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"Welcome from the Pastor"
Welcome to the First Congregational Church web
site. First Church in Ceredo is a great place to worship God
with warm and friendly people. The church is historical, founded
along with the town by a few leaders from Massachusetts. The
current pastor hails from MA where he was educated at Boston
University and Gordon-Conwell Seminary. Ceredo is near
Huntington in West Virginia, sometimes an area referred to as
the buckle of the Bible belt.
Congregational churches are unique among
denominations because we are more "covenantal" than creedal in
nature. We make a promise, a covenant with each other to seek
God's truth through the scriptures, the Holy Bible. We are
Christ-centered believing in salvation through Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior. We are Trinitarian believing in God the
Creator, Jesus Christ the Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit the
Sustainer. At our core we believe God calls us to love our
neighbors as well as to love and worship God. We are welcoming
and affirming as it relates to people's gifts and talents for
the edification and building up of the local church of Christ.
We are people of Grace, realizing the power of faith and the
Cross. We are not perfect, but allow God to "perfect" and grow
us spiritually, emotionally, and socially.
Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we
invite you to visit us on Sunday at worship. Christ's love is
for everyone, and His healing is especially for you in times of
deep need. The pastor invites you to call the church office if
you would like to talk. See you soon. God bless you!
In Christ's service,
(Rev.) Peter Barclay, Pastor
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