Building God's Kingdom through Christian Community
Vision and Values
A Brief Introduction
Jesus says his disciples will be known by their love for each other. We want this to be a reality in our congregation.
We desire to cultivate and nurture a high respect for the Word of God. We believe the Bible is inspired by God and we attempt to make practical application to all the teachings of the New Testament.
We strive to maintain a deep sense of dependence on God’s Holy Spirit both individually and as a congregation. We believe that without the Spirit of God, there is no spiritual life. We actively seek His presence and His guidance within the parameters established in the Word of God.
We believe God wants His people to be a praying people. We emphasize the need for intercession and personal communion with God. We pray often together in our scheduled meetings and otherwise.
We want to fulfill our responsibility in carrying out the Great Commission. We wish to make disciples of Jesus locally and in foreign lands.
We seek to cultivate community concepts and encourage those who worship with us to live nearby if possible. We share our goods with each other as well as with others.
As members together of the body of Christ, we do not believe that freedom in Christ means we may do as we please. We are accountable to each other in our finances, vocations, investments, attire, ministries, child training, and much more. We find freedom in submitting to each other in the body of Christ.
We believe that Christ is not divided and we seek to live at peace with followers of Jesus in our geographic area. When possible we seek to build relationships with followers of Jesus outside our geographic area.
We intentionally align ourselves with other Christians who endeavor to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. We have cast our lot with the historic pilgrim church. Often this means that our interactions are with conservative Anabaptists.
We seek to raise our families in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. We believe parents are responsible to choose environments and influences that will encourage faith in God and obedience to His will.