BUILDING FAITH, PEOPLE AND THE FUTURE
BUILDING
FAITH, PEOPLE AND
THE FUTURE
Vision
Mission
Vision
Mission
Values
Faith
We pursue a vibrant relationship with God through His Word, prayer, worship and the work of the Holy Spirit. Our faith is alive, growing and centered on Christ
People
We believe every believer carries God-given potential. We develop disciples, raise leaders and release people to serve in their calling.
Future
We build today with tomorrow in mind. Through community, evangelism and healthy structures, we prepare the next generation and reach our city and the nations.
Values
Faith
We pursue a vibrant relationship with God through His Word, prayer, worship and the work of the Holy Spirit. Our faith is alive, growing and centered on Christ.
People
We believe every believer carries God-given potential. We develop disciples, raise leaders and release people to serve in their calling.
Future
We build today with tomorrow in mind. Through community, evangelism and healthy structures, we prepare the next generation and reach our city and the nations.
HISTORY
HISTORY
From six people... to a church reaching nations. And the story is still being written.
TENETS OF FAITH
TENETS OF FAITH
2 Timothy 3:16
… the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19
…there is only one true God, revealed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
John 1:1
… in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal, future return to this earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years.
John 14:6
… every person can have restored fellowship with God through salvation (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).
Titus 3:5
… regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
Matthew 28:19
… in water baptism by immersion and Holy Communion.
Galatians 5:16-25
… sanctification initially occurs at salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
Acts 2:4
… the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.
1 Peter 2:24
… divine healing of the sick is a privilege for Christians today and is provided for in Christ’s atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
Mark 16:15-16; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 Corinthians 14:2-3; Psalm 112:9
… in the church, which is the body of Christ, and its mission to be the agency of God to evangelize the world, worship God, build the body of Christ, and demonstrate God’s love and compassion.
Titus 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:17
… in the Blessed Hope—when Jesus raptures His Church prior to His return to earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
Revelation 20:11-15
… in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation.
… the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God
2 Timothy 3:16
…there is only one true God, revealed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity)
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19
… in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal, future return to this earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years
John 1:1
… in the Blessed Hope—when Jesus raptures His Church prior to His return to earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever
Titus 2:13;
1 Thessalonians 4:17
… every person can have restored fellowship with God through salvation (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior)
John 14:6
… regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation
Titus 3:5
… in water baptism by immersion and Holy Communion
Matthew 28:19
… divine healing of the sick is a privilege for Christians today and is provided for in Christ’s atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins)
1 Peter 2:24
… the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times
Acts 2:4
… sanctification initially occurs at salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike
Galatians 5:16–25
… in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation
Revelation 20:11–15
… in the church, which is the body of Christ, and its mission to be the agency of God to evangelize the world, worship God, build the body of Christ, and demonstrate God’s love and compassion