Who We Are
We are laypersons and pastors from Methodist and other church traditions, who love God and love others, who are deeply committed followers of Jesus Christ and his teachings, and who rely on God’s Word, the Bible, to live out our lives in faith to glorify God. That is our response to God’s amazing grace, a free gift to us through the sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus, who faithfully went to the cross to pay the price for our past, present and future sins. But God’s love for us didn’t end there. Jesus rose from the dead, defeating the power of death over us, and giving the gift of eternal life to those who believe. We are the faithful who believe.
We visualize a church that worships passionately, where the preaching will be true to the Gospel, always based on God’s Word, and emphasizing God’s grace, love, and forgiveness. We desire to worship the Lord Jesus with joy as well as solemnity. We believe that the great hymns of the Church are God’s gifts as are many of the songs which are being birthed in our current generations as well.
We visualize a church that, in addition to worshiping passionately will also meet in many small groups to fellowship, study God’s Word and encourage one another in love, much like the early Methodist Church. Both the early Church and the early Wesleyans met in their home for fellowship, study and worship.
We visualize a church where members can witness boldly to what it means to be a Christian, welcoming everyone, since all of us are struggling with the problems of life. We would hope to see many transformed lives as people come to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of their lives. We come as those who understand that, as the scriptures witness, none is righteous and so we come as those seeking to grow in both our faith and our faithfulness.
We visualize a church that loves extravagantly, serving people in need by supporting projects and organizations that the Lord places on the hearts of the members of the church with each small group taking on a project.
We visualize a church where the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit are evident in the lives of people as they use their God given gifts to be of service to the church and to one another.
We visualize a church that will be for everyone who is genuinely seeking a deeper walk with Jesus, growing in holiness, and being more like him.