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Congregational Church in South Glastonbury

📍949 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT ✝united_church_of_christ
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3 stances that depart from the denomination

The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.

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American Baptist Churches USA denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
American Baptist Churches USA denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance, not a sacrament conveying grace. Christ is present spiritually through faith, but the elements are symbols."
American Baptist Churches USA denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. Only believers may be baptized. Infant "baptism" is considered unbiblical — no NT command or clear example supports it."
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What American Baptist Churches USA 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.

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Denies
  • Apostolic Successionweak
    Congregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
  • Assumption of Maryweak
    Universal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
  • Immaculate Conceptionstandard
    Universal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
  • Infant Baptismstandard
    Baptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
  • Perpetual Virginity of Maryweak
    Natural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
  • Real Presenceweak
    Memorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
  • Transubstantiationstandard
    Orthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
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In their own words

Statements

statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Beliefs &#8211; The Congregational Church in South Glastonbury Skip to content @south-church WORSHIP SERVICE SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 8:30 a.m. In-person worship 10:30 a.m. In-person and live-streamed Click below to watch the 10:30 a.m. service on YouTube Virtual Worship Service Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Toggle header Service + Hospitality + Justice Toggle Navigation Home About Beliefs Ministers Staff Exploring Meaningful Membership Newsletter Find Us Worship Baptism Weddings Funerals Learning Music Austin Organ Opus 28
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about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About &#8211; The Congregational Church in South Glastonbury Skip to content @south-church WORSHIP SERVICE SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 8:30 a.m. In-person worship 10:30 a.m. In-person and live-streamed Click below to watch the 10:30 a.m. service on YouTube Virtual Worship Service Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Toggle header Service + Hospitality + Justice Toggle Navigation Home About Beliefs Ministers Staff Exploring Meaningful Membership Newsletter Find Us Worship Baptism Weddings Funerals Learning Music Austin Organ Opus 2801
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mission
Mission &#8211; The Congregational Church in South Glastonbury Skip to content @south-church WORSHIP SERVICE SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 8:30 a.m. In-person worship 10:30 a.m. In-person and live-streamed Click below to watch the 10:30 a.m. service on YouTube Virtual Worship Service Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Toggle header Service + Hospitality + Justice Toggle Navigation Home About Beliefs Ministers Staff Exploring Meaningful Membership Newsletter Find Us Worship Baptism Weddings Funerals Learning Music Austin Organ Opus 2801 New Austin Organ Mission Use Our Space Children & Yo
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beliefs
Beliefs &#8211; The Congregational Church in South Glastonbury Skip to content @south-church WORSHIP SERVICE SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 8:30 a.m. In-person worship 10:30 a.m. In-person and live-streamed Click below to watch the 10:30 a.m. service on YouTube Virtual Worship Service Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Toggle header Service + Hospitality + Justice Toggle Navigation Home About Beliefs Ministers Staff Exploring Meaningful Membership Newsletter Find Us Worship Baptism Weddings Funerals Learning Music Austin Organ Opus 2801 New Austin Organ Mission Use Our Space Children & Yo
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about
About &#8211; The Congregational Church in South Glastonbury Skip to content @south-church WORSHIP SERVICE SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES 8:30 a.m. In-person worship 10:30 a.m. In-person and live-streamed Click below to watch the 10:30 a.m. service on YouTube Virtual Worship Service Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Toggle header Service + Hospitality + Justice Toggle Navigation Home About Beliefs Ministers Staff Exploring Meaningful Membership Newsletter Find Us Worship Baptism Weddings Funerals Learning Music Austin Organ Opus 2801 New Austin Organ Mission Use Our Space Children & Yout
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