The American Church in Paris (ACP) welcomes you to worship each Sunday. The 11h service is a traditional service with special music from one of our guest soloists or various choirs; the 14h service is a contemporary service.

Our congregation is an interdenominational and international Christian community whose mission is to bear witness by word and deed to the love of God as revealed in Jesus Christ, to provide a place of English language worship in the American Protestant tradition, and to engage in ministries and services that enrich the lives of residents and visitors in Paris.

The ACP is the first American church established outside of the United States. Begun in 1814, its official charter and first sanctuary were established in 1857. We have been located on the quai d’Orsay since 1931.

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Livestreaming will also be available on our YouTube livestream channel, YouTube video channel, and Facebook page.

You can download the worship bulletin here.

Previous Worship Online Services are available here.

Saturday 5 December 17h30
American Church in Paris sanctuary

Let the music of Ensemble Lumina, under the direction of Caroline Drury, brighten your Christmas spirit and quiet your holiday stress with a variety of seasonal music and texts from around the world. All are welcome.

Saturday 11 December 17h & 20h
American Church in Paris sanctuary

The American Church Choir
The ACP Bronze Ringers
Fred Gramann, Director

ACP Chamber Choir "Ensemble Lumina"
Caroline Drury, Director

Le Choeur d’Enfants Sotto Voce
Scott Alan Prouty, Director

Mirabeau String Quartet
Scott Alan Prouty, Director

You will hear works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Caccini, Rutter, Poulenc, Adam, Gramann and others. The concert concludes with everyone joining to sing carols in English and French

Tickets may be purchased by using the order form here.

Tickets will be available at the American Church as of 14 November. Numbered, reserved seating is 30 euros for all ages. Regular, unreserved seating is 15 euros for adults and 10 euros for students and children. Note: All sales final.

After 30 November, tickets will only be available at the church (thus no longer with the order form).

We regret it is not possible to make reservations by phone.

Les billets peuvent être achetés en utilisant le formulaire de commande disponible ici.

Les billets seront disponibles à l'église américaine à partir du 14 novembre. Les places numérotées sont de 30 euros pour tous les âges. Les places assises non numérotées coûtent 15 euros pour les adultes et 10 euros pour les étudiants et les enfants. Note: Toutes les ventes sont finales .

A partir du 30 novembre les derniers billets seront en vente uniquement à l’eglise.

Aucune réservation par téléphone.
 

We would like to extend to you the opportunity to tangibly participate in our Christmas Eve worship services this year, wherever you may be, by providing a Christmas Poinsettia for the ACP sanctuary and making a special dedication in honor or memory of a loved one in our worship bulletins.

The suggested donation for the poinsettia is 25€ per plant. However, we invite you to prayerfully consider making a special donation for your poinsettia to help ACP thrive into the next year.

We are dreaming of having many poinsettias decorating the sanctuary each one given with love for the ACP while honoring or remembering the donors’ loved ones from all over the world.

Please be sure to fill in the Service Bulletin Dedication field.  Examples:
In honor of "honored person", by "honoring person/family".
In memory of "remembered person", by "remembering person/family".
Also see examples from a previous Christmas Eve bulletin.

Last day to order: 19 December

Order here

Choose Bank card, PayPal or Direct Debit on 3rd screen of donation system.

As a reminder, ACP takes data privacy very seriously and does not retain donor bank card numbers.

Wednesdays 19h30-21h via Zoom (10 November - 15 December).

Register here to receive Zoom link.

Join us each Wednesday evening as we explore the mission and vision of the Apostle Paul as revealed in his letters to the churches in Asia Minor.

The early church struggled day after day to live into it's new identity as a united/passionate community of faith. Individuals and groups within the churches often had contrary ideas about Christ, Paul, and one another. The vision of unity that Jesus prayed for in the upper room prior to his crucifixion didn't take hold overnight. The church struggled intensely with racial divides, economic disparities, gender inequality, cultural misunderstandings, as well as Biblical/theological interpretation. They struggled to live into their identity as Christians in a Roman world- a world that was hostile to anyone who threatened the Roman way of life.

For such a time as this, the Apostle Paul gave his all to build bridges of love, grace, and unity; to impart and to pursue one dream, to preach one gospel, and to sacrifice everything for one beautiful vision: that all people would believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be one in their shared witness to the world. May that bridge building dream develop and thrive in and through us, for such a time as ours.

St Paul - The Bridge Builder: Study Synopsis

• November 10 Grace- Experiencing God's “Yes”. - Acts 26, Eph. 3, Rom. 8
• November 17 Love- Love works and love shares.- I Cor. 4; 2 Cor. 11; Col. 3
• November 24 The Table- Finding our connections. - I Cor. 10-11, Gal. 3, Rom. 12
• December 1 Holiness- Beyond being separate- Eph. 4-5; 2 Thess. 2
• December 8 Freedom- From, to Become, and For.- Acts 16; Rom. 13; 2 Cor. 5
• December 15 Flourishing- The fullness of life.- Acts 17; Gal. 5; Phil. 1-2; 2Tim. 2

Register here to receive Zoom link.

Renovating and Rebuilding the Church

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For surely, I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

Learn about ACP's 2021 worship services, Bible studies, small group studies and prayer, educational events, music ministries, family sharing groups and resources, youth and young adults, and fellowship initiatives below.

Click the slides or links below for more information.

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Worship

Worship in the Sanctuary at 11h and 14h.

The 11h service will be livestreamed on this website, our YouTube video channel and our Facebook page.

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Adult Ministries

Sunday Evening Adult Bible Study   Register here

African Fellowship Online   Register here

Tuesday Morning Women's Bible Study

Women's Monthly Bible Study: Women in Parables, 21 November   Join the Women's Monthly Bible Study

Men's Ministry at ACP   Register to join the Men's Ministry

Silent Prayer Thursdays   Register for Silent Prayer Thursdays

All Church Fellowship Group   Join the All Church Fellowship Group

Worship+2 is our formula for spiritual health! Whether you are in Paris or traveling, you can join God's people for corporate worship every week on Sunday.

During the week, make sure you are feeding your heart, mind, and soul with life-giving encouragement and inspiration through a small group, prayer, or Bible study group. The plus 1!

Then, make sure that you are exercising your gifts with life-giving service, for example, by singing in the choir, playing in the band, teaching a class, helping out with Children's Worship, serving as an usher or welcome host, scripture reader, or communion server on Sundays, preparing food for Thurber Lectures or the Friday Mission Lunch, or taking food out to people experiencing homelessness. The plus 2!

Explore the many Worship+2 opportunities here.