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: The Congregational Way Series
: What It Means |
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What It Means to Be a Member of a
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by Henry David Gray |
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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MEMBER OF A CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
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The main purpose of this little booklet is to make
known more widely some of the chief facts about the
origin, convictions, distinctive principles and inclusive
fellowship of a Congregational Christian Church. It is
hoped that many who read it will wish to join one of our
Churches.
Congregationalism came to America on the
Mayflower. The Pilgrim voyage to a new land was made
necessary in order to re-establish a Church on the New
Testament pattern - a fellowship of those who had chosen
to be followers of Christ, spiritually competent to direct
their own life and work. Because they had pledged
themselves to live and worship in freedom according to the
dictates of conscience, the Pilgrims were compelled to flee
from their homeland. One of the abiding effects of their
costly plea for liberty is that modern Congregationalists
will not submit to a conformity which their forefathers
resisted unto death.
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National Association of Congregational Christian
Churches
PO Box 288, Oak Creek, WI 53154
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Pages:
Cover, Intro,
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2,
3,
4,
5,
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7,
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9,
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