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Covenant between St Wystan's Parish Church,
the United Reformed Church and Roman Catholics in Repton

signed at the Covenant Service at St Wystan's on 11th January 2004 by representatives of the Church of England, Roman Catholic and United Reformed Church communities in Repton

On behalf of the Churches within Churches Together in Repton we acknowledge with thankfulness-

• our common faith in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
• our common calling to serve in God's mission;
• the diversity of our traditions and the different gifts each brings to our common life.

We believe we are called to deepen our life together in Christ, and to seek to offer to the world a united witness and a shared service. Therefore, as fellow pilgrims in faith, we commit ourselves to work together-

• in proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God and nurturing new believers;
• in expressing the love of God through common service;
• in resisting and seeking to transform all that threatens or subverts the values of the Kingdom;
• in promoting justice, peace and reconciliation;
• in celebrating and preserving the integrity of creation so that this and future generations can enjoy and share its blessings;
• in finding other partners with whom we can work.

We believe that this commitment can be expressed in a variety of ways, and in particular through the life and work of Churches Together in Repton.

We pray that God will lead us, with all our sisters and brothers in Christ, so that we may

• witness to the uniting love of God and
• grow towards that visible expression of unity which is God's will.

We make this covenant together on behalf of our churches and congregations in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

The wording of the covenant is based on that signed at the Two Counties Ecumenical Service in Derby on 11th May 2003 by representatives of all the main Christian denominations in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.