Our mission finds its reality in the Person of Jesus Christ. He is the focal point of our faith and worship. Through the energizing flow of His Spirit, we are empowered to live the winsome, adventurous life of a Christ-follower.

Having come into newness of life, we desire to extend this irresistible grace to all people. We are eager to introduce others to the Lord of Life and walk with them on their journey to knowing Christ and growing in relationship with Him.

We want to grow and mature in our faith. As we keep our eyes on Jesus, He will personally oversee what He began within us. Our lives are renewed as the Holy Spirit confronts us with experiences that render His Word alive and change us from within. Through that transformation, we then have the credibility and authenticity that God can use to help others develop in their understanding and response to His Spirit.

Out of that growth, we will naturally start telling the world by what we say and do that Jesus Christ has not forgotten them but rather He cares deeply for them.  Our outreach takes two forms. We pray for the Spirit’s equipping to extend the Lord’s compassion to those who are poor in someway—the needy, the marginalized, the forgotten, the rejected. At the same time, our going forth involves serving Christ by speaking His Name and gladly and boldly proclaiming His gospel to the people He lovingly encounters through us.

To fulfill our mission, we will:

• Glorify God through life-changing, Christ-centered worship. God created us to worship Him in Spirit and truth.  As we grow in the Spirit, we will approach worship enthusiastically with open minds and hearts prepared to express our sincere love for Him because of Who He is and what He is doing in our lives.  We fully expect God to respond to our adoration in a profound way that will encourage, strengthen and refresh us. Ultimately we want to become a people whose lifestyle is worship, in which all we do and say is offered up to Christ in a continuous act of praise.

• Gather in loving community marked by friendship, mutual care, and encouragement. We desire to come together in genuine commitment and connect with each other on deep levels. Among other things, that means we will share each other joys, walk through sorrows together, hold each other accountable in love, and teach, rebuke and correct one another. In order to do that, we will need to relate in mutuality. Mutuality requires that we not only offer encouragement and help but also receive care and support from others. God will work both through our vulnerability to one another and our reciprocal concern to strengthen our sense of belonging.

• Grow people into fully devoted Christ-followers. It is the call of the church to always be developing people to their fullest potential. While this is the work of the Spirit, God uses the gifts of ministry and fellowship as a means of building and growing His people. We want to be intentional about challenging each person at different levels, so they can learn, stretch and grow. God’s plan for His people is that we come to know Christ and grow continuously in relationship with Him, so that our lives have a greater purpose that manifests itself in a significant impact on the world.

• Give to the body of Christ through personal commitment and meaningful ministry. As we evaluate what we are doing to build up our church, we certainly want to consider the giving of our time, talents and financial resources. Beyond that, another important consideration is what can we do to strengthen the church’s ministries. God unites us by the indwelling of His Spirit, and He imparts to us the understanding that we are a family in ministry together. Each member has a vital role to fulfill in our family. Identifying that specific ministry will renew each of our lives with passion, energy and desire to serve God and His body.

• Go joyfully into the world living the Good News of God’s love in word and deed. Christ commissioned His followers to go out into the world and make new disciples. As we seek to bring the light of Christ to a dark and broken world, we will touch people’s lives with kingdom values. Hurting people will see that God’s love can make difference. Christ’s call includes meeting physical and emotional needs along with the mandate to share the gospel. We must share the gospel or people will miss the spiritual truth that matters for eternity. When we do go, we are infused with energetic, contagious, God-given joy.