May you discover that you’ve found a hope-filled spiritual community that demonstrates the love of Christ. Here is where you can make new friends. Here you’ll find yourself growing in faith, while also serving in ministry that makes a difference in the world.
The welcome extended to all each Sunday takes place in a context where it is safe to ask questions because this is a community on a spiritual journey. |
Worship at Christ the Lord Church
Sundays at 9:30 a.m.: Eucharist with Sunday School & child care Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.: Yoga & ContemplativePrayer For more information about the Yoga and Contemplative Prayer, click here. Weekly Bible Study groups (See the Covenant Group page). For directions to Christ the Lord Church, go to our Contact Us page by clicking here. Upcoming Events: (Does not include all events that happen every week.) May 11 10am-2pm Noah’s Ark Day (for more info, click here) May 12 Mothers’ Day Baby Shower for CC Regional Med Center |
From the Vicar, the Reverend Susan Champion
You are most welcome to our web page and to Christ the Lord Church. I am the Rev. Susan Champion, also known as Vicar Susan or Mother Susan, and I am the priest and pastor at Christ the Lord Church. I'm married with two grown children, and two grandchildren. My passions are building Christian community and making the world a more loving and just place. I also love camping, hiking, gardening, reading, classical guitar, yoga, and the Red Sox.
A little known fact about our church building…it used to be a Portuguese dance hall. It may not be a dance hall any more, but it's still a place of joyful community where, no matter where you are in your spiritual journey, you are welcome to join in the dance!
We especially welcome spiritual seekers, LGBT people, or any others who may have felt alienated from other churches. As a community of disciples, we seek to embody Christ's love and peace in today's often stressful and fractured world. We'd love to have you join in this ministry and look forward to getting to know you and all the wonderful gifts God has given you. Please feel free to contact me any time at vicarsusan@hotmail.com or call 510-724-9141. It would be great to get together with you for coffee and conversation so you can tell me about your passions and interests.
A little known fact about our church building…it used to be a Portuguese dance hall. It may not be a dance hall any more, but it's still a place of joyful community where, no matter where you are in your spiritual journey, you are welcome to join in the dance!
We especially welcome spiritual seekers, LGBT people, or any others who may have felt alienated from other churches. As a community of disciples, we seek to embody Christ's love and peace in today's often stressful and fractured world. We'd love to have you join in this ministry and look forward to getting to know you and all the wonderful gifts God has given you. Please feel free to contact me any time at vicarsusan@hotmail.com or call 510-724-9141. It would be great to get together with you for coffee and conversation so you can tell me about your passions and interests.
From the Deacon, the Reverend Vicki Gray
Are you troubled by the injustice and violence in the world around you? Have you felt marginalized because of who you are? You are not alone. Transgendered and politically active, I’m here to tell you there’s a welcoming, nourishing home for you at Christ the Lord. Here you will find a diverse, engaged community that seeks to share the love of Christ with each other and the world beyond our doors. We need your help, as, together, we try to live into the Social Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Coming to the work of ministry from the background of a retired Foreign Service officer, community organizer, and political scientist, I find the link between faith and politics not only justified, but necessary. For both politics and religion concern themselves with social relationships, how we relate to one another, how we will shape our societies. And good politics, like good religion, seeks to shape a just society. Won’t you help us in that endeavor? Won’t you help us promote justice through institutional change; reinforce a sense of community and solidarity among God’s people; open the church’s doors to the marginalized; and, in so doing, be a source of new energy for those of us in the church and an icon of relevance for a hurting world?
Born in the Bronx, a Navy veteran, and married for 33 years to the late Mimi Geiger, I am a gardener, a writer who never met a book she didn’t like, and, much to the chagrin of Mother Susan, an avid Yankee fan. I look forward to getting to know you and can be reached at vgray54951@aol.com.
Coming to the work of ministry from the background of a retired Foreign Service officer, community organizer, and political scientist, I find the link between faith and politics not only justified, but necessary. For both politics and religion concern themselves with social relationships, how we relate to one another, how we will shape our societies. And good politics, like good religion, seeks to shape a just society. Won’t you help us in that endeavor? Won’t you help us promote justice through institutional change; reinforce a sense of community and solidarity among God’s people; open the church’s doors to the marginalized; and, in so doing, be a source of new energy for those of us in the church and an icon of relevance for a hurting world?
Born in the Bronx, a Navy veteran, and married for 33 years to the late Mimi Geiger, I am a gardener, a writer who never met a book she didn’t like, and, much to the chagrin of Mother Susan, an avid Yankee fan. I look forward to getting to know you and can be reached at vgray54951@aol.com.