Community Church is home to people from a variety of different church backgrounds, including many from the background of “I’ve never been part of a church before and can’t believe I’m part of one now.”
VISION STATEMENT
Lives Transformed By Christ
Our Vision Statement is what we as a church desire, hope, and pray we will see happen in God’s work through our church.
LIVES: Our church is focused on people - and not just one part of their lives, but all of their lives.
TRANSFORMED: In a word, this is what happens when someone comes to know, trust, and love Jesus Christ. They are transformed, changed! And as they continue in a lifelong relationship with Jesus, that change continues and they become more Christ-like. (Romans 12:1-2)
BY CHRIST: God has called us as a church to join in His work of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world, but it is Christ, not us, who changes hearts and transforms lives. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
MISSION STATEMENT
Developing authentic relationships with Jesus Christ.
Our Mission Statement flows out of our Vision Statement: it describes how we as a church will join in God’s work to transform people’s lives through Christ.
OUR CORE VALUES
Click each of the values for a description.
+ Bible-centered
The Bible is God’s word to His people, written by the Holy Spirit through faithful people throughout many centuries. (2 Peter 1:20-21) Through the Bible, God tells us about Himself, His relationship with us, and the amazing plans He has for us. Therefore, we teach and learn all of these things from the Bible as we walk with Christ.
+ Growing in Christ
Being a Christian means that no one has ever “made it”. In other words, no one is a perfect Christian: it is a lifelong process of the Holy Spirit working in each of us to make us more like Christ. (Colossians 1:9-12) This means that we learn and understand more about God, we learn more about ourselves, our sinfulness, and our need for Christ, and gradually grow to be more like how God desires each of us to be.
+ Relevantly Reformed
Our church is part of the Reformed tradition, which dates back to the 16th century when the Protestant Reformation occurred. During that time, a number of documents were written that help to explain important teachings and concepts of the Christian faith, called doctrines. We still use these documents today (thankfully translated into English!) as teaching tools. Times and traditions of the world change, but God’s truths are unchanging: therefore, we must always seek to apply God’s truths to our lives today! (Numbers 23:19)
+ Sincere worship
God desires for our whole lives to be worshipful! Worshipful lives are centered on serving others in love. (Romans 12:1-21) We also set aside time on Sundays, at the beginning of each week, to gather together as a church to worship God. (Colossians 3:14-17)
+ Genuine hospitality
God has blessed each of us in many ways, and one of the joys of following Christ is using our blessings to bless one another. This is one of the ways the Lord calls us to show love to each other: by sharing what He has given us! (1 Peter 4:8-10)
+ Authentic relationships
Jesus told His disciples, and therefore each of us today, that people will know that we are truly His followers by how we treat one another: with love. (John 13:34-35) And not just any love, but the love of Christ Himself! (John 15:12-13)
+ Serving our community
Just as God calls us to love and serve one another as individuals, He also calls us to love and serve the neighborhoods we live in. Part of our witness to Christ’s love to our community is caring for our community in real, tangible ways. (Galatians 6:10)
+ Joyful generosity
Everything good we have comes from God. (James 1:17) When we approach sharing with each other, our church, and our community from this biblical perspective, it is easy to give with a joyful attitude. (2 Corinthians 9:6-7)
+ Kingdom focused
While God is working through us to share the gospel of Christ with others in the world today, we look forward to the day when Christ returns and His Kingdom comes in its fullness. This is what motivates us to share this Good News with urgency, to give sacrificially, and persist in faith and hope for the day when we will dwell with Christ in righteousness, peace and joy. (Romans 14:17-18)