My thought is that the reason you are reading this letter is that you are curious, perhaps looking for answers to some of your questions, and perhaps a church to attend. I’ll tell you a little about Lone Hill Church. We describe ourselves as a “Bible Church” meaning that we teach from the Bible, we believe it is truly God’s Word given to us, so that we can personally know Him through His Son Jesus
Christ. It teaches what He expects from us. In addition, we believe that it teaches us how to live our lives in a pleasing way before Him, and how we can be sure we will go to heaven. We also describe ourselves as a “Christ-centered” Church.” By “Christ-centered” we mean that there are not many ways to God but rather only one. The only way that we can be pleasing to God the Father is through Jesus Christ His Son. The only way we can be sure we are going to heaven is through faith in Jesus’ substitutionary and atoning death on the cross. Through this exercise of faith Jesus becomes one’s personal Savior and Lord. The only reason anyone will ever get to heaven is because of Jesus Christ. Without Him, we are lost, so we are centered on Christ seeking to serve Him in everything we do, so He will be honored. Being a “non-denominational” Church does not mean that we are open to any religion, rather it means that as a Christ-centered Church we are not officially linked to a particular Christian denomination like Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, etc. We are just Christians. It means that we are independent of official headquarters somewhere. We have our own Elders who lead the Church. We have congregational meetings when we make some decisions together. We are self-governing under the direction of God’s Word the Bible and the Headship of Christ. Perhaps some of these descriptions may prompt more questions, and we have more answers at our web site, lonehillchurch.org. Let me recommend the article entitled, “Ten Biblical Distinctives of Lone Hill Church.” There is really a wealth of answers at our web site to many different questions. I hope you’ll spend some time there. I also want to extend an invitation to phone me (408-266-4501), and we can talk person to person, or, of course, write a note here on our Face Book page. Hoping to hear from you,
Ray Stamps, Pastor
