Growing together with the United Reformed Church
Following some months of increasingly sharing our Christian Life in various ways with the people of the St Georges United Reformed Church, Warwick Road, Carlisle, a Declaration of Intent was signed on 13th July 2010 by representatives of both churches.
Pictured at the signing ceremony are (left to right) Rev David Hasson, Carlisle Superintendent; Pat Staley, Church
Steward ; Rev Richard Teal, Chair Cumbria District; Rev Robert Sheard, URC; Rev Rachel Poolman, Cumbria
President URC; Tony Wiseman, Trevor Irwin, URC Elders; and John Gallop,Church Steward.
This Declaration of Intent commits both ourselves and our churches:-
a) To move through co-operation to clear commitment to each other, in search of the unity for which Christ prayed. In furtherance thereof to seek the will of God for our respective congregations in regard to joint work.
b) To engage in joint worship, prayer and study so that we may know and value each other and seek God's will for His people.
c) To work together in pastoral, social and evangelistic outreach into our community.
d) To publicise and promote our Church life and worship by joint means wherever possible.
e) To develop an Ecumenical Ministry Team for regular prayer, study, consultation and appropriate action.
f) To co-ordinate decision-making and use of resources through the Ecumenical Ministry Team.
g) To ensure that each ordained or lay appointment to the Ecumenical Ministry Team although made by the appropriate denomination is made with such consultation with the Ecumenical Ministry Team, as is reasonably practical in accordance with denominational procedures.
h) To review progress every six months, to express our achievements and aspirations in united acts of worship.
i) To mark the anniversary of the signing of this covenant and rededicate ourselves annually.
a) To move through co-operation to clear commitment to each other, in search of the unity for which Christ prayed. In furtherance thereof to seek the will of God for our respective congregations in regard to joint work.
b) To engage in joint worship, prayer and study so that we may know and value each other and seek God's will for His people.
c) To work together in pastoral, social and evangelistic outreach into our community.
d) To publicise and promote our Church life and worship by joint means wherever possible.
e) To develop an Ecumenical Ministry Team for regular prayer, study, consultation and appropriate action.
f) To co-ordinate decision-making and use of resources through the Ecumenical Ministry Team.
g) To ensure that each ordained or lay appointment to the Ecumenical Ministry Team although made by the appropriate denomination is made with such consultation with the Ecumenical Ministry Team, as is reasonably practical in accordance with denominational procedures.
h) To review progress every six months, to express our achievements and aspirations in united acts of worship.
i) To mark the anniversary of the signing of this covenant and rededicate ourselves annually.