Contacting Us. The best way to reach us is to e-mail us at ict4afghans@hotmail.com. Also you can call Jim Craft on his personal cell phone, (703) 300-3479, and leave a voice mail. It may take a little time to get back with you due to the press of work.
Engagements. This is a "tent-making ministry" meaning that we have "day" jobs and do this work as time permits. We generally give priority to events in the Prince William County, Virginia area but will prayerfully consider all opportunities as they present themselves. Currently, most of our team members are Anglicans, but we are working to develop historic services for the denominations appropriate for specific locations and time periods.
Historic Faith Ministries Statement of Faith. We believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, the inspiration and authority of the Canon of Scripture, and the truths expressed in the Apostles and Nicene Creeds. A theological book on the creeds from 1882, The Historic Faith, by Brooke Foss Westcottm, Regius Professor of Divinity, and Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge, can give an overview of this faith.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. We, the undersigned, the Loyal Subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britian, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &C. Having undertaken for the Glory of God and the Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country,a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solomnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, do covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation; and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: and by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time,as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto we promise all due Submission and Obedience. IN WITNESS whereof we hereunto subscribed our names,at Cape Cod, the eleventh of November,in the Reign or our sovereign Lord, King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland, the fifty-fourth, Anno Domimi; 1620
Jim Craft, ict4afghans@hotmail.com leads the team. We are looking for new team members to serve in a variety of ways (see the extras page), such as living history, researcher, logistics, handicrafts, music (including playing a restored field pump organ), and prayer.
Church of the Holy Spirit provides spiritual oversight and nurture for this ministry and Jim Craft and his family would be happy to meet you there. Services are at 10:00 AM at the Mill Run Elementry School in Ashburn, Virginia. Services are liturgical Anglican with mixed contempory and traditional music.
Historic Faith Ministry:
* IS a ministry of the Church of the Holy Spirit, in Ashburn, Virginia and under this Church's spiritual oversight. Tax-deductable donations to support this ministry can be made by check payable to Church of the Holy Spirit with a notation of "Historic Faith Ministry" in the memo line. E-giving may be available in the near future.
* IS NOT affiliated with any re-enacting or political organization
* IS dedicated to accurately and enjoyably educating the public on Christian history as we live our our Christian faith.
* SEEKS to serve the spiritual needs of re-enactors and the public in the context of a biblically-based Christian faith.