Who We Are
We are a church and organization with the dream of planting churches that are completely devoted to helping people who are far from God experience Jesus.
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Worship, Love, and Compassion
We’re all about helping people far from God experience Jesus.
We pursue that by focusing on three main things:
Worship.
Worship is more than music – it’s a lifestyle.
Worship is our response to who God is.
Worship includes Sunday… and Monday through Saturday.
Love.
Love is living among people in community.
It’s using your gifts and time.
It’s about doing life together.
Compassion.
Compassion is sharing Christ’s compassion with others.
It’s overseas missions and also painting the fence next door.
It’s planting new churches and it’s feeding the hungry.
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What We Believe
One Life Statement of Faith:
The Bible
Everything we believe, say and do is founded upon and held accountable to the Bible, which is the
inerrant Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
God
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; 1
Timothy 2:5)
Jesus
Jesus Christ is the Son of God…and God the Son. He is the Creator of all things who was born to
the virgin Mary, died for our sins, rose from the dead and will one day return to earth for all who have
placed their faith in Him. (Matthew 1:18; John 3:16; 20:28; Colossians 1:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)
Salvation
God created humans in His own image to enjoy closeness with Him, but we disobeyed Him, destroying the intimacy of that relationship. We cannot save ourselves, but need God’s tender mercy to draw us back to Him. Jesus’ death on the cross is payment in full for the sins of all who place our faith in
Jesus alone for eternal life. In gratitude, we give up our sins as we follow Him. (Genesis 1:27; 3:8-19; Acts 2:38; Romans 5:12; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-10)
The Church
Jesus is the head of the church, through which He expresses His amazing love and awesome purpose on planet Earth. Followers of Christ are to become part of a local church, where they will be taught, strengthened, equipped, held accountable, inspired, empowered and set free to become everything Jesus created them to be. (Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 12; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 4:11-16; Hebrews 10:25)
Click here for more, including our theological distinctives (yes, that’s a scary phrase).
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Our Values
Why we do what we do.
Missional Thinking.
We are missionaries locally AND globally. We believe we are to think and act like missionaries in the local community while actively pursuing global impact.
Prayer.
Pray like it’s real. We believe God acts with power in the world through prayer. The Bible tells us to ask, seek, knock and believe God will answer. So we will, as fundamental part of who we are.
Truth.
Bring your brain to church. We believe in intellectual integrity. It’s OK to think, wonder, ask, explore, even challenge. Truth can handle it. So can we. We encourage thoughtful exploration and we will seek to meet it with respect, grace, honesty and intelligence.
Authentegrity.
Keep it real. We believe this generation is looking for authenticity and integrity. We will strive to be the real article, not faking faith; which includes being honest and open about our weaknesses and struggles. We call it “authentegrity”.
Art.
Be artful and creative. . . God is. We believe in artistic creativity. The creation reveals a Maker that is unimaginably creative and artistic. We want to reflect Him. Principles like innovation, creativity, striving for excellence in production are expressions of being created in God’s image.
Extravagant Worship.
Worship Extravagantly: We believe the right response to God should be passionate human expression. People naturally respond to life by clapping, shouting, dancing, even crying. We believe God is the ultimate inspiration so we encourage human response.
Teams.
Do God’s will with people you love. We believe in doing life in teams. Teams are active, loving groups where our God-given gifts are joined with other’s to help people experience Jesus.