Vision & Values

Jesus is the one who is building his church, his people.  He calls his followers together into a body so that we can exist in connection with him and with each other.  It is only because of him that we can enjoy a relationship of genuine love, forgiveness, and peace with our church family.

Without Jesus Christ, our community would simply be a gathering of friends.  But because our community is about him, it is formed into a church, a spiritual community, and a place where there is real life–His life.  Because of his work, we can have true fellowship with others.

There is no good news without Jesus.  He is the content of our proclamation, and the goal of our proclamation is that people would know him.  Jesus continues to proclaim what he has done through the written Word, making Scripture central to all that we do.

Jesus is the ultimate proclaimer, the ultimate missionary.  He came to accomplish redemption and to establish the proclamation of that redemption to all the earth.  And through the work of the Spirit, this good news is even now continuing to reach the nations.

The church community does not exist simply for its own good, but to proclaim the good news.  When we proclaim Jesus to others, we will not try to hoard up the gifts of God.  Instead, we will learn to look outside of ourselves and to care for others through evangelism, missions, and mercy.

Our proclamation is done in community, and it is done with an eye toward forming a community, not just adding individuals.  Proclamation of the good news happens through the church, as members speak the good news to each other and to the world.

Life is designed to be lived in close connection with God at all times. Thus, all of life is an opportunity to worship. In a fallen world, we must live a life of worship by prayer and by faith. God also gives us regular opportunities to gather together for public worship each week.

Because the Bible shapes what we believe and do, it has a central role in our gatherings together. Not only does the Bible teach us about ourselves and about God, it also shows us clearly who Jesus is and how he has made a way for us to return to God.

God has made us relational beings, created to interact with one another to experience life in its fullness. Close connection with each other will allow us to bear one another’s burdens, to love one another well, and to experience how Jesus is reproducing his life in our midst.

The church is a place where we can learn and grow to be more like Jesus. He has given us spiritual gifts to discover and to use in the context of the church. He also gives us opportunities to develop leaders to be sent out to serve the universal church.

God loves the people of the world and has always planned for people from every tribe, tongue, and nation to be part of his family. We want to love like God loves, to give from the blessings we’ve been given, and to sacrifice our comfort to participate in what God is doing worldwide.

God has placed us in South Charlotte so that we can be a blessing to our community. As we seek to reach the world, we continue to look for ways to reach our neighbors here in Charlotte through evangelism, mercy ministry, hospitality, and other partnerships and opportunities.