Our Story
On August 30, 2015 Presiding Bishop Todd Bell appointed Father Michael Messina as pastor of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Aurora. Father Michael had been serving at Christ the King Catholic Church in Aurora Colorado and has been working diligently to grow this new parish which celebrated it’s first Mass Easter of 2016.
Since Easter 2016 many people have come together to be part of this new work of God as it is celebrated with a joyful spirit. We are a bible based church that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ, the apostles, and the ancient Catholic Church. We celebrate in the blessing of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the sacraments which He initiated.
We are not Roman Catholic. However our heritage can be traced from the Roman Catholic Church by Apostolic Succession through the Old Catholic Church, which separated from Rome in 1870. This separation was due to the newly adopted dogma of papal infallibility.
Since 1870 we have maintained our Apostolic Succession by preserving the validity of our Holy Orders and Sacraments. This has not been denied by the Roman Catholic Church.
The American Catholic Communities participates in what is referred to as the Convergence Movement which encompasses the Three Streams of Ministry.
We are Sacramental & Liturgical which means we celebrate the historic liturgies of the Church and the seven Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Confession, Healing, Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony.
We are Evangelical which means we are committed to preaching the Gospel to fulfill the Great Commission.
We are Charismatic which means we believe that through the baptism of the Holy Spirit all believers receive the gifts of the Spirit for the building up of the church and the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
If you just want to find out more about us feel free to contact Father Michael.