Moravian Fellowship Opportunities
Small Group | Within a Church | Full Congrgation
The Savannah Moravian Fellowship and the leadership of the Moravian Church of North America - Southern Province
are ready to partner with you and providing guidance in establishing the Moravian Fellowship that is right for you.
Small Group -
In Your Home
A partnership with the Moravian Church as a Moravian Fellowship will provide you and your small group a place to commune. There are no direct fees to start a Fellowship, just support from other Moravian Fellowship groups of like-minded Christians. Your future is yours - we are here to help you, not dictate your path. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
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Faith Group -
In Your Church
Creating a Fellowship focused Sunday School or Men’s and Women’s or Youth Group inside your Church is a wonderful way to partnership with the Moravian Church as a Moravian Fellowship. Remain active in your larger church family while you explore, study, and offer Moravian experiences that align with current theology and practice. There are no direct fees to start a Fellowship, just support from other Moravian Fellowship groups of like-minded Christians. You will find that there are endless study topics to enrich your faith. You can share Moravian traditions and experiences with the rest of your church such as Lovefeast celebrations, Holy Week Readings, and Easter Sunrise Liturgy.
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Full Congregation -
A Full Church
A partnership with the Moravian Church as a Moravian Fellowship allows your congregation to be independent while receiving support and guidance from the Moravian Church of America, Southern Province leadership and other member churches. No strings attached, no fees to pay, just time to recover from disaffiliation, research other denominations, and plot your best path forward. Best of all, your congregation will be part of a network of over 1550 Moravian Churches serving over 1,100,000 Moravians worldwide.
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Open Partnership Letters are viewable on the Open Letters Page of this Site.
Welcome to the Savannah Moravian Fellowship
The Savannah Moravian Fellowship exists
“…to provide spiritual enrichment for their members and to offer opportunities to enjoy practices unique to the Moravian experience.”
Moravian Fellowships may be organized by Moravians or former Moravians (communicant members of existing Moravian or other Christian churches) in places where no Moravian Church exists to provide spiritual enrichment for their members and to offer opportunities to enjoy practices unique to the Moravian experience. Fellowships follow guidelines established by the Provincial Elders' Conference and are not required to grow into and become established congregations. (Book of Order, Section 16)
We are proud to serve God as we grow Christ's Church by bringing together Christians of all backgrounds to be His disciples. Our ancesters started their North American missions 287 years ago with the first Moravian settlement in Savannah, GA. We feel that it is time to re-establish our roots and open our doors. The Savannah Moravian Fellowship is seeking founding members with open minds and hearts who feel the call to help create a worship environment that is filled with scripture, music, and Christian traditions.
Savannah Moravian Fellowship is the first Fellowship being organized in the Savannah area.
For more information, please email Andy and Beverly Fulp at fellowship@savannahmoravian.org
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Why
study Moravian Doctrine if I am not a Moravian?
The
Moravian Church is nearly 600 years old. Our church was established in a remote
village in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) by a small group of people
who wanted to live according to their understanding of the New Testament rather
than by the official teachings of the churches of their day. Despite the
enormous changes in the world over the past six centuries, the Moravian Church
has never lost its attitude that it is preferable to follow Christ as part of a
community rather than individually or merely as a passive member of an
impersonal institution. The Moravian understanding of Scripture, theology, and
Christian living has always been worked out in the midst of a loving and
intimate community.
It has
been very important for Moravians that the members of the community of faith
personally understand the teaching of the Church and participate in the ongoing
formation of that teaching. We have not restricted the study and formation of
doctrine to professional theologians or ordained clergy. From our earliest days
we have included the entire community in the discussion of what it means to be
a Christian and a member of the Moravian Church.
Excerpts from “A New Study Series: Studying Moravian Doctrine, The
Moravian Magazine 2015 - Mike Riess, editor