PURPOSE AND MISSION

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Purpose

Mission

Our purpose is to glorify God by knowing and obeying Jesus Christ. “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21

Our mission is to help people experience loving and healthy relationships with God and with one another.

Core Values

Philosophy of Ministry

  1.  We value lost people. Because they matter to God, they also matter to us.
  2. We value one another. We love one another because of God’s love for us.
  3. We value the Bible as the true Word of God and our final authority for life and truth.
  4. We value service of God and of one another through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  5. We value maturity in Christ as our highest goal.
  6. We value prayer as our lifeline to God.

Because we have gladly received God’s grace, we will extend grace to others so that they might also know Christ and glorify God.


We will therefore, as God enables us: Create a welcoming atmosphere for those looking for a church home; Love one another so that others will see Christ at work in us;  Disciple each other so that we will mature in our walk with God and influence others to join us in our walk; Worship passionately in ways that glorify God, build up the body, and encourage newcomers.

A Summary of our Beliefs-Our Statement of Faith


  1. The Word of God                                     We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
  2. The Trinity                                            We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but the harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption.
  3. God the Father                                       We believe in God, the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
  4. Jesus Christ                                          We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal visible return to earth.

   5. The Holy Spirit

       We believe in the Holy Spirit who             came forth from the Father and Son         to convict the world of sin,                         righteousness, and judgement, and         to regenerate, sanctify, and                       empower all who believe in Jesus             Christ. We believe that the Holy                 Spirit indwells in every believer in           Christ, and that He is an abiding               helper, teacher, and guide.

   6. Regeneration

       We believe that all men are sinners         by nature and by choice are,                     therefore, under condemnation. We         believe that those who repent of               their sins and trust in Jesus Christ             as Savior are regenerated by the               Holy Spirit.

   7. The Church

       We believe in the universal church;           a living spiritual body of which                 Christ is head, and all regenerated           persons are members. We believe in         the local church, consisting of a               company of believers in Jesus                   Christ, baptized on a credible                   profession of faith, and associated           for worship, work, and fellowship.             We believe that God has laid upon           the members of the local church               the primary task of giving the                   gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost                   world.

   8. Christian Conduct

       We believe that a Christian should           live for the glory of God and the               well-being of his fellowmen; that             his conduct should be blameless             before the world; that he should be         a faithful steward of his                             possessions, and that he should               seek to realize for himself and                   others the full stature of maturity in         Christ.

   9. The Ordinances

       We believe that the Lord Jesus                   Christ has committed two                           ordinances to the local church,                 baptism, and the Lord's supper.                 We believe that Christian baptism is         the immersion of a believer in                   water into the name of the triune             God. We believe that the Lord's                 Supper was instituted by Christ for           commemoration administered until         the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

 10. Religious Liberty

       We believe that every human being         has direct relation with God is                   responsible to God alone in all                 matters of faith; that each church is         independent and must be free from         interference by any ecclesiastical or         political authority, that therefore             Church and State must be kept                 separate as having different                       functions, each fulfilling its duties           free from dictation of patronage of           the other.

 11. Church Cooperation

      We believe that local churches can            best promote the cause of Jesus                Christ by cooperating with one                  another in a denominational                    organization. Such an organization,          where a regional or district                        conference, exists and functions by          the will of the churches. Cooperation        in a conference is voluntary and may        be terminated at any time. Churches        may likewise cooperate with                      interdenominational fellowships on        a voluntary independent basis.

 12. The Last Things

      We believe in the personal visible            return of the Lord Jesus Christ to              earth and the establishment of His          kingdom. we believe in the                        resurrection of the body, the final            judgment, the eternal felicity of the          righteous, and the endless suffering        of the wicked.

Vision

Affiliation

Our vision is to become a loving family for spiritually homeless people where they can grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Grace Church is also a member of Converge North Central, formally the Baptist General Conference. For more information about Converge, please click here.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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