EVERETT — A new church with some traditional ideas about faith opened in Everett recently.
All Saints Church held its first services at Easter with a congregation of about 75. People have come back on the following two Saturdays.
“It’s going well, we’ve been encouraged by the people coming out,” Pastor Kevin Craik said. “Overall as church-planting goes, I’m happy with the way things are going.”
All Saints Church is part of the Anglican Church in North America, which was founded in 2009 after several Episcopal Church congregations split from the main body over issues relating to sexual ethics, marriage and the authority of scripture.
“I think we’re emphasizing what we see is the best of both worlds between the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church,” Craik said.
That means taking “a high view of the authority of the scripture and submitting ourselves to it, and a high view of the traditions and the liturgy and the sacraments of the Catholic Church,” he said.
All Saints holds services at 5 p.m. Saturdays in the Bethel Baptist Church, 2625 Hoyt Ave.
Bethel is loaning space to the new church for the time being. Craik said there’s no clear-cut time frame for when All Saints would start constructing its own building.
“Finding a building space for a church is the single hardest thing to do,” he said.
Craik, 29, is a newcomer to Everett and to the priesthood.
He joined the Anglican Church four years ago and was ordained in September, he said.
He was working for Bishop Todd Hunter in Southern California when a connection was established with Bethel Baptist to allow an Anglican church to take root in Everett.
“It’s really kind of neat to be able to work across denominational lines,” Craik said.
Craik moved here with his wife, Melissa, and their son, Jameson, who turns 2 in June.
He’s found a group of people here responsive to his message.
“Our vision is to be a church rooted in historic worship practices with a genuine warmth that speaks to us today,” Craik said.
Chris Winters: 425-374-4165; cwinters@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @Chris_At_Herald.
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