At CCV, our Vision & Values drive the decisions and direction of our church. They shape our common identity and help us live into our calling as a church community.
Christ Church Vienna is a gospel driven, externally focused, extended family, Anglican mission for Vienna, Virginia.
Gospel Driven: Christ Church Vienna is motivated and guided by the grace-filled gospel of Jesus Christ
- Allowing the gospel to define our identity & worldview
- Accepting and applying God’s love and grace for us
- Growing in our maturity in Christ, in our knowledge of and desire for God
- Cultivating a deeper whole-Bible theology that shapes our beliefs and is integrated into our lives
Externally Focused: Christ Church Vienna is externally focused and outward facing—”Missional”
- Seeking Gospel-Transformation for ourselves and for all people
- Being involved in the lives of the people in our community, work, schools, and neighborhoods
- Sharing the good news of Jesus Christ crucified and risen, our hope salvation
- Pushing back the effects of sin and darkness and caring for the broken and needy
Extended Family: Christ Church Vienna is an extended family of believers in Jesus Christ
- Loving one another as an extended family: enjoying life, having fun, caring for one another, developing deeper relationships, committed to one another
- Experiencing “eternity” through our corporate life in which unique people of different ages share grace, forgiveness, joy, and mercy with one another
Anglican Mission: Christ Church Vienna is Anglican in worship form, spiritual formation, and governance
- Using the Anglican Book(s) of Common Prayer to arrange and facilitate our liturgy, regularly celebrating the Lord’s Supper (weekly), Baptism, and Confirmation
- Leaning into the historic Christian practices of spiritual formation through the Prayer Book (BCP 2019): Morning Prayer and Daily Office (Bible Readings), along with spiritual disciplines and commitment to one another
- Governing the Church through Bishops, Presbyters (elders) and Deacons; lay leaders and a Church Council (vestry)
For Vienna: Christ Church Vienna exists for the community of Vienna, VA
- Not just in Vienna, but for Vienna; seeking the welfare of the town
- Pursuing God’s purposes for this community through our presence, involvement, relationships and vocations
- Breaking down the wall between the secular and the sacred