All Souls Church of Boulder, CO  “The boy didn’t need another moralistic sermon. There was already a deep black wordless conviction in him that the way to avoid Jesus was to avoid sin.”
- Flannery O’Connor, Wise Blood

About

Our Purpose Is

All Souls Church of Boulder exists to share the message of Jesus in the hope of seeing people reconciled to God and to one another.

Our Values Are

truth

We believe that truth is accessible and is something for which all people yearn. As humans, we possess an innate desire to know if there is a God, and, if so, how we can know him in a personal way. In a world where many believe truth is relative, we believe that God is true and has revealed himself through his Word and through his son, Jesus Christ. The desire of All Souls Church of Boulder is to develop a community that welcomes all to come and explore the claims of Jesus and discover who he is.

authenticity

All people long for authenticity, both from others and the opportunity to be so with others. In other words, we want to know and to be known. In Jesus we find the real freedom to do this. Through the Gospel (the good news of Jesus Christ) we realize how much we have been loved and accepted by God, which then frees us to be authentic with him. Likewise, when we have an authentic relationship with God through Jesus we find the freedom to be authentic with each other.

worship

We are created to worship. A quick observation will demonstrate that people will worship anything. However, we are made to worship God alone. All Souls longs to be a community that worships God and welcomes the people of Boulder to worship him with us. Worship, however, does not only occur on Sunday but threads throughout all of life.

community

As a people who are in community with God, we desire to build community with each other through meaningful relationships. It is in a community fueled by grace that we can best face life, sharing in each other's joys and sorrows. We will not be a club or closed community. Rather, we will be a community who welcomes everyone to join us on this journey of faith. However, you do not have to believe as we do to belong in our community and be our friend.

beauty

We have a beautiful world in which to live, work, and play. However, in a world which is well acquainted with sadness, fear, loneliness, and hatred, it is at times hard to find or recognize beauty. But by the grace of God, our eyes are opened to see beauty and the potential for it in places of significant brokenness, pain, and suffering. We want to be a community which celebrates beauty and longs for it where it "seems" to not exist.

mercy

When we experience the mercy of God it moves us to show mercy to others. Boulder is blessed with wealth, but there are those who live in and around Boulder who are struggling, for various reasons, and need care. We desire to be a community which is sensitive to the needs of people; spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, and relational. We want to be a community who is rich in mercy, expressed not only in words, but also in deeds.

 

* All Souls Church of Boulder is a congregation of the Reformed Church in America.