YOU ARE WELCOME AT ZION-LIPPE
Welcome to this website for Zion-Lippe United Church of Christ.
Here we hope you will learn about our church and will feel the warmth of our welcome to you.
Have you noticed the name of our church? One thing you probably notice first is the use of the word “Lippe” in our title and may wonder what that means. Lippe is the state in Germany that our founders came from and for which they named their local community here in Indiana. It indicates their love for their community and desire to continue to be a vibrant, living community. We still feel that way. “Zion” is a biblical word that describes the city of God. It is a place where God dwells and leads his people. We are “United” because we hope to represent a blending of various Christian experiences and we welcome people from various backgrounds. We are “of Christ”. In our differences we nevertheless are followers of Jesus, the sent one of God. We are a “Church”. A church is ‘the assembly” or the gathering of people together who are committed to Jesus and who want to grow in their walk with him as their Savior and as their Lord.
Therefore, our goal is to be a community of followers of Jesus who, even
though we have various backgrounds, gather with each other because we want to be led by God together and experience His living presence in our lives. We want to experience what the Bible promises when it says “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
As you view these web pages we hope you will see the living gathering of
God’s people as believer’s in Jesus being realized. We also hope that you will know you are welcome to join us in following Jesus and you are welcome to contribute to our community of faith. We need the love and talent which God has given you to help us all grow.
Rev. Jay Warren
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Welcome to this website for Zion-Lippe United Church of Christ.
Here we hope you will learn about our church and will feel the warmth of our welcome to you.
Have you noticed the name of our church? One thing you probably notice first is the use of the word “Lippe” in our title and may wonder what that means. Lippe is the state in Germany that our founders came from and for which they named their local community here in Indiana. It indicates their love for their community and desire to continue to be a vibrant, living community. We still feel that way. “Zion” is a biblical word that describes the city of God. It is a place where God dwells and leads his people. We are “United” because we hope to represent a blending of various Christian experiences and we welcome people from various backgrounds. We are “of Christ”. In our differences we nevertheless are followers of Jesus, the sent one of God. We are a “Church”. A church is ‘the assembly” or the gathering of people together who are committed to Jesus and who want to grow in their walk with him as their Savior and as their Lord.
Therefore, our goal is to be a community of followers of Jesus who, even
though we have various backgrounds, gather with each other because we want to be led by God together and experience His living presence in our lives. We want to experience what the Bible promises when it says “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
As you view these web pages we hope you will see the living gathering of
God’s people as believer’s in Jesus being realized. We also hope that you will know you are welcome to join us in following Jesus and you are welcome to contribute to our community of faith. We need the love and talent which God has given you to help us all grow.
Rev. Jay Warren
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