Who is Jesus? We are convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, the very face of God, God in the flesh.  In Jesus, God took our humanity into himself, becoming one with us – one with our lives, hopes, and dreams, as well as our fears, brokenness, and death.  As we live in oneness with Jesus, he brings strength to our weakness, healing to our brokenness, life to our death.    All about grace Hang around us very long and you will discover that we’re committed to the Gospel, the Good News. Our church is not about telling people the bad news – most folks already know enough bad news to last a lifetime. What Jesus came to establish, what the Apostles spent their lives proclaiming, was the Good News. Our preaching, teaching, singing – everything we do – is immersed in this one simple statement: That “God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not counting men’s sins against them.” -2 Cor. 5:19.
Three streams The Church of Jesus Christ has three different streams, and we are committed to bringing those streams together into one mighty river.   ❖ Bible-Believing: We are committed to the Bible and recognize it to be the living Word of God. Through it he speaks to us, comforts us, and instructs us. Whether through the Scripture readings, the sermons, teachings, or Bible classes, you will find our church saturated with the Word of God. It is the light that guides our way.   ❖ Spirit-Filled: We expect God to act powerfully when we gather together to worship him. We sing with songs of praise and raise our hands in joy; we also sing the old, deep hymns that cause us to bow our heads and hearts in reverence. We believe in miracles. We believe God heals the body, soul, and spirit. We pray for the sick and other needs. We wait on the Lord and often hear a word of direction or encouragement from Him, spoken through one of his people.   ❖ Sacramental: We believe that God uses the mysteries or sacraments to minister grace to his people. Every Sunday we confess our sins to God, we hear the words of His forgiveness, and we come to the altar of God where we are fed with the Bread and Wine of Communion, the Body and Blood of Christ. Our worship is not only joyous and free, but also orderly and structured, following the pattern of Christian worship as old as the Apostles. The words we use to worship with are not new; they are as old as the Bible itself – sometimes even older! And yet they become fresh and alive as God’s people proclaim them, not only with their lips, but with their hearts.
Anglican Our church is in the Anglican Diocese of Christ the Redeemer, and is an Anglican Church in affiliation with the Anglican Province of America and other groups. The Anglican Church has roots all the way back to first century England and Ireland, and includes in it’s family a long line of notable Christians from Saint Patrick to C.S. Lewis.   As Anglicans we hold strongly to some aspects of the Christian faith:    ❖ The Authority of Holy Scriptures: The Old and New Testament are the Word of God and contain all things necessary to salvation.    ❖ The Creeds as statements of faith: The Apostles’ Creed (from c. A.D. 100) and the Nicene Creed (A.D. 325) capture the essence of true Christian doctrine.    ❖ The Sacraments as means of grace: God meets us in the sacraments (particularly Holy Baptism and Holy Communion), and these are not mere symbols but also actually means of God sharing his grace with us.    ❖ The Historic Episcopate: The Apostles trained and ordained bishops to follow after them, who in turn entrusted the faith to the next generation of bishops, priests and deacons. Our church continues an unbroken line of apostolic succession, tracing our bishops from Jesus and the Apostles right down to our present day leadership. Lifestyles We’re pretty conservative when it comes to family, marriage, and personal morality. We love and welcome people who come from broken marriages or “alternate lifestyles,” but we teach that God’s best for us is either celibate singleness or faithful marriage (between one woman and one man). This isn’t just a rule we made up – it’s the teaching of the Scriptures and of 2,000 years of church history – so that’s what we believe and teach, without compromise.   In things clearly taught by the Bible and the Creeds, we are unequivocal in our beliefs. In other areas that aren’t so clearly laid out (like use of tobacco or alcohol, length of hair, body jewelry, tattoos, vegetarianism vs. meat-eating, shoes vs. sandals), we mostly leave that between you and God. We do teach that whatever you do or however you dress, you should do it out of love for God and with consideration and respect for the other people in your life.