Who We Are

Our Vision

To RESTORE those who are battered, REFUEL the weary, and RETURN to our lives with Jesus at the center, changing the world one life at a time.


Core Values

1. Come As You Are - God wants every person to come as they are to Him and His Church, where they can find forgiveness, eternal life, and life to the full through His Son, Jesus Christ. Matthew 11:28-30, Luke 5:31-32, John 3:16, John 10:10
 
2. Never Stop Growing - God wants every follower of Jesus to continually grow in likeness to Him. Jeremiah 17:7-8, John 3:30, Romans 12:1-2, Ephesians 3:14-21

3. His Plan, Our Call - The Church is God's chosen instrument for advancing the Kingdom of God, to redeem and transform the world through Jesus. Matthew 16:18, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Romans 10:13-15
 
4. Built on the Bible - The Bible, God's revealed Truth, without fault or error in everything it teaches, is the foundation and final authority for all that the Church and follower of Jesus does. Matthew 7:24-29, Acts 17:11-12, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Hebrews 4:12-13

5. Prayer is Our Priority - The work of the Church is first and foremost prayer, by which all other work is led, empowered, and supported. Matthew 7:7-8, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18

6. Uncompromising Relevance - To honor God and inspire people, the Church should pursue excellence and be culturally relevant while remaining doctrinally pure. Malachi 1:6-8, Acts 17:19-34, 1 Corinthians 9:22-23, Colossians 3:23-24

7. Love First - Followers of Jesus should be characterized by genuine love and deep commitment to one another and our neighbor, which flows from our whole love of God. Matthew 7:12, Mark 12:29-31, John 13:34-35, Galatians 6:2

8. Serving Matters - Followers of Jesus should serve in areas that use their God-given gifts to strengthen and build up the Church and others. Romans 12:4-8, Ephesians 2:8-10, Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Timothy 4:14-15

9. We are Managers, Not Owners - Followers of Jesus should be effective and efficient stewards of all God gives them, understanding that He owns it all. 1 Chronicles 29:14, Psalm 24:1, Proverbs 3:9-10, Matthew 25:14-30

10. Bold Faith - Healthy followers of Jesus boldly live out their faith with passion and conviction, marked by grace and truth. John 1:14, Proverbs 28:1, 2 Timothy 1:6-8, Acts 4:13

11. Health Requires Hard Work - Followers of Jesus must work hard to carefully nurture their own spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, and financial health. 1 Corinthians 9:26-27, Philippians 2:12b-13, 1 Timothy 4:7b-8, 1 Timothy 6:11-12 

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2. Eternity is Now - Eternal life is not something we receive when we die; it's something we choose to live in today, and those who believe in and follow Jesus will live with Him forever. John 4:14, John 17:3, Romans 6:22-23, 2 Corinthians 5:1

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