For centuries, Christians have traveled to foreign soil to plant churches. Tri-State Community Church is an effort to plant a church right here in the Tri-State area. In a sense we are stateside missionaries with a heart to take the Good news of Jesus Christ to the Tri-State area. Tri-State Community Church operates under the oversight of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP). At Tri-State Community Church we are centered on God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Through the person of Jesus Christ, God has fulfilled His ancient promise to dwell among His people, be their God, and gather His family. Jesus does what religion fails to do—change the hearts of His followers. Jesus continues to gather His family by advocating His gospel through His church. Tri-State Community Church is a:
Worshiping church: Narrowly speaking, worship is often thought of as what one does on Sunday. On Sunday, we believe in and strive for powerful worship. Our music program is very important to us. We incorporate hymns, psalms, and contemporary music to glorify the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in and strive for powerful preaching that is Christ centered and aimed at both the head and the heart. We believe in the power of prayer and strive to pray without ceasing. Broadly speaking, all of life provides opportunity to worship; therefore, we seek to align our entire lives to the glory of God. Learning church: One of the core values of Tri-State Community Church is our commitment to Holy Scripture as the authoritative and infallible Word of Almighty God. The Scriptures teach what we are to believe concerning God and how we are to align our lives in order to please Him. Expository preaching and teaching have a central place in all of our meetings. We seek to continually progress in keeping God’s Word central in our hearts. A church committed to Outreach: Believing that Jesus is the only way to salvation, and without Him one is lost eternally, and being complacent about the people of our community and world who do not know Jesus are two irreconcilable things. Because we believe that God has revealed Himself to humanity in the person of Jesus Christ, provided a Way for salvation through Jesus’ work on the cross, raised Jesus from the dead proving His claims, and raised Him to the right hand of God the Father Almighty with a promise to return in judgment, we are therefore committed to telling everyone about the great Gospel of Jesus Christ. Church of Fellowship: A church should never be unfriendly or cold. Our commitment to fellowship is a commitment to a fellowship that runs deeper than a smile or discussion of the weather. Love for God has as a bi-product—love for others. At Tri-State Community Church we are committed to being a family. Like all families on this side of glory, we are not perfect nor do we claim perfection. What we claim is an intentional commitment toward an increased love for God and for fellow men, women, and children. Merciful Church: The church should be leading the way in offering a cold cup of water to the thirsty, clothes to the naked, and food to the hungry. At Tri-State Community Church we are committed to using whatever resources God has been pleased to bless us with to relieve suffering and alleviate injustice.
