Saturday, March 29, 2008

Unitarian & Universalism

We feel the need to explain a little about the words "Unitarian" & "Universalism". Dictionary.com states that:

Unitarian:

A person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.

and

Universalism:

The doctrine of universal salvation.

We also believe in Apocatastasis:

The doctrine that Satan and all sinners will ultimately be restored to God.

We hope this helps you!

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Liturgical or Not?

Liturgical is defined as:

Li·tur·gi·cal [li-tur-ji-kuhl]

–adjective
1.of or pertaining to formal public worship or liturgies.
2.of or pertaining to the liturgy or Eucharistic service.
3.of or pertaining to liturgics.
Also, li·tur·gic.


[Origin: 1635–45; <>lītūrgic(us) <>leitourgikós ministering (leitourg(ós) minister + -ikos -ic; see liturgy) + -al1]

li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb

We do have a set Liturgy so , in my opinion, we are Liturgical. Some portions of the Liturgy may be skipped depending on the make up of the church, for example, if we have no children present for the Children's Ministry part of the Liturgy, it may be skipped.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Meeting Place

We have secured ,for the next 6 months, a permanent meeting place! It is located at 111 E. 1st Ave here in Monmouth, IL :) We still need to do some work there, but with God's help and willing hands we will finish soon. I hope you are as enthusiastic as I am and are willing to help in anyway you can!