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BELOVED is a progressive Christian community practicing extravagant grace, radical inclusion, and relentless compassion. We believe that Jesus is God’s Beloved and that through him, every person has been declared a beloved child of God. For this reason, BELOVED is an Open & Affirming Community celebrating our God-given diversity of race, ethnicity, ability and gender including the LGBTQ community. We are “breaking the silence” long maintained by the church on real-life experiences around mental health, suicide, addiction, sexuality, gender and race. In short, we are women and men, adults and young adults, youth and children who rejoice in each other and our common calling to be followers of Jesus.
BELOVED was first envisioned by our founding pastor, Rev. Dale Suggs, as a ministry to those who have lost their church home because they had been bored, befuddled, beaten, burned or betrayed by the church itself. Because of this, BELOVED began as a community in which those who find themselves on the outside of the church can reenter a holy community in safety and in love. As our community has grown and developed, BELOVED has become much more. BELOVED has become a home for those who have been estranged from the church, who are searching for a new church, and who never belonged to a church in the first place. In other words, everyone! And when we say everyone, we mean you! BELOVED is a congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). You can learn more about our parent church by visiting www.disciplespswr.org or www.disciples.org. Well, that’s our story! We’d love to hear some of your story. Click here and tell us about your faith journey. Let’s deepen in spirit and grow in compassion together! |
READ THE 2020 NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE FROM CHRISTIAN CHURCH GENERAL MINISTER AND PRESIDENT REV. TERRI HORD OWENS |