Welcome to Our Church Here you can learn about our Staff, Property, Traditions, and History   Our Mission Statement.   The mission of the Episcopal Church of the Advent is to be a congregation that makes Christ’s presence visible in the world  as the symbol of God’s redemptive love for all humanity.   Our Vision Statement   •       Be loving and Christ-centered in our worship, prayer, fellowship, and service.   •       Reach out, care for and support with compassion our immediate church family and those in our extended community.   •       Commit to God’s work and strengthen our spiritual growth by active involvement as families and individuals.   •       Accept all by seeing God in others, welcome them into our midst, and mentor their sense of belonging to our Advent family.   •       Nurture and prepare our children, youth, adults and seniors to share and model our Christian values.   Our Value Statement    We value spiritual growth and maturing in our faith in an atmosphere of openness and acceptance   We value a church family that is welcoming and provides a sense of community   We value a spirit of generosity that enables us to reflect Christ's love to others   We value spiritual guidance and leadership provided by both clergy and lay people   We value our interpersonal relationships with our clergy and each other, and our personal relationship with Christ   We value active ministries in the church, in the community and in the world around us   We value the tradition and histories of our faith, our church, and our people   Our Vestry   The vestry is comprised of the following people with their respective ministry areas:   Pete Peterson - Senior Warden (Rector's Warden) RectorsWarden@church-of-the-advent.com Mark Hollinger - People's Warden (Junior Warden) PeoplesWarden@church-of-the-advent.com Bob Smith - Treasurer finance@church-of-the-advent.com Mike Bell - Financial Warden Michael Walker - Development Warden developmentwarden@church-of-the-advent.com Daria Payne - Outreach outreach@church-of-the-advent.com Suzette Butler - Christian Ed christianeducation@church-of-the-advent.com Forrest Pragoff - Buildings & Grounds  grounds@church-of-the-advent.com buildings@church-of-the-advent.com Jennifer Scales - Adult Spirituality worship@church-of-the-advent.com Denise Day - Stewardship stewardship@church-of-the-advent.com Judy Kelley - Pastoral Care & Hospitality pastoralcare@church-of-the-advent.com Steve Griffith - Fellowship fellowship@church-of-the-advent.com Diane Bieberbach - New Members  membership@church-of-the-advent.com Leon Spencer - Worship and Memorials Helen Bilinski - Communications