We are . . .
An inclusive, bilingual, music-loving, service-driven Lutheran church.
Our community is made of diverse, unique, quirky, imperfect, beautiful people who gather to experience and live out God’s love.
The Advent community reflects the vibrant diversity of New York City. We draw people of all ages, colors, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, family makeups, nationalities, income brackets, citizenship statuses, and faith backgrounds together to worship, talk, and serve. We are life-long Lutherans, people from other denominations and faith traditions, spiritual seekers, and skeptics.
Our members have many first languages. Currently, we are able to offer worship and activities in English and Spanish. We are faithfully figuring out how to be one community of people who speak two different languages.
Being an inclusive community goes beyond that. Being one community is about cultivating understanding and inclusion so everyone’s story is part of who we are as God’s church.
When we say all are welcome, we sincerely mean it.
Inclusion is fundamental to our mission.
And although we are certainly not perfect, when we fall short of being a truly inclusive community, we will own it, remember God’s grace, learn from it, and do better.