Why am I a member?

There are many wonderful reasons to worship God at St. Mark's. The music is great; the preaching is relevant; the people are welcoming and would be genuinely glad that you came to worship with us.

The best reason I know is that you, just like me, are a sinner, because all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God; that you, as I, carry heavy burdens and that Christ will lift those burdens from you, if you let him. That Christ came into the world to save sinners; he came to save you, me, and to be truthful, he came to save the sin of the world.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

Have you been to "Church" lately?

We are different: we are at the same time traditional and contemporary. We respect and value the traditions passed down from generations of members who have gone before us. That being said, we are not stuck, we are progressive, yet because the more traditionally minded members trust us we can introduce new music and styles.

At risk of sounding negative, several churches that I have served were little more than self absorbed clubs: we are the opposite.

God has blessed us with a dedicated congregation in a rich mission field. Our building is gorgeous, but is after all, just a building: its the people that are St. Mark's Church. We are a collection of about 150 souls who come together each week to hear the Apostle's teaching, fellowship, break bread, and pray.

So who are we? We are a community of Christians who are not ashamed of the Christian faith. We teach the faith as passed down through the Apostles from the Lord Jesus Christ who reigns over this broken and sinful world.

We have in common this wonderful sense that we are intimately embracing God through our worship. It is abundantly clear to all of us that God is immediately present in our community.

At St. Mark's Church, Frankford, we believe that we are joining in the Grand Procession of Saints which adorn our windows. A great cloud of witnesses surrounds us, as we lay aside the incredible burdens that we must carry and the sin that permeates our lives, and run with perseverance the race that has been set before us.

We live out our faith in a number of ways. We worship and share stories with each other through Christian education, we feed the hungry, we engage the poor, we live together. We teach, preach, and pray balance. There must be balance or we tend to fall over. The balance in our lives is found in three forms: worship, service, and discipleship, in no particular order. You will find more about this on subsequent pages on this web site, or visit our church.

Location

We are located in the Lower Northeast Philadelphia at 4442 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124. Our phone number is 215 535 0635.