Welcome to Christ Episcopal Church
Valdosta, Georgia

A WELCOME FROM OUR PASTOR AND PRIEST

Welcome and thank you for visiting our website.

A real community has a listening heart. Our community takes its inspiration from one of humankind’s greatest listeners, Jesus of Nazareth. He was that most paradoxical human, a person of deep and clear conviction who nevertheless had room for others. The late Henri Nouwen, also a great spiritual teacher, once said, “someone filled with ideas, concepts and opinions cannot be a good host. There is no inner space to listen, no openness to discover the gift of the other…When our heart is filled with prejudices, worries, jealousies, there is little room for a stranger.” In this place, we are not perfect. But we work and pray always that we will have room for one another, and for any seeker and stranger who comes here. Welcome to a house with inner space.

As Episcopalians, we believe we are called to gather as a faith community to worship, learn the Bible, and to receive the sacraments. Yet, we are also called to gather beyond Sunday mornings. We are called to gather in ministry, outreach, and prayer.

At Christ Church, we believe we are called to learn. We are called to learn the language of the Bible, and the liturgy—how we worship—traditions of the church-and Christ Church-and reason; some call this common sense or experience. We are a safe place to discern God’s will and where challenging questions can be explored.

We believe we are identified to invest in ministry because each of us has talents we can put to good use. We invite you to join us in finding our places at the table where our time, talent and resources serve to further God’s realm within our families, our neighborhood, and the world.

We believe we are called to give our faith away by word and deed. We are called to be evangelists and share the story of how Jesus makes a difference in our lives. We are Jesus’ voice, hands, and feet in the world.

Whatever your interest, we believe and hope you will find our website helpful in discerning Jesus’ call for you. You will find meaningful and energetic ministries for all ages, elders, grownups, college students, teens, elementary school students and younger. We are especially proud of our college ministry, Preschool and the use of the Godly Play curriculum during Sunday morning education time. We would love for you to check us out and for you to become a part of our family. If you are not fed where you worship, breaking bread with us is where we feel you should be.

Grace and peace,

Fr Hal+

The Rev’d Hal Weidman

Information about the Episcopal Church and what we believe can be found here.