Glastonbury Community Church

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 About Us:

Pastor: Rev. Donald M. McLean, Jr.

Elders: Tim Wagner (chair), David Cutts (vice-chair),  Rainier Cendana, George Husted, Doug Smith, Howard Wood, Donald McLean (pastor).

Diaconate: David Blanchard, Priscilla Blanchard, Hilary Cutts, Sal Ficara, Carrie Husted, Bettie Nelson, Patti Wagner, Kay Wood.

Trustees: Dick Kelley (chair), Dan Henck, Phyllis Kelley, Bill Rhoden,  Carl Schluntz, Jim Sienna, Doug Smith.

Missions: Sal Ficara (chair), David Cutts (treasurer), David Blanchard, Cathy Ficara, Carrie Husted, Frank Romano.

Church Secretary: Patricia Wagner

Worship Leader: Kathleen Thompson


GCC was founded in 1977, and is a mainstream evangelical church committed to the truth of the Bible and its application to our lives.

Our worship service incorporates hymns, selected and contemporary choruses and a talented choir to achieve a blended style that helps our cross-generational congregation focus their hearts on Jesus Christ.

Finally, we are affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America, a dynamic and rapidly growing association with churches located throughout the United States and with a strong international ministry.

 

NEDA Website (New England District Association)

Please check out our website at www.efcneda.org for the latest information, brochures on upcoming events and  even the weekly Friday Facts. 

Statement of Faith of The Evangelical Free Church of America

The doctrinal position of The Evangelical Free Church of America is summarized in our twelve-article Statement of Faith.

We Believe:

  1. The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith and life.
     
  2. In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
     
  3. That Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate.
     
  4. That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and, during this age, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.
     
  5. That man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
     
  6. That the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus become children of God.
     
  7. That water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation.
     
  8. That the true Church is composed of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is the Head.
     
  9. That only those who are, thus, members of the true Church shall be eligible for membership in the local church.
     
  10. That Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs.
     
  11. In the personal and pre-millennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
     
  12. In the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.

What Does "Evangelical" Mean?

The term Evangelical refers to our commitment to the proclamation of the Gospel and to the authority of Scriptures as being inerrant in the original writings and the only safe and sufficient guide to faith and practice.

What Does "Free" Mean?

The term Free refers to our form of church government as being congregational. Evangelical Free Churches depend upon the active participation of lay people in the decisions and directions.

 

 

Glastonbury Community Church

113 Stancliff Road, Glastonbury, CT 06033

(860) 633-5209