Our Tradition

The Progressive Charismatic Spiritualist Church of All Saints in Christ is the product of these historical events. The three governing principles of our church are scripture, tradition, and its living members. Doctrine must be historically accurate, scripturally accurate, and unanimously agreed upon by the leadership committee. All three must agree to make any changes to the policies and procedures of the church. Our Church is a movement and a progression of faith by the people who held these values over the past 500 years. From henceforth, when referring to our denomination, we will simply use the word “Church”. Church is a powerful word, and we wish to define exactly what we mean when we use it. The dictionary defines church as “a building used for public Christian worship” and that is how we use it.
Our Worship
The Church is a container, a cup, that holds energy. The chalice that holds the sacrament. The Church is the chalice, and its members are the sacrament. So, we view our Church as a sacred space that exists whenever members congregate together, be it in the basement of another church, a park, or a rented facility to hold revivals. A “revival” is a time when Christians experience a renewed devotion to God which can lead to social change. The four pillars of our tradition are forgiveness, charity, non-judgement, and faith. Our Christian love compels us to preach the Gospel and give messages to those who need comfort. So to be clear our tradition is not an interfaith organization, nor is it non-denominational. It is a Spiritualist tradition that holds Christian values. Members that come to our Church might not identify as Christians, but they are welcome all the same. As the Apostle Paul declared, “We are not masters over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, for it is by your faith that you are standing.”—2 Cor. 1:24
We value each person’s individual experience of God. So, we encourage individuality and creativity in our members. Music, dance, and art are expressions of the Spirit. Our revivals celebrate the spirit of the diaspora and our love for demonstrative expressions of faith. When you visit one of our services you will be greeted by the sound of music and chatter. Fellowship and community is the most important part of our experience because we find strength, courage, and empowerment in each other. There is one thing for certain; the people are the religion, and the religion are the people. Like attracts like. We will state from the founding that if anyone comes to you not bearing the spirit of forgiveness, charity, non-judgement, and faith they are not one of us.
Paul states in Galatians 1:9: "As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed". In this verse, Paul emphasizes that the Galatians were being influenced by Judaizers who were adding requirements to the Gospel, such as circumcision and adherence to the Mosaic Law. A minister of our church should always bring a message of hope. We are not here to tell anyone what to do or how to live. You can pick up a Bible and discern for yourself how you should live. You will never hear one of our ministers berate, belittle, humiliate, or condemn anyone. Everyone is where they are at, and they cannot be anywhere else. The Lord told us we would be judged by the same measure we judge others. We are not God, and for that we rejoice that the burden of judging souls is not ours to bear. It is God who declares one holy. You do not have to be spiritual to be religious, and most people are religious. We recognize dogma as the spirit of religion. Dogma erodes religions and corrupts the spirit.