Our mission is to birth and develop mature disciples of Jesus Christ characterized by faith, hope, and love.
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Our congregation is:
Christ-Centered
We focus on Jesus Christ as the only mediator between a sinful world and a holy, perfect God. Jesus is “the way, the truth and the life,” and only through his sacrifice on the cross for us do we have the hope of forgiveness and eternal life. Following Jesus is the only hope for us to live a victorious, joyful, God-pleasing life!
Biblically-focused
While many “voices” try to influence our lives today we focus on God’s word as the supreme guide to living a God-pleasing life. God’s will for us is contained in God’s word, Therefore we stress the study and application of biblical principles in the life of every member.
Committed to discipleship
A disciple is a learner possessing a lifelong commitment to spiritual growth and service to Christ. We are committed to providing opportunities for each member to pursue spiritual maturity and become equipped to help others meet, know and serve Jesus Christ. The discipleship process happens in Christian education classes, home discipleship groups and informal relationships.
Mission-minded
Our congregation has a strong tradition of reaching out to the world with the love of Jesus Christ in word and deed. We strive to be generous in our financial support of many international, national and local Christian missions. Through church service projects and on their own many members volunteer their time to work with various organizations to meet the physical and spiritual needs of people.
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Greetings, I’m interested in visiting your church but was wondering where your congregation stood on the “Biblically Focused” part as it pertains to the family, marriage and the sanctity of human life? To be direct, are you “LGBTQ affirming” and “pro-choice” or are you loving and accepting of all but firm in the biblical model of marriage (male and female) and the clear affirmation of the sacredness of human life from conception to death?
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Sincere apologies, Bill! We are just now seeing your question.
The short answer is that the official marriage policy of the church dictates marriage as “between one man and one woman,” but you will find a variety of perspectives among the church family. As a church family, we have chosen to not make this issue our focus, but rather to center ourselves on the teachings and Commission of Jesus.
If you’d like to have a deeper conversation about this, please call the church office and we’ll schedule some time!
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