Thread: Celtic Anabaptist Church

No, it's not a paedobaptist crack at Baptists!

I have an acquaintance (a woman) who is being ordained by this "church"

The doctrinal statement says doctrine is important, but not thatimportant.

They claim to be a mix of Celtic (as in St. Columba) spirituality and Anabaptist, and to have apostolic succession thru the RefCat church.

Can somebody say Oy Vey?

Oy vey!

Sounds nuts! Don't know any anabaptist group that would claim them *rolleyes*

OY VEY!

St. Brigid Celtic Anabaptist Community of Central Portland:
http://members.tripod.com/~stannebrigid/id4.html


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Our Patron Saints --

Saint Anne:

Anna also known as Saint Anne is known by tradition as mother of The Virgin Mary.

According to the Gospel of James, Anna and her husband Joachim, after years of childlessness, were visited by an angel who told them that they would conceive a child. Anna promised to dedicate the child to God's service. Joachim and Anna brought Mary to live in the Temple when Mary was about three years old. St. Anne is a patron saint of Quebec and Brittany, and patroness of women in labor and miners.

The story is similar to the story of Samuel whose mother had also been childless and was named Hannah. The story was not accepted in the Western church until the 13th century although in the Eastern church dedications to Saint Anna date to the 6th century. In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Anna is ascribed the title Forbear of God.

[Edited on 8-17-2005 by biblelighthouse]

Also from the St. Brigid Celtic Anabaptist Community of Central Portland:

Similarities between the Celtic Christians and Living Peace churches

The Celtic Anabaptist Communion Statement of Principles

The Celtic Anabaptist Communion adheres to the Apostles Creed as a general statement of Christian faith.
The CAC also believes in religious liberty and freedom of conscience in doctrinal matters.

The CAC believes in separation of church and state.

We do not endorse any form of New Age philosophy.

The CAC does ordain women to all levels of ministry.

We do not discriminate against divorced and/or remarried people.

The CAC does not ordain practicing homosexuals or perform same-sex unions.

We believe in the communion of saints and the "great cloud of witnesses."

We believe in the stewardship of the earth.

We believe the door of repentance is never closed--neither in this life nor in the next. Romans Chapter 2 and other verses support the idea that God Who is infinitely just, merciful, and loving provides a way of salvation for those who have never heard of Christ.

The CAC believes abortion as a means of birth control is murder.

The Celtic Anabaptist Communion adheres to the doctrine of the priesthood of every believer, and thus we believe that any Christian may administer the sacraments, including consecration of the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper.


God alone is holy and to be revered; therefore, the CAC does not believe in using exalted and exaggerated minister's titles such as "Reverend," "Most Reverend," "Very Reverend," "Your Holiness," etc., etc.


The Celtic Anabaptist Communion does not require reordination of ordained clergy affiliating from other denominations.


The CAC allows laity and clergy dual membership in the CAC and other denominations/fellowships/communions.



The CAC allows and encourages local groups of believers to ordain their own ministers, with or without the presence and participation of ordained clergy.



The Celtic Anabaptist Communion believes in the autonomy of the local church. The local church can own its property; it can call and ordain its ministers; and any financial giving beyond the local church is strictly voluntary.


The CAC will never charge a fee for ordination. In Matthew 10:8, Jesus said, "...Freely you have received, freely give."

http://www.celtic-anabaptist-ministr...communion.html




Minister Ordination: Become an Ordained Minister in Our Church

. . . If for whatever reason you have not been able to obtain minister ordination in another denomination, then our community may be just what you've been searching for. It's called the Celtic Anabaptist Communion. . . .

http://www.celtic-anabaptist-ministries.com/



DOH!

Originally posted months ago by turmeric
The doctrinal statement says doctrine is important, but not thatimportant.

At least they have some doctrine. This "church" claims to have ordained thousands and doesn't require anything other than your name and address.

Universal Life Church: Instant Ordination

The ordination is instant and free, though you do have to pay for the supplies and credentials. My reason for bringing this thread back up is to ask, Why do people waste their time with this? It doesn't seem likely to be legitimate in any sense of the word, so why do it? Have any of you gone through the harrowing passage of a Universal church ordination?