All Saints Church is a community of followers of Jesus
Christ who seek to honor and glorify God and to participate
with Him in building His kingdom in Chapel Hill, Durham
and beyond.
Our mission is to know and love Jesus Christ and to
make Him known by our words and deeds of love, truth
and service to those who do not already have an authentic
connection with Christ or His church.
Our Essential Beliefs
We believe that God is One, and that He exists
eternally as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God
has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, existing eternally as the Trinity. God is a
relational being, and the chief calling of all human
beings is to know Him personally and to worship and
glorify Him forever. Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17;
Matthew 28:19.
We believe that Jesus Christ is Savior and
Lord. We are called to be His followers. It
is by grace, through faith in Him, that we are forgiven
of our sins, reconciled with God, and given eternal
life. The gospel of Christ is the power of God for salvation
for everyone who believes. Colossians 1:15-16; Titus
3:4-7; Philippians 2:10-11; Ephesians 1: 22-23, 2:1-10;
1 Peter 1:1-2.
Through the gospel we continually learn of:
The love of the Father. The Father initiated
redemption out of His love, mercy and grace. The Christian
life is nourished and sustained forever by this same
love, mercy and grace of God.
The cross of the Son. We are reconciled
to God by the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on
the cross.
The presence and power of the Spirit.
Through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, we are born
into God’s family and become His children in
character and deed.
The calling of God. God calls us to become
followers of Christ, and as we follow that call, He
transforms us so that we reflect His character and
do His will.
We believe in the inspiration,
authority and eternal relevance of the Scripture as
the word of God and in its essential place in the transformation
of our hearts and minds. 2 Timothy 3:16-17;
Isaiah 40:8
Our Essential Commitments
We are committed to personal spiritual growth
and transformation into the image of Christ.
It is God who transforms us, but we are active participants
in the process of bringing every aspect of our lives
under the grace and truth that is found in Christ.
Romans 8:28-29; Ephesians 4:22-24; Ephesians 5:1-2
Prayer is absolutely essential to our relationship
with God, our spiritual life, our ministry and our
service to the world for sake of Christ. Zechariah
4:6; Philippians 4:6-7; James 5: 14-16; 1 Thessalonians
5:17.
We are committed to glorifying and proclaiming
Christ, to serving His purposes and to participating
in the growth of His kingdom in our community, region
and world.Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians
10:31; 1 Timothy 1:17
Sharing the Gospel with our community and world
involves words and deeds, set in the context of authentic
Christian lives of humility and hope. We are committed
to serve and bless our community and world with truth,
grace, mercy, justice and love. Matthew 28:19;
James 2:17; Micah 6:8; Matthew 25:35-46; Acts 1:8.
Sharing the Gospel with our community and world
means that we partner with other people, churches
and ministries who share our commitment to the Lord
Jesus Christ and the work of His kingdom. Philippians
1:3-4; Philippians 2:1-3.
Representing God well to our community and world
requires that we be good and godly stewards of creation
and of the resources God has given us as individuals
and as a church. Genesis 1:31; Acts 2:45; 1 Timothy
6:18.
We are committed to growing, serving and being
transformed through actively participating in Christian
community.John 13: 34-35; 1 Peter 1:22-2:3;
4:8-11; Ephesians 4:1-6.
Christian community involves the radical transformation
of human relationships through God’s grace and
power. We are committed to being a community of grace
and truth. Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2; 1 Peter
1:22-2:3.
Christian community involves serving one another
within the body of Christ, using our diverse spiritual
gifts, talents and resources to minister to one another
and to help one another grow in Christ. We are committed
to serving one another. Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Peter
4:7-11; 1 Corinthians 12:7.
Christian community includes spiritual leaders who
serve, equip, empower and lead the entire church into
effective ministry. We are committed to servant leadership.
Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Peter 5:1-5; Acts 20: 28.
Christian community involves building up and supporting
both men and women as having been created fully and
uniquely in the image of God. Genesis 1:26-27;
Ephesians 5:22 – 6:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7.
We are committed to worshipping and growing
as an evangelical, Anglican church, part of the Anglican
Mission in America under the oversight of the Episcopal
Provinces of Rwanda and Southeast Asia.Ephesians
4:15-16. 1 Corinthians 14:40; Hebrews 13:7.
Our theology is built on the Bible, the historic
creeds of the Christian church (Apostles’ Creed,
Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, and Chalcedonian Creed)
and the interpretation of key doctrines as reflected
in the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Anglican Church.
Our public worship is rooted in the creative adaptation
of the worship forms embodied in the Anglican Book
of Common Prayer.