Our Core Values

We are a people who:

Worship Jesus

We enter into relationship with God by accepting and acknowledging who Jesus is, which sheds light on who we are. We are sinners. Jesus is the Savior. We are creatures. Jesus is the creator. We are lost. Jesus is the finder and leader. As a result, we give glory and honor to Jesus.

And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!" (Rev 5:13)

Are Led by the Scriptures

God uses his Word to transform lives through the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we live under its authority and counsel.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17)

Invest in authentic relationships

Christians love one another. We serve one another. We submit to one another. We are at peace with one another. We honor one another. We bear one another's burdens. We forgive one another.

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Eph 4:1-3)

Are Prayer Dependent

Jesus beckons those who seek the kingdom of God to pursue God in prayer. Prayer is the means for intimacy with God and the vehicle for direction and provision from God.

For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. (Isa 56:7c)

Live sacrificially

We believe that following Jesus compels people to give generously of themselves-their time, energy, and resources-for the sake of the kingdom of God.

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Matt 16:24-25)

Are missional

The call of those who follow Jesus is to participate in the calling of others into a lifelong, love-filled, obedient, dependent relationship with Jesus Christ. We seek to deliberately assert such influence in our relationships, community, city, and world.

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." (Matt 28:19-20a)