Our Purpose Faith and Mission
  

The church is the body through which Christ works for the redemption of individuals and to make Christian principles operative in all human and social relationships. It is the school of Christ-like character, the Christian fellowship with Christ at the center, and the Christian community of believers consecrated to Christ-like living.

The work of the kingdom succeeds or fails depending upon the degree of effectiveness with which the local church executes its task. This demands that church leaders be alert to the needs of people, quick to change that which needs changing, and creative in approach to each situation.

Effective ministry is more likely to happen when church leaders and members are aware of and familiar with the congregation's "reason for being." Therefore, this church as part of the Body of Christ, seeks to create a deeper awareness of the congregation's basic purpose, and seeks in all its programs and relationships to develop an understanding of the faith we affirm, the ministries provided by the church, and the responsibilities of membership.

Our Purposes

To encourage persons to commit their lives to Jesus Christ. Nurture our membership, seeking ever to bring them to maturity in Christ

To serve as God's instrument in meeting the spiritual and physical needs of this fellowship, this community, and of the world

Our Faith and Practice

Is founded on the belief of one God who is a personal Father and who in love creates, sustains, and orders all

Confesses Jesus Christ as the Son of God, Savior of the world, by whose sacrificial death and resurrection we have the promise of eternal life

Believes that the Holy Spirit is at work within the believer, giving guidance, comfort, instruction, and uniting believers with the Lord and one another

Accepts the Bible as the inspired Word of God and maintains the New Testament as the standard of faith and practice through which God speaks and continues to accomplish His redemptive purpose

Follows the example of the New Testament in administering immersion baptism for believers; observing the love feast and communion; and anointing of persons who are sick or have special spiritual needs

Strives in all avenues of daily living to follow the teachings of Christ in such areas as sanctity of human life, forgiveness and reconciliation (Matthew 18), non-resistance, and sacredness of marriage

The Ministry of the Church

Win persons to Christ through evangelism

Teach and preach Christian truth as revealed in the Bible and through the Holy Spirit

Provide enriching experiences in worship

Challenge persons to follow the teachings and lifestyle of Christ

Nurture persons in the Christian faith and lifestyle

Teach the history, ideals, and sacraments of the church

Promote Christian fellowship within the local church, in the community, and around the world Provide effective pastoral care and counseling

Enlist persons in Christian service within and/or beyond the congregation

Perform ministries of witness, compassion, reconciliation, and fellowship

Bring the principles of Christ to bear in all human and social relationships