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But first, an intro...

Communion is now five years old! We have been blessed by three specific groups of people: First, the members of our "launch team" who helped to frame the ministry priorities of our church from the beginning. Secondly, all the individuals and families who have become a part of our fellowship since our beginning. And finally, our "extended" family of ministry leaders whom we respect and who have given us great encouragement and endorsements.

But a lot happens in five years, and today, we are in a "re-building campaign." The reason for this is that the majority of our founding families have since moved from California. We are now in the process of "replacing" these former members and also in the process of training new elders for our church.

So we are very committed to "reaching out" to those who are seeking to align themselves with a unique church that has as her main priorities the "3 marks" of a Christian church:

- The proper proclamation of the the Scripture! This means that we read the words of the Bible, sing the words of the Bible, pray the words of the Bible, recite creeds based upon the words of the Bible, and preach through the very texts of the Bible.

- The proper administration of the Sacraments! This means that we are so focused on proclaiming the Gospel of Christ in our worship service, that we will always observe the Lord's Supper or Baptism every Sunday. These sacraments portray the life transforming reality of the Gospel of Christ as Savior and Lord of his church. This commitment is expressed in a service of "covenant renewal." (please see our past worship folders for an example of this at our Worship Service tab)

- The commitment for total discipleship! This means that our leadership is committed to training Christians (and Christian households) toward maturity and service. Scripture teaches that those who recognize the cost of following Jesus are more effective and fulfilled in their walk with Christ. We are devoted to ensuring that those who value the Kingdom of Christ above all will have ample opportunities to grow in the faith.

We are in prayer everyday for God to raise up individuals and families to join such a church as ours! That together, based upon our spiritual gifts and commitments, we will be faithful in establishing a kingdom work that will truly reflect the communion of the saints.

We ask for your prayers and we hope that you will join us soon. Peace!
( ...this entry first served as our "four" year welcome, and still stands for year # 5. Recently, one of our founding elders moved to North Carolina for a wonderful job promotion -- so a valuable leadership role is presently missing. We are in the process of raising up more elders and servants to carry on the call of Christ for his church! We pray that many will also respond to this call and participate with us!)

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"Kent Moorlach has been a friend for many years and I've been impressed with his commitment to the ministry of Word and sacrament, as well as to the personal lives of his parishioners. If you're in the neighborhood, Communion Presbyterian is a great place to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ."

-- Michael Horton
- Professor of Apologetics and Theology at Westminster Seminary, Ca.
- Editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine
- Host of The White Horse Inn radio broadcast

Our First "Welcome" message follows...

On behalf of the members of Communion Presbyterian, let me say, "Welcome."

My name is Kent Moorlach, and I am the pastor of this "mission work." I have a great story to share with you about our existence, but I'll keep it as brief as possible:

As I was finishing up my Bachelors degree at CSUF, I performed the classic "life evaluation" drill. Did I really want a career in journalism, or did I want something that REALLY cared about truth?

"What is truth?" It's the most profound question of all time! It was now my turn to answer that question. In my childhood, I'd been raised in the church and was told that the Bible stories were true. Yet in my college philosophy classes, I was taught to question everything (except the professors' opinions).

While concluding my college studies, and serving as a part-time youth worker, I concluded that eternity, God's Word, and the souls of people were the most important "truths" of the universe (and still do to this day).

So I enrolled at Talbot Seminary in La Mirada, Ca. While there, I underwent a theological reformation. Please understand, I respect and admire Talbot immensely, perhaps more today than ever -- but what I read in the Bible, and what I was taught back then, made for too many classroom debates. I was a classic 5 Point Calvinist among a number of pointless professors (admit it, that's a good one!)

At this time, in the early 90's, I began working as the High School Minister at Covenant Presbyterian (Indep.) in Orange, Ca. My years at Covenant were enriched by the teaching of many fine pastors and teachers who were on staff there (it's an impressive list). It was during my years at Covenant that I began to desire more than just youth ministry because clearly, the faith of the entire family is so foundational to developing disciples of Christ's Kingdom.

I continued my Mdiv program at San Francisco Theological Seminary (PCUSA) in Southern California (at that time on the Claremont Campuses). Once again, please understand, I have great respect and admiration for some faithful instructors at SFTS -- but while there, I witnessed firsthand, the struggles taking place in the PCUSA regarding "truth." In God's providence, it was actually this seminary that encouraged me to seek out a conservative, Reformed, and Presbyterian denomination. Through a simple Internet search, the Lord led me to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARPC), and I sought to affiliate.

It was at this time that I became a convert to Church Planting. The ARPC ordained me, and Covenant commissioned me, and here we are today in Irvine: a "mission developer" with a new congregation seeking to minister in Christ's name.

We're excited to see how God is moving this story forward. We already have many new visitors and friends from the area of our "new home" joining us. Hopefully, you can join us too! If you are in the place right now to visit, then we pray this will happen soon! If not, then please lift a prayer for us right now, that we will remain faithful to God's truth, so that in the end we will say together, "Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb...These are the true words of God." (Revelation 19)

Our second "Welcome" message...

Communion Church is now two years old! But go back with us to the beginning -- when we were a group of people with a heart for starting a new church in a strategic and growing part of Orange County. We had the freedom to develop any "model" for ministry that we wanted! We had the option of simply imitating that which was popular, or we could have done something very unpredictable... What did we decide?

Well, we sort of transcend all the categories -- or better yet, we are a communion of all of them! But our guiding conviction has always been this: We want to learn and obey what the Scriptures teach about worship, discipleship, and evangelism and then we want to live this out in every arena of life.

As a result, we love to sing, pray, read, recite, and preach the Scripture in a way that all the family can be involved. Because of this, some think we are liturgical, others think we are like a youth group, and still others think we are pioneering one trend or another! Whatever the case, these convictions remain: God is worthy of our praise and our total devotion! His word teaches us what honors Him! We want to impress these convictions upon our own hearts and with all whom we live and come into contact.

We know that if you join us at one of our gatherings, you will find a very intergenerational church that loves the Lord and each other, and that we are welcoming to all who visit (because we are excited to share with others what we have been up to these past two years!)

So please continue to search our site and also make plans to visit us in person soon!

God Bless,
RevK