Our Vision

Marble Church recognizes two Sacraments: Baptism and Communion. Baptism is performed for infants, children, and unbaptized adult new members and symbolizes the person's welcome into the family of God. Holy Communion is the joyful feast of the people of God, remembering Christ's total and unconditional love for us and our fellowship and reconciliation with Him.

We are a community of people on a shared journey of life and faith. We are committed to inclusivity, to being a place of welcome, safety, love, and respect for people of every age, station in life, economic status, color, sexual orientation, or category the world constructs to segregate or alienate people from each other. In this place, we celebrate that we are all children of the same God and thus are siblings to each other.

We believe God’s nature is revealed in many ways, but especially through the life and teachings of Jesus. We believe God’s love and Christ’s example can help us be more than we can be on our own: more authentic, empowered, caring, purposeful, fulfilled, at peace, and joy-filled.

We believe we are called to serve God’s world. Through worship, study, fellowship, and small groups, we help one another grow into who God created us to be. Through mission, outreach, and acts of love we answer God’s call to make life brighter and better for all people. Our faith is the source of our positive thinking about God, ourselves, and our uncompromising hope that the world can become what God created it to be.

Marble Collegiate Church’s denominational affiliations are with The Reformed Church in America and The United Church of Christ. One of the oldest places of worship of the Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York and part of the oldest Protestant organization in North America with continuous service. It was organized in 1628 under the Dutch West India Company during Peter Minuit’s Governorship of New Amsterdam. In fact, Minuit was appointed an Elder of the church by our first minister, Jonas Michaelius. Please visit our History page for a complete timeline and fascinating look at Marble’s place in history.

Today Marble Collegiate Church is a vibrant place of fellowship and deep belonging where the teachings of Jesus Christ and the power of positive thinking are interpreted through the dynamic leadership of Dr. Michael Bos for all to realize that they were made for more and become their best selves. The contemporary insights of Dr. Bos, along with the messages of former Senior Ministers, Dr. Michael B. Brown, Dr. Arthur Caliandro and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking during his time here, make the theological understanding of the mission of the church relevant to today’s world. Here all persons are loved as sacred sons and daughters of God and are openly included at Marble regardless of race, sexual orientation or background. Change and growth are primary at Marble -- growing in relation to God, and in one's personal life, relationships and calling.

Our Mission, Vision, and Priorities

Mission

Marble Collegiate Church is a diverse, inclusive community of God's people led by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We inspire everyone to become positive thinkers who make a difference in the world.

Vision

We envision a world where we all become the individuals God created us to be.

Marble Priorities

Growing Deeper
Seeking to grow in our faith in God, we commit to being a safe place to explore what it means to follow the way of Jesus who, as our source of hope, leads us to new possibilities.

Growing Relationally
Seeking to grow in our relationships with God and one another, we commit to being good neighbors in the world by seeking peace and justice for all people and cultivating a community of healing, reconciliation, and transformation.

Growing in Generosity
Seeking to grow in our generosity as a grateful response to God’s blessings in our lives, we recognize everything we have belongs to God, and we commit to giving and serving as acts of worship.

Growing Young Across Generations
Seeking to grow in our capacity to be a beacon of hope and life for all
people, we commit to welcoming young people and their ideas, building an inter-generational community of respect, care, and belonging.