Our Worship Services
We do not follow a single liturgy, although our services do share a basic framework. Nothing is required of us… except to show up. And when we do, we find old and new music, readings from scripture and contemporary texts, and messages (a word we prefer instead of sermons) that help us learn how to be Christians in the real world.
Children talk with Pastor Sal before going off to Sunday school (but they remain with their families on the last Sunday of the month for an Intergenerational Service). Everyone is welcome to participate in Communion; there are no restrictions.
Service lasts about an hour and is followed immediately by Fellowship, which is a time to catch up with friends while having coffee, juice, and treats.
We Are A Family of Faith
Whoever you are and wherever you are on your faith journey, you are welcome to our Family of Faith, a truly welcoming, caring, and loving community. Here you will find we help each other grow in God’s Spirit as we offer care and compassion. Together we live, learn, laugh, cry, listen, pray, sing, dream, and discover.
Our Mission
We are a Christian community, dedicated to welcoming all who seek a relationship with God, to sharing God’s word and love, and to nurturing all in their journey of faith.
What Does It Mean to be a Member of the United Church of Rowayton?
As a member here, you have a connection to others and a sense of belonging to an open and affirming, caring, welcoming, and compassionate Family of Faith.
“The Church is the Church not when its bills are paid. The Church is the Church not when its pews are full. Those are nice things for a church to be able to say about itself, but they are not necessarily the metrics by which we measure our value, our woth, our success. The Church is the Church when lives are changed. It is the Church when it inspires people to use their time and resources to serve the common good. It is theChurch when it helps people love themselves, their God and their neighbor.”
[The Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer – Past General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ]
