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Greetings from Our Senior Pastor
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Greetings from Our Senior Pastor
Welcome
to the SACPC web site. I hope you enjoy
surfing the information about our church. I
think you will be able to see that we have an active, enthusiastic and growing
church. We are proud of our
heritage and looking forward to serving Jesus Christ in the 21st Century.
At
SACPC you will find a church that has a passion for missions locally and
worldwide. We have begun several
community missions. Recently we brought a Bosnian family to Wilmington and
helped them relocate and begin their lives in a safe
environment. Five mission trips
left our church this year for the spread of the gospel and following
Christ’s command in Matthew 25.
When you enter into our sanctuary on Sunday morning you will find a sanctuary filled with all different age groups. Lots of children and young families attend our church. Great music lifts us into the presence of God. In between our Sunday morning worship services we have an active Sunday school. We have thirteen adult classes and a Sunday school class for every age of childhood. We have a staff of over 60 teachers helping all of us to grow in our faith.
September
2001
marked the beginning of our Saturday evening contemporary worship service.
On Wednesday evening
we have over 100 people for dinner and children’s choirs and adult education.
Perhaps
you might do more that just surf our site.
Come and visit us. This is a
great church seeking to love God and serve His world.
Rev. Steven E. Hein
Directions to Our Church
Our
church is located on the corner of 15th and Market Streets (Market
is also Business Hwy 17) across from New Hanover High School.
Church offices can be accessed from 15th Street.
Parking is available on various streets around the church,
in the high school lot next to the city tennis courts, at the
business offices on the other side of 15th Street, and in the
limited parking lots on church property.
Weekly Events
Our traditional worship services are at 8:30 and 11:00 on Sunday Mornings and
our contemporary worship service is at 6:00 on Saturday Evenings.
The focus of worship is on the Word of God as it is read, heard,
preached, and sung. Communion is served regularly and at special
times throughout the church year. Special services of worship
are held throughout the year, especially during Advent and Lent.
A nursery is provided for small children during worship services.
Church school for all ages is held at 9:45 on Sunday Mornings.
Our Wednesday night programming is generally from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
in the Fall through Spring and includes dinner and activities
for various ages.
General Information
God began his work through our congregation in 1858, when Fayetteville
Presbytery organized the Second Presbyterian Church with fourteen members. The
first building was erected by the First Church located on Chestnut Street,
between Seventh and Eighth Streets. In 1888, this church changed names and
locations becoming St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on the corner of Fourth and
Campbell Streets. Thirty years later, in 1918, the Church of the Covenant was
organized and met at the site of our current church building. The merger of the
churches of St. Andrews and Church of the Covenant was made effective June 1,
1944, adopting the name St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Currently, our congregation serves over 1000 members of all ages. On any given Sunday morning, between 500 and 600 children and adults come together in our church facility to learn about and worship Almighty God.
Please call the church office at (910) 762-9693 for more information or to visit.
Presbyterian Beliefs
Presbyterians affirm the concept of "The Priesthood of All Believers" recognizing that Christ is the Head of the Church and all persons (clergy and lay persons) stand together in submission to Him.
The Presbyterian form of government is representative democracy. Representatives from the congregation are elected to serve on the Session as elders. Each level of government (Presbytery, Synod, General Assembly) is comprised of representatives from the preceding level.
The Presbyterian distinctives of Doctrine, Clergy and Laity, and Church Structure work themselves out uniquely in each particular church.
Membership Class
If you are interested in
becoming a member of Saint Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church,
please click here for more information.
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St. Andrews-Covenant
Presbyterian Church
1416 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
910-762-9693 + fax 910-762-0317
care line 910-762-3588