Whoever you are, for whatever reason you are wondering about this community and way of faith, we are glad you are here, and we invite you to come and see in-person, or join online.

We encourage you to explore how we carry on meaningful traditions while adapting to this era in life giving ways. We continue, return, proclaim, serve and strive in Christ’s name every day.

We trust that God loves you and all creation – no exceptions.

We know that following Jesus brings both connection and transformation.

We encounter the Holy Spirit who is both demanding and renewing.

We strive together to grow in faithfulness to God’s way of love in this time and place.

Our leadership shows up with their whole hearts! We strive to bring our Christ-centered love to our work, homes, beyond our building, and into our neighborhood.

The way of Jesus is a lifelong friendship of loving-kindness and liberation. We wonder how we can collaborate with you and the Holy Spirit to become compassion, freedom, and mercy for all.

We are glad you are interested in Christ Church and we’d love to get to know you better. Please tell us a little more about yourself.

Holy God who calls the world into being, who calls us into Christ’s church; we thank you for the church that is our heart, for the mission of the church that is our joy, and for the ministry of the church that is our task. We thank you for the generosity of Christ Church, Ridley Park, for its steadfastness over time, for its faithful witness, wholehearted life, and its abundant caring ways. Make us courageous, make us ready, make us open, that we may become a resounding Alleluia through your passion and into your victory. We pray in the name of Jesus crucified and risen, wholehearted Shepherd of the Church. Amen.

Donate to Christ Church in support of the life, ministry, and witness of Jesus Christ. Contribute online to a particular collection or make a one-time donation under “non-pledge”.

Money is a lifeless substance, but without it, life as we know it isn’t possible. It takes funding to offer worship, fellowship, maintain buildings, care for one another. One of the steadfast ways that we offer gratefulness to God is through a pledge commitment.

Sponsor altar flowers to beautify the sanctuary with creations from God. Altar flowers are often shared “in memory of” or “in honor” of someone special and can be displayed the Sunday around a meaningful date. Information of sponsored flowers will be included in the worship bulletin.

Worship: Sundays 8 AM & 10 AM, Wednesdays 7 PM · Click for Details

104 Nevin St., Ridley Park, PA 19078 · 610-521-1626

Summer of 2023 Reading Suggestions

Brendan Murphy on July 25, 2023

It’s not too late to pick up a book that invites you into faithful wondering this summer!

Older Readers

Grace in the Rearview Mirror: Four Women Priests on Brokenness, Belonging, and the Beauty of God.By Kelly Demo, Mary Luck Stanley, Samantha Vincent-Alexander, & Melissa Q. Wilcox
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman, [The] gospel may be read as a manual of resistance for the poor and disenfranchised…Hatred does not empower–it decays. Only through self-love and love of one another can God’s justice prevail.
Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection by Kate Bowler.

Young (or young at heart) Readers

When God Made the World, by Matthew Paul Turner. Arhythmic, whimsical journey through creation–for little readers who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things.
Candle Walk: A Bedtime Prayer to God , by Karin Holsinger Sherman. In this bedtime book, join in a candlelit wander through the woods, listening attentively to the river, trees, stars, and moths singing verses from scripture.
God’s Holy Darkness by Sharei Green and Beckah Selnick. Deconstruct anti-Blackness in Christian theology by celebrating instances in the story of God’s people when darkness, blackness, and night are beautiful, good, and holy.

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