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We are a congregational church and a
member of the United Church of Christ denomination.
Membership: 725 (900 including children)
SOUTH CHURCH CHARACTERISTICS
High Spirited
congregational participation
Warm ,
welcoming, inclusive fellowship of all ages
Solid
Christian education program encouraging life long
learning
Lively Youth Ministry focused in exciting mission trip
adventures and weekly Pilgrim Fellowship groups for Middle School and Senior high, with
frequent parental involvement
Generous
giving, balanced budgets, especially strong
mission outreach
Inspiring Worship services that enliven, uplift,
inform, comfort and challenge; and wherein leadership is broadly inclusive and
representative of all ages
Pastoral
sermons that are scriptural and relate faith
to life
Rich and varied
music
music reflecting the wide horizon of
religious literature, expressed in congregational hymn singing as well as by two adult and
two youth choirs, instrumental and vocal soloists, pipe organ, piano, hand bells and
instruments.
Challenging
mission outreach that translates Christian
love into deeds of compassion, acts of justice and building of peace
Serious , systematic care of our beautiful historic
church building and grounds -- a testimony in wood and stone to the glory of God that
brings people to aspire to a higher, deeper and more grounded spiritual life
SOUTH CHURCH IS DEFINED BY UNITY AND DIVERSITY
We believe as taught by Saint Paul, that it is
more
important to love one another than to agree with each other. Our faith is centered in the
life, teaching and living presence of Jesus Christ, the head of the church. While we are
the oldest congregation in Andover, established in 1711, the culture of this community of
faith is to grow older in the timeless truth of Christian tradition, while singing to the
Lord a new song.
We invite you to join us. Please read
our Welcoming Statement.
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