The Chemin Neuf Community:
A Passion for Unity
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Right from the start, the Chemin Neuf Community was marked by the presence of members from different Christian denominations. We seek to be faithful to the prayer that Jesus made before his death:
"May they all be one, just as Father you are in me and I am in you, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me." (John 17:21)
The Community currently has members from the Anglican Communion, the Reformed Church, the Mennonite Church, the Lutheran Church, the Baptist Church, the Evangelical Armenian Church ... All choose to live, pray and evangelise together without giving up their identity, and remain in communion with their respective churches.
All members of Chemin Neuf commit to learning about other Christian denominations than their own, to taking part regularly in ecumenical services and celebrations, and to working in all practical ways with the various church leaders in their region. "Everything that we can do together, let us do it together!"
The members of the Community (couples or consecrated celibates) who choose to take life vows promise, as part of their commitment, to "give their lives for the unity of Christians".