| 15 South Mulberry Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 301-733-3565 |
| MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Hagerstown Church of the Brethren is to celebrate the love of Jesus Christ and glorify the Lord by striving to live as Christ lived, experiencing the power of God's healing in our lives. We seek to nurture our faith community through prayer, music and the proclaimed Word, while enthusiastically reaching out to others with compassion, respect and love for everyone so that we may grow in faith and commitment together. VISION STATEMENT Journeying with Christ - Serving Our Neighbors - Uniting at the Master’s Table |
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Worship Commission The Worship Commission is responsible for providing an inspiring worship experience for all who pass through our church doors. To achieve this goal the responsibilities for preparing for the services are divided among the members of the Commission. The Music Program consists of adult Temple Choir, and the children's Jubilee Choir. These groups contribute to our music program at least once a month. Periodically, other instrumental and vocal soloists, ensembles, and the Mulberry Brass quintet minister to us with their special musical gifts during regular and special worship events. We began offer two worship services - a contemporary service at 9:30 am and a more traditional service at 11:00 AM. The Contemporary Service is less formal with music consisting of praise songs, drama, scripture, prayer, a message by the Pastor, sharing of joys and concerns, an offering, and a final blessing. This service is led by a worship team composed of members of our congregation. We are currently in the process of trying to make this more of a mission and outreach ministry rather than just an alternative worship time, and a number of ideas are being considered. Both services are planned around the same theme and scripture chosen by Pastor Ed. Our goal is to give the congregation a different approach for worshipping as well as providing an opportunity for those who may not feel comfortable in the more formal setting at 11:00am. We welcome people of all ages to participate. Please invite inactive members and friends to come and worship with us at the time of their choice. The Worship Commission welcomes any suggestions - either problems or compliments - that you would like to express. Please write them on one of the pew cards, sign it, and place it in the offering plate. By communicating and working together we will be able to accomplish our mission as a congregation and make the church more like Jesus envisioned it. |