Sundays at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m.

  550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401  ·   (707) 579-2604  ·  

Church of the Incarnation
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What We Believe

We believe God is love. We believe God created us to love and be loved. We believe Jesus is God in a human life, the full revelation of God. We believe the Holy Spirit is God inspiring us to love and serve.

Incarnation is a parish of the Episcopal Church. Being Episcopalian isn't the only way to follow Jesus, but we think it's a good one. The Episcopal tradition sits at the intersection of Catholic and Protestant strands of Christianity. Like other Catholic churches, our life is centered around the sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist. Our worship follows a rich and ancient tradition, and we trace our heritage back through a line of bishops dating back to the earliest days of the church. Like other Protestant churches, we emphasize the priesthood of all believers, and our churches elect their own leaders and make decisions in a participatory way. We strive to be open to the fresh movements of the Holy Spirit.

We are called to live by the message of Christ, in which there are no outcasts and all are welcome. We enjoy people who are different from us. We seek to serve those who are poor and vulnerable, to care for creation, and to build a more just society. In the Episcopal Church people of all genders and sexual orientations are fully welcome in all aspects of the church's life.

Episcopalians find our identity not primarily in agreeing to a list of doctrinal statements, but in worshiping together. You can find Episcopalians of different temperaments, political views, and theological opinions side by side at the altar rail every Sunday. Our worship is structured by the Book of Common Prayer, which includes two of the most ancient statements of Christian faith: the Apostles' Creed (used at Baptism) and the Nicene Creed (used at the Eucharist). We hold these statements in common with many other Christian traditions.

We hope this page may answer some of your questions—or raise additional ones. Visit an Episcopal church, or two or three, to find out more. Along with Incarnation, check out our nearby friends at St. Stephen's, Sebastopol; St. Paul's, Healdsburg; St. Patrick's, Kenwood; and St. John's, Petaluma. We are part of the Russian River Deanery of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. We are many congregations, many communities, and one body. Come and see!

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550 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401

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People decide to visit a church for lots of different reasons, often because they're at some sort of transition point in their lives. Maybe you're a longtime Episcopalian; maybe you have experience in another faith tradition; or maybe you've never been to a faith community at all.

Whoever you are, and wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you enrich us with your presence, and there's a place for you here.

Learn more about visiting Incarnation.

Incarnation is located at 550 Mendocino Avenue in downtown Santa Rosa, just south of the corner with Cherry Street.

Our church parking lot is located around the corner at 636 Cherry Street. The lot often fills up for our Sunday morning services. Additional free church parking is available in the small gravel lot at the corner of Mendocino and Cherry, or in the city garage at 521 7th Street (free on Sundays), which is a two-minute walk from the church. Finally, street parking is also free on Sundays.

We're also located close to several bus lines, and we have a bike rack in the central courtyard.

Children aren't just the church's future—they're an essential part of our faith community right now. At Incarnation we strive to serve our kids' growing faith, and we know they have much to teach adults, too. Children are always welcome in worship: any age, any time.

Learn more about our children's ministries.

Episcopal worship follows an ancient pattern that dates to the earliest days of the Christian church. The first half of the Eucharist is the Liturgy of the Word the second half is the Liturgy of the Table, also called Holy Communion. If you've spent time in Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, or Eastern Orthodox churches, much of our liturgy will seem familiar. If you're unfamiliar with liturgical Christian worship, don't worry. You're welcome to participate as fully as is right for you, or to just relax into the liturgy and let the rest of the congregation carry you in worship.

Click here for online worship, or to learn more about Episcopal worship.

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Often someone who's been visiting for a while will ask us how to become a member of Incarnation. Learn more about becoming a member.

To support our work sharing God's love here in Sonoma County, you can make a donation online.

Giving is one of the most powerful spiritual practices in existence. It's a statement of gratitude and trust in God.

At Incarnation we encourage all our members and friends to prayerfully choose a percentage of their income to give toward causes that serve God's mission. We ask that part of that intentional giving be a pledge of financial support to the parish, both so our leadership can plan ahead in making a budget, and as a tangible commitment to what God is doing here at Incarnation. For more on the practice of proportional giving, see this FAQ.

You can make a donation to Incarnation online, toward your pledge or as a special offering, by clicking below.

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