Join us as we seek the light of Christ this Epiphany.
God is calling Immanuel Baptist Church to practice the radical, compassionate discipleship taught by Jesus Christ.
All are welcome at Immanuel Baptist Church! We seek to grow in God’s love together without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, special needs, political viewpoints, or theological perspectives. We celebrate God’s gifts and value diversity.
Epiphany and Ordinary Time
The word epiphany means “manifestation” or “appearing.” Its celebration is actually older than Christmas and in many Christian cultures it is the main event of the Christmas season. The festival recounts the arrival of the magi, wisdom seekers from the East who follow a star to find what divine surprise waits for them at their journey’s end. In the Eastern church it remains the primary celebration of Jesus’ birth.
Liturgically, Epiphany is the last of the twelve days of Christmas and helps us transition into a period of reflecting on what Christ’s presence among us means in terms of our relationship to and with God.
Spiritually, Epiphany and the few weeks of ordinary time that follow invite us to look at the early moments of Jesus’ ministry: his baptism, miracles, sermons, and teachings so that we might align our new year’s priorities with the work Christ calls us to in the world.
The mission of Immanuel Baptist Church is to share the good news of Jesus Christ, deepen our love for God and others, fully engage our neighbor, and wholeheartedly serve those on the margins of society.
We seek to live out the meaning of our name, Immanuel, “God with Us.”
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