OUR VISION
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Our vision is for our congregation and community to truly
Love God, Love People, and Make Disciples. |
THREE CIRCLES OF FELLOWSHIP
THE FATHERFellowship with the Father is our main personal objective. It is only possible because of the redemptive work of Jesus. We have fellowship with the Father by praying to God, feasting on the Word of God, and by fasting to discern the will of God. It is our ultimate goal for each individual to abide in God's presence as Father and fellowship with Him.
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THE FAMILYFellowship with The Family is where we gather together as a family of faith through corporate worship (Our weekly worship gatherings), small groups (Our Connect Fellowships), and special events. We gather as a family of faith with arms open to anyone who is willing to be a part of us. We gather to build one another up through accountability, confession, forgiveness, and encouragement. God created us to live on mission together.
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THE FALLENFellowship with the Fallen is our intentional and strategic focus to reach out to those outside the family who are lost and hurting, to love them and befriend them, accept them into the family, introduce them to Jesus, who is the only one who can bring them into Fellowship with the Father.
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OUR CORE VALUES
Inclusive Fellowship. We are a fellowship of believers that welcomes everyone regardless of race, social status, previous failures, or present struggles etc. We want to be a church known to love everyone.
Matthew 11:28 ESV, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Authentic Community. We strive to eliminate hypocrisy, to be genuine, realizing we all have personal struggles. We emphasize the importance of confessing our sins to one another, forgiving one another, and praying for one another. We encourage one another and help one another in our struggles and help each other out of our struggles.
1 John 1:7-8 ESV, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (8) If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Intentional Mission. Our desire to reproduce our fellowship will not be passive. We seek opportunities to lead individuals into a personal relationship with Christ by sharing the Gospel message. We seek opportunities to begin new fellowship connections, and we seek opportunities to plant new churches.
Acts 1:8 ESV, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Compassionate Ministry. We strive to treat others with the compassion of Jesus. We seek to not only meet spiritual needs of people, but we also strive to meet their physical needs - providing food for the hungry, clothes for the poor, help for the addicted, and counseling for the afflicted.
Matthew 25:35-36 ESV, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, (36) I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.”
While we are conservative in theology and teach Theological Truth that closely aligns with The Baptist Faith and Message 2000, we emphasize at least these four key values in our fellowship.
Matthew 11:28 ESV, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Authentic Community. We strive to eliminate hypocrisy, to be genuine, realizing we all have personal struggles. We emphasize the importance of confessing our sins to one another, forgiving one another, and praying for one another. We encourage one another and help one another in our struggles and help each other out of our struggles.
1 John 1:7-8 ESV, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (8) If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Intentional Mission. Our desire to reproduce our fellowship will not be passive. We seek opportunities to lead individuals into a personal relationship with Christ by sharing the Gospel message. We seek opportunities to begin new fellowship connections, and we seek opportunities to plant new churches.
Acts 1:8 ESV, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Compassionate Ministry. We strive to treat others with the compassion of Jesus. We seek to not only meet spiritual needs of people, but we also strive to meet their physical needs - providing food for the hungry, clothes for the poor, help for the addicted, and counseling for the afflicted.
Matthew 25:35-36 ESV, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, (36) I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.”
While we are conservative in theology and teach Theological Truth that closely aligns with The Baptist Faith and Message 2000, we emphasize at least these four key values in our fellowship.