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We are a diverse lot, from many Christian backgrounds, non-Christian backgrounds and no faith backgrounds. Located in the heart of Sherborn, Massachusetts, we draw members and friends from Ashland, Dover, Holliston, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Natick, and other surrounding cities and towns, as well as a few friends and neighbors across the U.S. and on other continents.
We come for Christian community, to find God in relationships with neighbors and new friends. We come for lessons from the incredible life of Jesus Christ. We come for spiritual rest, time to think, pray, and center on God, for comfort in hard times, and gratitude in good times. We come to serve God, each other, and the world. We passionately believe that Christian faith matters most when put into action, when words reflect deeds. We come with questions and together seek answers to life’s most profound mysteries.
We may be the place for you and your loved ones. We have vibrant youth ministries, joyful music, lots of outreach, and small groups for everyone.
We’re not perfect. We trust in God’s gentle grace and unconditional love. We seek meaning for the life God has gifted us.
Stay awhile. Get to know us better. No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
Peace, Pastor John
Pilgrim Church is Inclusive…
As an Open and Affirming Congregation, we extend a radical welcome to people of every gender identity and sexual orientation, and to persons of every skin color, culture, physical and mental ability, and every diverse expression of humanity found in God’s universe.
The rainbow insignia denotes support for the LGBTQ+ community surrounded by panels of black and brown to welcome people of all colors. The addition of a gray panel acknowledges the wide range of human expression inherent in each individual.
The Strategic Planning Group report is now available on our website. We invite you to read our report, evaluate our recommendations and share your thoughts as we move forward.
Our Beliefs
We engage heart and mind. We affirm that Christians do not have to always agree to live in communion. We embrace a variety of faith expressions. In covenant together we explore what it means to be a Christian. We invite all spiritual seekers to join us. Our basic beliefs are rooted in the historic Christian tradition, and include:
Jesus Christ was God in the flesh and appeared in human history to teach us about God’s hope and love for the world.
The Bible is a repository of human witness to the awesome power of God. It is the responsibility of each of us to engage and interpret scripture for our lives, the life of the church and the life of the world.
“God is still speaking.” God’s truth is still breaking forth.
God wants the world to be a better place. It’s our job as active Christians to be vehicles for God’s peace, justice and love.
Church is the community to gather together in worship and fellowship: to support one another, learn about Jesus and apply the lessons of his one life to our whole lives.
We recognize two sacraments: baptism, which affirms a personal relationship with God and connection to the Church; and communion, where we remember Jesus in breaking bread and drinking from the cup.
God calls us into a welcoming community of believers and seekers; young and old, new and old members, families and individuals, gay and straight. No matter who or where you are, you are welcome here.
We belong to the United Church of Christ (UCC), founded in 1957 from different Christian traditions, and now a community of 1.2 million in 5,600 congregations across the US.
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