St. David of Wales
Episcopal Church
St. David's exists
to draw people into community
through Word and Sacrament​
We are a parish in the Anglican tradition that is committed to preserving the historic catholic faith and passing it on to new generations. We are part of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas and a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The sort of community we seek to cultivate at St. David's is unlike any other community you will find. Our parishioners do not share all of the same interests. We don't cheer for the same sports teams. We have differing political views. (Yes, you read that right!) We are not from the same socioeconomic background. On paper, a community like St. David's is an anomaly in our world, increasingly even among churches. So, what makes a congregation like ours possible?
Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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Our common unity, the community that is formed in our parish, is only possible because of Jesus, revealed in Word and Sacrament to us. We take worship and discipleship so seriously at St. David’s because we’ve been drawn, called to follow the One whom the Word reveals and to whom the Sacraments unite us. Being united to Jesus means being united to one other. It means that we are both bound to one another and that we share a social responsibility to the world around us. It means that as we were once welcomed by God into his family, it is now our privilege to welcome you into ours.
Rule of Life
Amid demanding schedules and daily distractions, the Christian life requires a commitment to being formed by well-ordered habits that direct our souls to God. As a parish, we embrace four spiritual practices that have sustained Christians throughout the centuries and helped transform sinners into saints. These rhythms are not exhaustive, but are intended to help us better follow Jesus and make us more like him.
1. Public Worship
We commit to regularly attend Holy Eucharist on Sundays and Major Feast Days.
3. Service
We commit to offer our time and our abilities to the Church and to our local community.
2. Prayer and Self-Discipline
We commit to pray the Daily Office (or another form of daily prayer), and regularly meditate on Scripture, fast, examine our conscience, and confess our sins.
4. Stewardship
We commit to give generously to support the mission of St. David's and those in need.
What We Believe
St. James said that faith without works is dead (James 2:14-26). Put differently, the best way to know what people believe is to look at what they do, and St. David's is no different. The best way to understand what we believe is to join us for worship, see what we do, and discover your place here with us. If you have never visited St. David’s before, we invite you to worship with us this Sunday. For now, here is a four-point summary of what we believe as Christians in the Anglican tradition:
1. The Bible
We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the revealed Word of God and contain everything necessary for salvation. The Scriptures both reveal and are fulfilled in the person of Jesus.
2. The Creeds
We believe that the Nicene Creed is a sufficient statement of what Christians believe, highlighting the triune nature of God, Jesus’s death and resurrection, and the new creation God is bringing to pass through “the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.”
3. The Sacraments
The Sacraments stand at the heart of our worship and our life in Christ—in particular, the Sacraments of Holy Baptism and the Eucharist (sometimes called the Mass or Holy Communion). Richard Hooker, a sixteenth century priest, summed it up like this: Baptism begins our life in Jesus, and the Eucharist continues that new life. We baptize people of all ages and invite all baptized persons to share the Eucharist with us.
4. The Episcopacy
Being "episcopal" means that we are governed by Bishops (in apostolic succession), Priests, and Deacons. These offices date back to the New Testament, and unite us to the Body of Christ in all time and space—both to Christians around the world today, and to the teaching, practice, and witness of the Church throughout history.
