VISION STATEMENT: A
Spirit-Filled Purpose Driven Church
MISSION STATEMENT:
To glorify God by leading people to Jesus and fellowship in His family,
developing them into Christ-likeness and equipping them for ministry in
the church and mission in the world
6. WE BELIEVE...and practice
two ordinances—(1) Water
Baptism by Immersion after repenting of
one's
sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy
Communion (the Lord's Supper)
as a
symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
9. WE BELIEVE...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.
10. WE BELIEVE...The
Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We
believe
'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout
time, have
accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination)
through the
sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
11. WE BELIEVE...A
Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church.
The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves
to reach
others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, to build up or
edify the body of
believers–the Church and to Meet human need with ministries of love and
compassion.
13. WE BELIEVE...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. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of
the AG]
14. WE BELIEVE...in The
Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His
second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years.
This millennial
reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment
of universal peace.
15. WE BELIEVE...A
Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ.
They will
be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing
lake of fire.
16. WE BELIEVE...and look
forward to the perfect New
Heavens and a New Earththat Christ is
preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live
and dwell with Him
there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we
forever be with the
Lord!'