Through the faithful ministry of God’s Word...
To see people thrive in Christ by cultivating compassion, justice, and love in our homes, in our neighborhoods, and in our city.
(Colossians 1:25-29)
As revealed in God’s Word...
To declare and demonstrate the liberating power of Jesus Christ.
(Matthew 4:17, 28:19-20; Luke 4:18-19, 24:45-47)
Comment:
Central to the witness and testimony of the church is the message of the Gospel and it is at the center of everything we do. The word “Gospel” means good news and refers to what God did to bring all people into a relationship with Him. This Gospel includes liberating humanity from the power of sin and freeing them to love God, to love people, and to love self. We desire to declare this freedom to the world.
(John 8:36, Romans 8:1-3, Ephesians 1:7-17)
God's love is demonstrated best by what He did. God the Father sent His son, Jesus Christ, to the world. Through His life, death, and resurrection, people receive forgiveness from wrongdoings and new identities as sons and daughters of God our Father.
(Romans 8:12-17; Galatians 4:4-7; I John 1:9-10)
Our Core Values
Because we desire to see people thrive, we value:
Compassion — At the heart of our understanding is God’s compassion for the world demonstrated by sending His son, Jesus. He modeled this virtue by declaring the Gospel to the elite and common, educated and uneducated, and wealthy and poor of His time. Jesus also demonstrated care and concern for sick, spiritually oppressed, and marginalized people. So we intentionally seek to be compassionate in all that we do. (Matthew 9:36, 14:14, 18:27; Luke 7:13, 10:13).
Justice — The witness of the Bible equally describes God as just, good, and right. Because of human pride and rebellion, God’s justice demanded intervention for humanity incapable of helping themselves. Because God acted on behalf of the world, we desire to act on behalf of others. (Romans 3:21-26, 5:8; Colossians 2:13-15, 4:4-6)
Love — The core of everything we do and seek to be rests on the foundation of love demonstrated by God’s action in the world. Rather than demanding retribution from each person, He demonstrated “grace” by offering His Son Jesus Christ on our behalf. Therefore we desire to demonstrate “Love in Action” in the way we live out the Christian life in our home, in our neighborhood, and in our city. (John 3:16-17; Colossians 3:12-15; I John 4:9-12)