Emboldened by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we strive to bear witness to the reconciling love of God by nurturing an inclusive community, wrestling with Scripture and tradition, and working for justice and peace.
“A church that doesn’t provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn’t unsettle, a word of God that doesn’t get under anyone’s skin, a word of God that doesn’t touch the real sin in the society in which it is proclaimed – what kind of gospel is that?”
– Oscar Romero
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“The grace of God means something like:
Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn’t have been complete without you.”
– Frederick Buechner
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“I live for Sundays. It’s like going to the spiritual gas station to fill up and clean the dirty windshield and mirrors. I typically show up nuts, self-obsessed, vaguely agitated, and I am at once reminded not of who I am, but Whose I am.”
– Annie Lamott
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Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” an exhilarating work that expresses the composer’s hope for fellowship and peace in the world, will be performed by the choirs of Brown Memorial and Beth El Congregation under the baton of Tom Hall. Michael Britt will play the organ accompaniment in this concluding Tiffany Series event of the season.The concert, which celebrates the church’s 150th anniversary, will be presented on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at 3 p.m. A reception will follow.
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