We open our doors to all people, that means you.

We gather on Sunday mornings in Jersey City and invite you to come as you are. Whether you’re “dressed to the nines” in your Sunday finest, or just rolling out of bed to make it before the first song, you are welcomed in God’s space.

The first Sunday of each month we celebrate Holy Communion, an open table, which does not ask you to be a member of this church or any church to take part in this holy and mysterious meal. We only ask that you come with an open heart and recognize God’s ability to reconcile everyone into a larger, beloved community.

Baptisms

Baptism is a fundamental step in receiving and experiencing grace. Through the Holy Spirit and the blessed water, we are initiated into the family of God, the Church Universal. It is within this family that we are challenged to grow in our faith and understand God’s Grace on a deeper level. We believe Baptism is the doorway to a higher understanding of God’s love through community, social engagement, and prayerful discernment. If you are interested in baptism we would love the opportunity to speak with you about it at Christ Church.

Weddings

The Christian wedding ceremony at Christ Church includes two primary commitments.  One commitment is the personal covenant the couple makes with one another:

“To take from this day onward, to join with and to share all that is to come, to give and to receive, to speak and to listen, to inspire and to respond, and in all our life together, to be loyal to you with my whole being, as long as we both shall live.”

The other commitment is the covenant that the couple makes with the church: to understand their life together in relation to the faith community. This second commitment is implicit throughout the marriage ceremony in the language, the symbols, the blessings, the location (in the house of worship), the officiant (the minister) and the expressed intention of those who would be married under the authority of the church.  As the The United Methodist Book of Discipline states:

"We affirm the sanctity of the marriage covenant which is expressed in love, mutual support, personal commitment, and shared fidelity between [two persons]. We believe that God's blessing rests upon such a marriage.”