St. Alban's Mission and Covenant

St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Spirit Lake, Iowa, USA
The Episcopal Presence in the Iowa Great Lakes Area

OUR MISSION:
What is the mission of St. Alban's Church?
	The mission of this church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.
How does St. Alban's pursue its mission?
	St. Alban's pursues its mission as it prays and worships, proclaims the Gospel in word and in example, and promotes justice, peace and love.
Through whom does St. Alban's carry out its mission?
	St. Alban's carries out its mission through the ministry of all its members, lay and ordained.

OUR COVENANT:

We will continue in the apostle's teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers;
We will persevere in resisting evil, and whenever we fall into sin, we will repent and return to the Lord;
We will proclaim by our words and our example the Good News of God in Christ;
We will seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves;
We will strive for justice and peace among all people, and we will respect the dignity of every human being.

WE WILL WITH GOD'S HELP

for we cannot do it alone.