OUR VISION
‘A church with a passion for God, making Jesus known
and developing followers of Christ.’
OUR MISSION
LIVING FOR GOD. LOVING PEOPLE. MAKING LIFE COUNT
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” Matthew 16:24-25 (NKJV)
‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ Matthew 22:39 (NLT)
‘You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.’ Matthew 5:13-16
OUR CORE VALUES
LOVE - We are committed to one another in love.
‘Regardless of what else you put on, wear love, it’s your basic, all purpose garment. Never be without it.’ Colossians 3:14 (Message)
‘We know what real love is because Christ gave up His life for us, and so we also ought to give up or lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.’ 1 John 3:16 (NLT)
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UNITY - God’s blessing and favour is on us when we are united.
‘How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.’ Psalm 133:1 (NIV)
‘Make every effort to the keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.’ Ephesians 4:3 (NIV)
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TEAMWORK - Jesus needed a team, so do we.
‘The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts, and though all its parts are many, they form one body.’
‘If they were all one part, where would the body be?’ 1 Corinthians 12:12,19 (NIV)
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SERVING - We are all called to serve God and to serve others.
‘Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you, instead whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many.”’ Matthew 20:25-28 (NIV)
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GROWING - Committed to growing and not staying the same.
‘That we should no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men ….. but speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things unto Him who is the head – Jesus Christ.’ Ephesians 4:14-15 (NIV)
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CHARACTER - Who we are is more important than what we do.
But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, He will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.’ Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)
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OUR PURPOSES
EXIST FOR GOD - We were created by God and for God.
‘Take your everyday ordinary life – sleeping, eating, going to work and walking around life – and place it before God as an offering.’ Romans 12:1 (Message)
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REACHING OUT - All people matter to God.
‘The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.’ 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
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CONNECTING - We were created to be a part of God’s Family.
‘For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.’ Romans 12:4-5 (NKJV)
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TRAINING & MENTORING - Becoming like Christ and leading others by example.
‘For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son’ Romans 8:29 (NIV)
‘And the things you have heard from Me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.’ 2 Timothy 2:2 (NKJV)
‘Follow me, imitate me, just as I also imitate, follow Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NKJV)
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MINISTRY - Everyone is created for and gifted for service.
‘For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ Ephesians 2:10
‘Having then different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them.’ Romans 12:6 (NKJV)
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