“And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. And whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.” - Revelation 22:17
Kempton New Church
“There are three essentials of the Church: an acknowledgment of the Divinity of the Lord, an acknowledgment of the holiness of the Word, and the life that is called charity.” - Divine Providence ¶259:3


The Kempton New Church is a congregation of people who believe that there is one God in one Person, our Creator and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; that the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Heavenly Doctrine of the New Jerusalem are the Lord’s Word; that the life of religion consists especially in keeping the Ten Commandments, and in doing our daily work justly and faithfully; and that there is a life after death, a heaven and a hell, where we continue to live as complete human beings.

We try to help each other understand the Lord’s Word and encourage each other in applying it to life. We welcome you.


•Church Services Online
Christmas Daily Readings
•Summary of the Teachings of the New Church
•Examples of the Spiritual Sense
•Worship Service times
•A New Translation of the WORD
•The Heavenly Doctrine for the New Jerusalem

Letter to the Community:


Christmas 2025

Dear Neighbor,

When Jesus was born on earth over 2000 years ago in the tiny little town of Bethlehem, He was born a king. The prophecies of the Old Testament predicted this. Here are three examples:

  • A Scepter shall arise out of Israel. (Numbers 24:17)
  • I will raise up to David a just, Growing Branch, and a King shall reign and act with intelligence, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth. (Jeremiah 23:5)
  • And Jehovah shall be for a king over all the earth; in that day Jehovah shall be one, and His name one. (Zechariah 14:9)

When the wisemen came to see the infant Jesus, they asked, “Where is He who is born King of the Jews?” Then they humbly presented gifts to Him as they would to a king. Even the very names the Messiah and the Christ mean “the One Anointed to be King” in Hebrew and Greek, respectively, as kings were anointed with oil from ancient times.

This Christmas, it can help us draw closer to the Lord Jesus Christ when we follow Him as our King. Not as a king of this world, for He said in the Scriptures, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36), but as the King of kings (Rev. 19:16), who leads us to heaven as a hero of battle against hell. Whenever we struggle with sin, the Lord Jesus Christ is our King who can lead us to victory over hell if we rely on Him. As it says in the Psalms, “Who is this King of glory? Jehovah, strong and a Hero, Jehovah, a Hero of battle” (Psalm 24: 8).

This is the kind of king He was born on earth to be—a hero of battle, fighting on our behalf against hell.

If you would like to learn more about how the Lord Jesus Christ is our King, consider visiting us at the Kempton New Church for services on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. And if you would like to join us as we celebrate the birth of the Lord God our Savior Jesus Christ at our Christmas worship service, I would love to see you. It will be held on Christmas Eve—Wednesday, December 24, at 5:00 p.m.

Merry Christmas!

Rev. Brett D. Buick
Pastor

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