Key to the purpose and mission of Glencairn Museum is its affiliation with the New Church (see below).

Strongly rooted in the teachings of the Old and New Testaments, the New Church also adds the promise of a new level of understanding for all people.

Glencairn Museum is part of the Academy of the New Church, which is affiliated with the the General Church of the New Jerusalem. The Museum enjoys a close relationship with Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, the Academy's Secondary Schools, and the Bryn Athyn Church School.

W hat The New Church Believes:

• The Lord God Jesus Christ is the Creator and Redeemer of the human race.
  
  
• The Word of the Lord (the Bible) is the medium of union between God and the human race. In addition to the plain teachings of the Word, every story also has deeper meanings that relate to our own spiritual growth and development.
  
  
• True charity is obedience to the Lord's teachings (such as the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule) in a life of usefulness to family, community, nation and church.
  
  
• The Lord gives every person the ability to understand the difference between good and evil and the freedom to choose between them.
  
  
• People of all religions are welcomed into heaven if they have lived a good life according to what they sincerely believe to be God's will.
  
  
• True marriage love continues to eternity in heaven.
  
  
• The Word of the Lord (the Bible) is the medium of union between God and the human race. In addition to the plain teachings of the Word, the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) reveal that every story also has deeper meanings that relate to our own spiritual growth and development. These books present a unified system of theological thought, a new approach to Christianity. Swedenborg called this the New Church.