Our People

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

People at the St. Petersburg First Church of the Brethren are like people everywhere. They have a past, a present and a future. They wrestle with the issues of marriage, family, finances and employment. They want the best for their children. They work hard as lawyers, farmers,teachers, engineers, welders, salesmen, builders, bank tellers and landscapers. They are students. They are retired. They win victories. They make mistakes.

But they are a people in process. They know there is more to life than what you can buy or how much you achieve in the world. Over time, in a process called "discipleship," they grow. They are, and are becoming:

1) A PEOPLE FORMED by the life-giving words of Scriptureand by a personal faith in Christ.

2) A PEOPLE OF FAITH as Christians believing, as did the apostolic church, in salvation through Christ and living in the practice of the ordinances (sacraments) of the New Testament.

3)A PEOPLE WHO REACH OUT TO OTHERS through living peacefully, providing compassionately to victims of disaster and poverty, and proclaiming the love of Christ for all.

4) A PEOPLE OF INVITATION who share their faith, warmly welcome, and make a place for people in the community of faith.

We are not a people with all the answers. Some things in life are not black and white. We seek to be faithful to the Word of God and compassionate with a world who does not know Him. We want to honor God with our rightful living, but without giving way to self-righteousness. We have discovered in Jesus Christ a special relationship that encourages us, inspires us, and empowers us to live a more Alive Life. We would welcome you (truly with all of our hearts) to walk with us and become "a people" of God.