Grace Ministries
Ecumenical Catholic Church
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carboro North Carolina
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Grace MinistriesEcumenical Catholic ChurchRaleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carboro North Carolina
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Inclusive Christian Resources:
Institute for Inclusive Christianity
Love, Honor & Respect: How to Confront...
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Want to get married; Commit yourself to one another in Holy Union, Confess, be baptized, share in Holy Communion, But you've been divorced or are in love with someone of the same sex and are afraid your minister or priest will judge you? What did Jesus say?Jesus taught a message of love, acceptance, and forgiveness. Christ believed that the Gospel was for everyone not for only a few. Yet, the Church has frequently prevented some people from participating completely in the life of Christianity. Often the message of love and grace has been turned into fear and guilt. The church has judged gay people and those who have been divorced by not allowing them to marry even though Jesus warned against judging others. Yet, you do not have live under guilt and shame, you can find the grace of God through the Gospel and Sacraments without reservation. There are those within the Church who know the truth that God's grace, and therefore each and every Sacrament, is for everyone. Those churches who forbid people all of the Sacraments because of gender, race, financial status, familial status, sexual orientation, past divorce, or for any reason have failed to bring the true message of Jesus to our modern age. In truth, all of the Sacraments are for all the people. Divorcee's, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people, and non-traditional families all are offered the Sacraments by a minister with valid Holy Orders in Durham, NC.
The Sacraments are for you!
Let us know how we can offer ministry to you.
Clergyman willing to serve the Sacraments to ALL
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Reverend Robert Buchanan is Director of the Institute
for Inclusive Christianity. He is the author of the book, “Love, Honor, and
Respect: How to Confront Homosexual Bias and Prejudice in Christian Culture” and
has written a column distributed nationally called “Different Spirit.” Buchanan
has two decades of Christian ministry experience and is currently a minister
with the Ecumenical Catholic Church with valid Holy Orders in Apostolic Succession. He has served the
Church of God, Assemblies of God, the Lutheran Church, and other evangelical
denominations. Buchanan is a graduate of Trinity College and earned a Masters
Degree in urban ministry from Moody Graduate School. He has earned a second
Masters, in professional counseling, from Liberty University, and holds a Doctor
of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Seminary. Buchanan lives in Durham,
North Carolina with his partner of many years. In order to schedule a time for
pastoral ministry, contact Reverend Buchanan today.