About West Community Friends Church
We believe.....
In one holy and loving God who exists
eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy
Spirit (Trinity)
That Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man,
born of a virgin without sin, worker of
miracles, who atoned for our sins through his
substitutionary death on the cross.
The Bible, the holy scriptures of the Old
and New Testaments, to be God's Word, the only
inspired, authoritative, infallible source of
truth.
Since Adam's rebellion and disobedience, all men
and women are born with a sinful nature
and we all need a Savior.
Jesus Christ died on the cross, shedding
his blood for our sins, and was resurrected
bodily from the dead to make us right with
God. We receive the forgiveness of our sins and
the salvation of our souls by grace through
faith in Jesus only and not by trying to be
"good people".
The Holy Spirit lives within every person
who truly receives Jesus Christ.
Jesus will come again to bring salvation
to those who received him, and judgment to those
who rejected him.
Who
we are...
West Community Friends
opened its doors on Easter of 1994 in
the Promenade Cinema. We wanted to start a church
that is:
Contemporary -
great music and creative
communication
Comfortable - no stuffy
clothes, no arm twisting for money, no making you
stand up and introduce yourself?
Understandable -
whether you've been in church your whole life or not
a day in your life, we wanted you to be able to "get
it."
Practical - to be
helpful in your daily life.
Friendly - not just
nice people but a place to make some great friends.
Faithfully Christian -
without apology we are devoted to Jesus Christ and
the Bible. We believe God offers the best direction
and ultimate answers for our lives. If we didn't,
there would be no point in being a church.
Our Purpose:
Walk people step by step
from disbelief to discipleship (becoming a faithful
follower of Jesus Christ).
Values That Guide Us:
Worship makes our hearts willing
When we get a glimpse of who
God really is, we can't help but get humble and
willing to let him have his way in our lives.
Everyone needs Jesus
There is not a person alive
who doesn't need Jesus' forgiveness and God's loving
direction in their life. Rich or poor, handsome or
homely, evil or nice, successful or not, we all need
Jesus more than anything else in life.
We need each other
We cannot become the people
God wants us to be on our own. We learn from each
other. We support and encourage each other. We need
to love and be loved, serve and be served.
We make our community better
We want to make a lasting
contribution to the community we live in by getting
involved and providing helpful programs and services
that meet needs. We want the community to be glad
we're here!
God has a job for each of us
Christianity isn't a
spectator sport. God has given each individual
spiritual gifts and abilities to use in making a
difference in the lives of others. We will help
people find, develop and use their gifts and
discover God's purpose for their life.
Pray first
When we have to make a
decision, we will pray first. When we are confused,
we will pray first. When we are ministering to
another, we will pray first. God gives answers when
we pray first!
We make sense
We will not waste our time
and resources on ineffective, outdated programs and
ministries. We have to meet needs and make sense to
people, otherwise there's no need for us to exist.
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