Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Let me tell you a little about Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
We are a “Transitional” sized parish averaging
150-160 people per Sunday, but we are experiencing growth
that we hope will make us a “Program” sized
parish. We were founded in 1954 in a storefront and our
current building was completed in 1964. We are conveniently
located about 10 minutes from downtown Orlando, about
five minutes from downtown Winter Park and two minutes
from Baldwin Park.
Our 8 o’clock service is Rt I and said, while our
10:15 service is a choral Eucharist with a full choir.
Our music tends toward the traditional with some contemporary
and I must say that for a smaller parish we have a very
fine music ministry. The quality of our program is due
to a great group of choristers, a dedicated Organist/Choirmaster
who trained with the Royal School of Church Music, a very
able Heissler seventeen rank tracker organ and the fact
that this beautiful little church has outstanding acoustics.
We also have a children’s music program that is
incorporated into our Children’s Chapel. The children
offer their musical ministry regularly at the 10:15 service.
In order to be family friendly, we offer Children’s
Chapel and Sunday School at the 10:15 hour, the children
joining their parents for Eucharist. Our Adult Education
is at 9:00, childcare provided. We have recently added
a casual Eucharist with contemporary/Cursillo style music
at 5 PM on Saturdays in the Chapel
Our preaching varies from liturgical to pastoral to topical,
but it is always Biblical and Christ centered.
Being so close to downtown Orlando makes us a rather diverse
parish theologically and politically and to a lesser extent
socially. But whatever our theology, politics or social
station, we are committed to Jesus Christ as Lord, the
preaching and modeling of the Gospel and reaching out
according to Jesus’ “Great Commission”
mandate to make disciples.
Most of us are professionals; some of us are retired.
Many live in the immediate neighborhood and many commute
some distance to worship at Emmanuel. We are all ages
with a growing Sunday School and Youth Program.
If you are looking for a church home in the Orlando area,
please pay us a visit.
All blessings,
The Rev. Dr. Malcolm F. Murchison +
