Vision & Mission

Vision

To see people transformed by the love of God and made alive in Christ.

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved” – Ephesians 2:4-5 ESV

Mission

We cultivate a Christ-centered community where the Holy Spirit empowers us to know Jesus deeply, grow in faith, and be transformed by God’s love.

“And we all…are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV

Values

Our spiritual journey consists of four values:

We live Christ-Centered lives.

“And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning…” Colossians 3:17-18 ESV

- - Center of our life
  - Center of our teaching
  - Center of our worship

We live Spirit-Led lives.

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. Galatians 5:16-17 ESV

- - Depend on the Holy Spirit for guidance
  - Depend on the Holy Spirit for empowerment

We live transformed lives.

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

- - Transformed by prayer
  - Transformed by the Word
  - Transformed by daily encounters

We live generous lives.

“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God” – Hebrews 13:16 ESV

- - Generous with our resources
  - Generous with our time
  - Generous with our service

Make every experience an opportunity for others to be transformedby the love of God and made alive in Christ.

Tenets of Faith

We Believe . . .

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

We believe in the one true God who is love existing in three distinct forms: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We believe that God is generous and benevolent, the creator of all things, and gave existence to all that is. (Ephesians 4:6; I John 4:8; I Corinthians 8:6 ; Genesis 1:1-2, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:1-9, Acts 17:24-28, Hebrews 11:3, James 1:1, James 14:9, and 2 Peter 1:21)

Jesus Christ:

- - Is God’s one and only Son, the one and only Savior (John 1:14, 1John 4:9, John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:18
  - Was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18)
  - Was born Jesus of Nazareth, through the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, being fully human and fully divine. (Matthew 1:18 & 21:11, Luke 1:26-38, John 1:14, John 19:19, Romans 5:15-17, Colossians 2:9 and 1 John 1:1)
  - Lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22)
  - Was crucified on a cross for our sins (Luke 23:1-46)
  - Died on the cross, was buried, and rose again bodily from the dead on the third day (Luke 23:44 – 24:8, John 20:24-29, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
  - Ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father (Luke 22:69, Acts 1:1-9, Colossians 3:1)
  - Will return to judge both the living and the dead and reign as King of kings and Lord of lords. (Matthew 24:36-42, John 14:1-3, Acts 1:10-11, Act 10:39-42, 1 Peter 4:5)
Holy Spirit:
- - - Who is the active presence of God in the world and indwells every Christian. (Matthew 28:19, John 16:5-15, Acts 1:7-8, Romans 8:26-27, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, & 2 Timothy 1:14).
    - Who empowers Christians for works of service (1 Corinthians 12:4-11)
    - Who empowers us to live Christ-like lives (Galatians 5:16-25)

God is Love

We believe in the one true God who is love existing in three distinct forms: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We believe that God is generous and benevolent, the creator of all things, and gave existence to all that is. (Ephesians 4:6; I John 4:8; I Corinthians 8:6 ; Genesis 1:1-2, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:1-9, Acts 17:24-28, Hebrews 11:3, James 1:1, James 14:9, and 2 Peter 1:21)

The Word of God

We believe that the original word of God is creation and that God gave us the text of the scripture to provide hope, peace, comfort, and wisdom as we navigate this life and what it means to be human beings who have been made in the image of God. (Genesis 1; Genesis 2:7; Romans 1:20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

- The Bible is God’s Holy Word, without error in its original form and inspired by the Holy Spirit. (Mark 12:36, John 14:26, John 16:12-15, Acts 1:16, 1 Corinthians 2:12-13, 2 Timothy 3:14-16, & 2 Peter 1:20-21)
- We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice, and realize that it is profitable for teaching, correction, instruction and equipping the saints. (Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 24:35, Romans 15:4, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Hebrews 4:12, & 2 John 1:9

Jesus and having Life to the Fullest

We believe that God gifted humanity God’s self in the form of Jesus to teach us how to live. To show us what it means to have life to the fullest. To set us free from sin and death that we may have nothing that separates us from our creator and his purposes for our lives. (John 1:14; John 10:10; John 3:16; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Romans 8:38-39)

- - The Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and as a result is lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ. (Acts 4:12 & Romans 3:23)
  - Salvation and the forgiveness of sins come only by grace from God and are made possible through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 26:28, Romans 5:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Peter 1:18-19, & 1 John 1:7)
  - We don’t believe there is a formula for salvation, but we do acknowledge there is a process to it. Acknowledging Christ as Savior is to believe in Jesus Christ as God’s Son, and as Lord and Savior of the world. To confess Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, repent of your sins, be baptized into Christ through immersion in water, and continue to grow and live in Christ. (Romans 5:1-2, Luke 24:45-47, Acts 3:19, 17:30, 2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 10:32, Romans 10:9, Philippians 2:11, 1 John 4:15, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:1-7, Galatians 3:27, Philippians 1:1, Colossians 2:12, & 1 Peter 3:21) I John 4:9-10; Luke 5:31; Acts 5:19).

He Created Us

We believe the world is a beautiful place that God created for us to experience, enjoy, take care of, to discover that Gods presence saturates all of it and to help others do the same. (Ephesians 4:6; Matthew 28:19-20)

- - God founded the Church on the day of Pentecost as the body and bride of Christ (Matthew 16:13-18 & Acts 2:14-47)
  - God clearly defined roles of men and women as distinctly outlined in the Bible. (1 Corinthians 16:13-14, 1 Kings 2:1-3, Proverbs 12:4 & 31:1-31, Titus 2:3-5, & 1 Timothy 5:14)
  - God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
  - God shows us that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.)