CHRIST CENTERED, KINGDOM FOCUSED, MISSION DRIVEN
We Value Our Faith |
We Value Relationships |
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We value the Christian faith as described in the Apostles' Creed. We value the traditional Baptist believes described in the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message. we value the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, freely interpreted by Christians as led by the Holy Spirit within the community of believers. We value Christian worship, and the traditional ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. We value spiritual growth and maturity. Therefore, we encourage the practice of the spiritual disciplines. |
We value our call to live in unity in Christ, and maintain our unity by practicing forgiveness. We value mutual care for each other, and strive to encourage and support each other. We value our relationships with those who have gone before us. We strive to be good stewards of our heritage. We strive to maintain our facilities, but more importantly, our story. |
We Value Our Calling to Missions and Evangelism |
We Value Our Giftedness |
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We affirm the value of all persons before God. Therefore, we seek to share our faith by example, by word, and by deed. We believe that it is necessary to share our faith, not only to our locality, but also around the world. We value our call to meet the needs of others. We believe we are called to demonstrate our faith in service to the poor and broken. We value our call to become spiritual guides. We believe that mentoring the next generation of disciples is our call as believers. |
We value the gifts that God has placed within this Church, and strive to use them as effectively as possible. We value faithful stewardship over our personal resources and believe in the importance of tithing. We value our congregation's faithful use of the resources it has been given. |
We Value our Children |
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We will, therefore, provide training for parents to excel at their God-given responsibility. We will provide opportunities for children to become disciples of Jesus Christ. We will provide a child-friendly atmosphere, where our children can be nurtured in the faith. |
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