The Emmaus Mission ​is a band of chaplain evangelists in Beaver County, PA, committed to Good News, Simple Rhythms, and Ordinary Hospitality. 

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The Good News is that Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again. Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior. And the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit has been offered in His Name. This is the Good News. 

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Ordinary Hospitality is regard, company, and signs of rest. Ordinary Hospitality is our sign this News is true.  Our most basic, tender, visible sign of the forgiveness of sin, the reality of Christ, and the homecoming offered only in Him. 

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The work of Emmaus Mission is to hear Good News and​​ offer Ordinary Hospitality through a simple rhythmn of Scripture, prayer, and visits. 

That is our life with this Good News.

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We our simple rhythms by pairing together simple liturgies and third spaces, making up a regular calendar of events, what we call "liturgical third spaces," or "semi-monastic places for people to be."  Most of these events take place in our Evensong Chapel. 

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A tagline of the ministry: the Light is when He gave Himself to us. And we hold out that Light when we go and see each other. 

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We go see people where they are, and then we create places for them to be.

When and if they're ready, these spaces become a natural bridge back to the preached Word and the Lord's supper in the fellowship of believers. 

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We visit friends on the margins and create places for people to be. Places where ​folks can listen to each other, keep each other company, and share in something together.  We hold out this Light so that Christ might gather what's been scattered. ​With a special heart for the neurodivergent and all those who struggle, who find everyday life unbearable, unmanageable, and impossible. 

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The goal of the ministry to keep  each other company as we make our way together, out of pride and lies, through trouble and loss, toward meaning and rest. The company we keep is a sign that Christ Himself is the way out of pride and lies, the the way through trouble and loss, and the meaning and rest we're headed toward.  We're headed to all the good things Christ Himself is and the small good things we offer in His Name. 

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