Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church has roots in Ocala, Florida, that extend back to six families worshiping together in 1849- only four years after Florida became a state. The church building was originally a few blocks away from the current location. In 1904, a skilled crew of five carpenters carefully disassembled the entire building, timber by timber, and used horse-drawn wagons to transport it to be reassembled on a new property on East Broadway, where it still stands today.
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However, Grace is more than an historic landmark. Our generations have lived and loved through the Civil War, two World Wars, the fight for Civil Rights, Vietnam-era strife, and the changing landscape of American Christianity.
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Today, the historic spire of Grace still looks out across downtown Ocala. It invites the community to experience the love of God that has sustained congregations for over a century and a half. The invitation is to cross an arched threshold that opens into the best of what church used to be, and the best that's yet to come.
Grace is a Christ-centered community of faith in the Anglican tradition that:
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believes in the Trinity-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
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believes the Bible is the Word of God and contains all things necessary for salvation;
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believes that all Christians belong to one Church that was founded on the teachings of the Apostles and is the Body of Christ on earth;
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uses the Nicene and Apostles' Creed of the Church as statements of our orthodox faith;
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administers the Great Sacraments of the Gospels- Holy Baptism and the Holy Eucharist (Communion); and
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recognizes the unbroken apostolic succession through the lineage of Bishops.