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~ " but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4 : 14
What is an Ecumenical Community?
The word “ecumenical” comes from the Greek word “oikoumene,” meaning “the whole inhabited earth.” From the beginning, Christianity was not one unified institution, but rather a collection of communities in disparate places, each with its own varying set of beliefs, practices, and identities.
According to Christian tradition, Saint Paul understood the church to be the “body of Christ.” In a letter to the church at Corinth, Paul wrote: “As in one body, there are many members, not all having the same functions, so there are many members of the body of Christ—we are one body, individually members one of another” (Romans 12:4-5).
Within this theological perspective, all congregations are seen as the “church” in relationship to the worldwide body of Christ, with all its diversity of members. At St. Grace Church we are a small part of something very large and beautiful.
