About US

The most important thing to know about the Christian Church is that we are fully committed and determined to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

 

"…Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve"              (1 Corinthians 15:3-6). 

 

The Gospel is the very heart of who we are and what we do. 

 

Our Name

Christian Church
Our name is the first thing that people notice.  We are a non-denominational Christian Church.  This means that we simply want to be known as Christians.

 

Our Mission

Love God. Love People. Make Disciples

Jesus gave all Christians the same mission. Help people fall more in love with a God that is crazy in love with them. Encourage people to love others the way Christ has loved us. Equip people to help others become followers of Jesus Christ.

 


 

Christian Church Commitment to our mission


1.     In these rather unprecedented times our leadership team has tried to do our best, quite often on the fly, to try and facilitate our mission while new news and government expectations have rolled in. Because of that you have seen a multitude of format changes over the course of the year. We appreciate you holding on for the ride.


2.     The top priority for our church is and always will be our mission. We also try to lead accomplishing this mission without taking on unreasonable risks whether that is health, safety, or financial. Because assessing risks is done by assigning “value” to the risk it is ultimately subjective. Therefore, everyone has a different appetite for risk and that results in a wide range of comfort levels regarding what risk taking is appropriate or not. Please know that your church leadership team is trying to approach these trying times in the most loving way possible.


3.     We understand that meeting our mission is built on relationships and that center to relationships is communication. It is well understood that the richness of communication is not the same for a phone call or email or chat over a cup of coffee. Richness of communication is also tied to effectiveness. Therefore, the communication methods with the highest levels of effectiveness are also those that carry more in person risks.


4.     We support those that believe that the risks are too high for group meetings, large gatherings, etc. For those persons we will continue to provide a live streaming service on Sundays.


      - We highly suggest that people who feel this way also keep in contact with a small group of believers because of all the benefits of love, accountability, support, etc. that come with that. We can help you connect with a likeminded small group.


5.     We also support those that believe that the risks are not too high for group meetings, large gatherings, etc. For those persons we have in person services on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings.


       - Again we highly suggest that people who are comfortable with larger gatherings also keep in contact with a small group of believers because of all the benefits of love, accountability, support, etc. that come with that. We can help you connect with a likeminded small group.


       - We want you to know that we stand behind all the small groups and relational connections within the body. We see relationships as the critical focus of how we, as a body of believers, meet our mission.


6.     We fully support what we are called to do in Hebrews 10 and will do our best to help you have options (esv):


       23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.


7.   We also fully support what we are called to do in Romans 13 (esv):


       13Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,..


8.    We have been asked before about what we should do in times where commands from God conflict with commands from other Earthly authorities. In those times “… We must obey God rather than men” Acts 5:29. However, not all conflicts may be black and white and for that reason not everyone will necessarily agree on what is or isn’t a conflict. We pledge to do our best to help lead when we believe there are conflicts.


9.    We will always accept people, themselves, as they come. To turn them away could cost the opportunity to see them transformed. Asking someone to temporarily leave the church would be for spiritual reasons, not physical, and would be in accordance with God’s word on the subject.


10. The Church Elders have been asked, and asked ourselves, what we would do if restrictions or events were put in place which impacted our ability to meet in person again. We intend to have large weekend gatherings, and small group gatherings, but we cannot imagine all of the circumstances that might possibly arise. We will be faithful to our mission of loving God, loving people, and making disciples in ways that match every situation we find ourselves in.