Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Historical
Historical details
ArchitectureTudor Revival architecture
Heritage statusNational Register of Historic Places listed place
Inherited from denomination
What The Episcopal Church teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Confessional standard: Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
Affirms
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardHistoric episcopate — tactile line of consecration from the apostles.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsweakSame-sex marriage authorization implies moral affirmation.
- Infant BaptismstandardWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriageweakMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeweakVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Assumption of MaryweakUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Immaculate ConceptionstandardUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Marriage as one man and one womanweakPC(USA) 2015; ELCA 2009; TEC 2015; UMC 2024. Same-sex marriage authorized in polity.
- TransubstantiationstandardOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Believer's BaptismweakPaedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
- Perpetual Virginity of MaryweakHistorically held by Luther, Calvin, Zwingli; retained as pious opinion (not binding) by confessional Lutherans and traditional Anglicans.
- Real PresenceweakCalvin's spiritual presence (genuinely present but not physically) is neither strong affirm nor deny; Anglican/Methodist typically hold a receptionist view.
- TheotokosweakConfessionally valid title (Ephesus is a received council) but not used devotionally; retained in liturgy where liturgy is retained.
In their own words
Statements
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Clergy & Staff Home Worship Worship Schedule Baptism Choirs Worship Bulletins Calendar Give Grow Children Youth Adults Serve Connect Lay Pastoral Care Fellowship E-Newsletter About Us Open Positions Clergy & Staff Membership Vestry Weddings Concerts & Lectures Taylor Concert Series 2025-2026 Jazz in the Garden McJimsey Lecture Get in touch 719-328-1125 office@gssepiscopal.org Visiting? Clergy & Staff The Rev. Dr. Robert Black Rector | (719) 328-1125 ext 303 Father Robert Black has served as the Rector of Grace and St. Stephen's since September 2025. In his own words, his job is about sharing tSource ↗
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About Us Home Worship Worship Schedule Baptism Choirs Worship Bulletins Calendar Give Grow Children Youth Adults Serve Connect Lay Pastoral Care Fellowship E-Newsletter About Us Open Positions Clergy & Staff Membership Vestry Weddings Concerts & Lectures Taylor Concert Series 2025-2026 Jazz in the Garden McJimsey Lecture Get in touch 719-328-1125 office@gssepiscopal.org Visiting? Our Beliefs All are Welcome Here You are welcome here. And we think you will find that there is a lot to love about Grace and St. Stephen’s. You may have already noticed the beautiful, majestic building. Inside,Source ↗
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