asian American,
Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Native American, Hungarian, and
Armenian. | | ==============================================================
Contact us at eucc@earthlink.net |
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Izetta Sparks Memorial
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