CHRIST is the eternal Son of God who "put skin on" at the first Christmas and walked among us living a perfect life, dying on the cross in our place to reconcile us to God. We are a community as members of God's family, therefore we say . . .

OUR Redeemer. We are a community and therefore we want to reflect more of the "familiness" which is ours in the Church and in Christ. The church is about building people: singles, families and all who gather around Him. Because we and the world we live in is sub-normal and fallen we need Christ as our . . .

REDEEMER for He has purchased us for God with His blood. Jesus Christ not only redeems us by His death on the cross, but He is redeeming, and will redeem all of creation so that all that was lost, and more, will be restored.

We Are . . . Welcoming because a perfect God knows all about us yet welcomes and accepts us as we are because of the cross. We are not perfect people, but we trust in God's grace and mercy as our only hope. Because of this grace and mercy found in Jesus we can be full of hope and joy in a world that is not what it should be because it is infected with the wrongs that the Bible calls sin. It is our hope to grow in this accepting/welcoming spirit in all our relationships: in our homes, places of work, and our church. You are always welcome to come as you are. We are alike in our needs.

We Value . . .

The Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the power to know, enjoy and glorify God through faith as we worship Him, serve one another, and reach out to our neighbors and the world.

The Bible as God's word. It shows us the way to know and follow Jesus Christ as His disciples. The Bible is God's "owner's manual" to us for living truly well.

Worship We were all made to worship. We worship what we cherish and see beauty in. God alone is worthy of worship rather than our cultural idols such as money, power. youthfulness and sex. We desire our worship to be done with excellence and simplicity using the best of contemporary and traditional forms.

Community is one way to describe the Church. The Church consists of those called together around Jesus as Lord. We believe that small regularly-meeting home communities (mini-churches within the church) are vital to the health of the Christian and the Church. Only the ruthlessly joyful application of the gospel to our lives fills us with the humility and grace needed for imperfect people to love one another.

Outreach/Service begins and ends with loving our neighbor. It is our privilege to reach out to others with the love of Christ following God's own example in the Incarnation. Outreach shows Christ to others by what we do and say. We are not to be a hidden or elitist group, but to live among those who do not yet believe showing respect and love to all regardless of social standing, race or any other such distinctions. The Church does not exist for itself and is always a sent church.