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Who are we?
The Parish is thankful for the blessings poured out on us as a 'local family' by God through His Holy Spirit. We believe that God has moulded us (and is still moulding us) into the people He wants us to be, with the right focus and the right desire to serve and worship.
Typical comments recorded during the membership consultation process leading to the preparation of this Profile, were as follows:
APOK is...
- a place of strong Christ-centred worship
- joyful and vibrant
- a place of leading contemporary worship styles
- prepared to be different, to stand out from the pack when God calls
- a place of bible-centred teaching
- loving, caring, warm and friendly
- a place that encourages every-member ministry
- inclusive. We value contributions from all those who have a genuine love of Jesus Christ irrespective of age, gender, nationality, Church tradition or background
- a place that encourages and seeks the use of Spiritual Gifts
- open to the moving of the Holy Spirit in worship and in our private lives
- co-operative with the traditions and structures of the Anglican Church
- a place of differing church backgrounds
- youthful. We value our young people and seek to nurture and disciple them whilst allowing them to find ministry in Jesus
- family oriented. We provide worship and programs for the whole family to discover deeper faith in God
- providing the encouragement for people to live out their lives in faith and witness to Jesus
- a loving place where people seem happy to belong
- a place of healing, restoration and wholeness
- raising up people and sending them into the 'harvest fields'
- co-operative with non-Anglican churches
- a place of respect for the Sacraments
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bell tower and courtyard, St Clement's, Kingston
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