Dear Friend,

Thank you for visiting the website for Central Schwenkfelder Church. We hope that you will soon visit our doors at 2111 S. Valley Forge Road in Worcester, Pennsylvania.

So what is a Schwenkfelder? A sign positioned on our church grounds describes our congregation in three ways: Protestant, Evangelical and Ecumenical. By Protestant, we affirm that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ and that the Bible is our directive authority for our faith and life. By Evangelical, we believe that God has good news in Jesus Christ for fallen man. By Ecumenical, we seek to unite Christians in the essentials.

As Schwenkfelders were called since their days in Silesia, we are "Confessors of the Glory of Christ." Caspar Schwenckfeld Von Ossig wrote, "The aim and object of our ministry is to praise Christ, the ruling King of grace, to bear witness to Him and to His benefits by Scriptural testimony and through Him to point to God in all matters pertaining to religion… we…do not presume anything other than that we are witnesses of Christ, invite everyone to Him, preaching Christ and His boundless mercies and endeavor to make Christ really known." To use a common phrase in our circles, "It's all about Christ."

We warmly invite you to attend one of our worship services on Sunday mornings. To get a better taste of church life, we also encourage you to join a Sunday School class or a small group. If you enjoy music, please consider joining one of our many choral or instrumental groups. If you have questions, please call the church office. We would be delighted to discuss with you any facet of the Christian life. Our goal is that you would meet Jesus Christ for the first time, or be strengthened in your faith in Him.

Jesus defined His ministry in Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost." We hope that by getting involved in congregational life, you will discover the wonderful plan He has for you.

Because of Him,

Rev. David W. McKinley
Senior Pastor