"An orthodox Christian community in the Anglican tradition."

HCEC 2011 VESTRY

We are ...

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
2322 Spring Cypress Road
Spring TX  77388

Interim Rector: The Reverend Nick Dyke

Email:  hcec@flash.net

Office Phone:  (281) 353-9169

Fax:  (281) 651-0042

Church Email:  hcec@flash.net

Church Webmaster:  maryspraberry@yahoo.com

Customaries             

• Marriage Customary 
• Baptism Customary
• Funeral Customary

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Holy Comforter Church Staff

Kim Faasse, Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries

Faith Almond,  Membership and Records Manager

Cheryl McCauley,  Office Administrative Assistant

Jay Baker, Office Assistant

Taft Metcaff, Music Team Leader 

Sherry Godden, Kristin Spraberry, Nursery Staff

Ora Godden, Director of Early Childhood Development Center

Ministry Leaders

Kelly Gibbs, Acolyte Master

Mary Spraberry, Website Master,  "The Dove" Newsletter Editor

Sue Vance/Hunter Youngblood, Altar Guild Directors

Chuck Stanton, Brotherhood of St. Andrew

Chuck Stanton, Campus Beautification Team

Miriam Hall, Daughters of the King

Joy Woods/Connie Rosa, Flower Guild

Sandra Bekech, Order of St. Luke

Hunter Youngblood, Upper Crust

Ed Alvarez, Usher Director

VISION STATEMENT

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church is a Christian community growing through

• Developing diverse Christ-centered worship
• Providing ministries for families and youth
• Joining together to serve the needs of others
• Creating fellowship opportunties for all
• Developing all aspects of communication - external, internal and eternal
• Improving and expanding our campus

MISSION STATEMENT

We seek to know Christ and to make Christ known!

CORE VALUES

• GROWING the Kingdom of God through Jesus Christ
• WORSHIPPING God in traditional and contempory ways
• PRAYING for God's will
• EDUCATING children, youth and adults
• DEVELOPING Christian leaders
• REACHING OUT to our community and the world
• EVANGELIZING through our words and actions
• EQUIPPING our youth to be the future church
  

A Statement of Faith - January 1, 2011 

We, the undersigned clergy and laity of the Episcopal Church within the Diocese of Texas contend for the”faith once delivered to the saints” and, as disciples of Christ, believe that we are ever constrained by the plain sense of God’s Written Word.

We proclaim our allegiance to Jesus Christ, who alone is the Way, the Truth and the Life, the Savior of all who call upon Him, and to His Word - the Bible.

We pledge that we will teach, both in doctrine and ethics, only that which is in accord with the Holy Scriptures. We will work to preserve an authentic witness to Jesus Christ and His Gospel in our parish families and communities in which God has most graciously placed us.

We make this statement humbly acknowledging that we are all sinners standing in need of God’s mercy and forgiveness offered through the Cross of Christ.

We affirm our identity with the worldwide Anglican Communion, and we are committed to the development of an Anglican Covenant which affirms these beliefs as called for by ++Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

We look forward to working with our own diocesan bishop, The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, and others committed to the same.

If you are interested in our church's views regarding the 2003 ECUSA General Convention votes, please read the following messages.

   ECUSA House of Bishops

Covenant Statement, March 2005

Primates Meetings including February 2005

Windsor Report 2004

Nov 3, 2003 - Archbishop of Canterbury Statement

Oct 16, 2003 - Primates' Statement

Bishop Wimberly's Pastoral Letter

Father Steve's Pastoral Letter