Christ instituted the Church, died for it, and has chosen to extend His Kingdom in this world through His Church. The Church is the body of Christ, made up of God’s people. Working collectively and corporately, we blend our differences and gifts for the purposes of glorifying God by fulfilling the Great Commandment in Matthew 28:18-20. The Church will be built upon the spiritual foundation established when a people corporately and boldly profess the lordship of Jesus Christ and lift Him up in faith and practice as the Son of the Living God. As a local church body of believers, we exist to help people come to Jesus Christ by discipling and equipping them to love God, connect with others, and reach the world.
Love God
Loving God is expressed through personal worship, family worship, and corporate worship. This God-centered reality is actualized through living for Him each day, building our faith by seeking Him in our daily devotional life, leading our families in discipling and teaching in the home, and gathering each week with other believers. We are passionate about presenting Christ through relevant teaching that inspires, challenges, and transforms; believing the Bible speaks to the hearts of those living in the 21st century. We also believe music is one of the greatest avenues to worship the True and Living God. Another expression of our worship is giving to the advancement of His Kingdom. In each of our Worship Gatherings, our desire is to create an environment in which people can truly experience and encounter Jesus.
“Jesus said…, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” Matthew 22:37
Connect With Others
Connecting with Others is vital to becoming all God desires us to be. Every person desires a sense of purpose and a place to belong. We as Believers are called by God to become a family that is rooted together in Christ as we “share life" together: we belong, we partner, and we love. We believe this is cultivated through small groups that we call "Connect Groups". These groups are multi-generational and age-graded from the youngest child to the oldest adult.
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ….” Colossians 2:2
Reach The World
Reaching the World involves both ministry and mission. Ministry is using our gifts and resources to serve in the Body. As a Church Family with hundreds that attend weekly, we have many needs and it is essential for the health of our church for everyone to have a vibrant ministry in some area. We also believe each member should be involved in Missions. God’s design for missions is both local where we reach out to our community and neighborhoods, as well as global where we extend our partnerships to the ends of the earth. Involvement may include praying, sending, and/or going. Our church encourages members to be active participants in both ministry and mission through "Reach Groups".
“For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them….” Romans 12:4-6a
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20