"Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I have told you." Matthew 28:19-20
WHEN THE CHURCH STARTED...
1st service August 29th, 2004 - (Phase 1 - house church with core group)
WHERE WE ARE TODAY...
- at the 'YMCA' - thank you Lord - we had been turned down by 12 other places prior to 'Y' - our 1st service in the 'Y' - March 13th, 2005
(Phase 2 - now meeting on location, in community beginning to slowly grow beyond core group)
- pioneering often a slow go, people slowly jumping onboard - please pray that we can impact the community and that leaders will join in with us.
- people needed to move to Phase 3 - final phase.
Phase 3 occurs once the church grows to approx. 40-50 people. Our current attendance is approx. 20. At phase 3 we are officially recognized by the Foursquare - at that time we will officially charter, create our own EIN#
and recieve Foursquare funding.
People needed to move to Phase 3 also will enhance the ministry of FOCUS*
a nursery, enhance children's ministry, ect... not just for our church but for our community. We need to tell our friends and family.
- financially
Our income today through tithes and offerings basically pays the rent for the 'Y'. Sometimes it's enough, sometimes it's not. We need to pray and ask God to bless financially - to be able to make necessary purchases for the church, to be able to put money into savings, to have the finances available to advertise. We need to pray, and honor God as an act of worship with our tithes and offerings.
"Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops." Proverbs 3:9
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this" Malachi 3:10
WHERE ARE WE GOING...
We have a big vision!
A vision of seeing the unchurched and overchurched reconciled to God.
"Helping those who are tired of religion,
discover a relationship"
A church that 'gets it' when it comes to the emerging culture.
We have to create an atmosphere, an enviornment for the Holy Spirit to work.
I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 1 Corinthians 9:22
A Life Development Church
We will grow together in our Sunday gatherings, small groups, and 'Selah'
(a night of worship and prayer) - We will raise up committed christians into leaders for the kingdom of God. We will not only grow together in our walk with Christ, but in our walk together in life. In our marriages, parenting, single life, on the job life, ect...
"And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more." 2 Corinthians 3:18b
A Sending Church
We are focused on your mission - we are not looking for individuals to fill the holes and gaps at FOCUS* - A Foursquare Church:
We want to help you discover what it is that God uniquely designed you to do, and we want to create opportunities for you to excel in that!
"Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body" Romans 12:5
We place a high value on our children
We believe that children are not just the church of
tomorrow, but of today!
A Spiritual Hospital - A Church of Restoration
"To help bring healing to hurting humanity"
People get hurt by other people. It goes deep, it scars.
People also get by the church. Then they blame it God and decide to have nothing to do with Him or the church.
We are to build relationships with them and show them the love of Christ.
"He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us." 2 Corinthians 1:4
I could continue on and on...
I am passionate about the cause of the King and the Kingdom.
We are a church that is passionate about the cause of the King and the kingdom.
Some say, "That's a big vision for such a small church"
Sure it is, we serve a really BIG GOD!!!!
I believe if your vision is a size that you can handle then it's way too small!
We could say, "But there's no way I can pull this off, the dream is too big, I can't do it" That's true, but God can!
This is His idea, the church is His idea, and if He has placed a dream and vision in you then it's His idea, and guess what He WILL do it!
What God originates, He orchestrates.
"Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won't be faithful in large ones."
Luke 16:10
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