Our Worship: Ministry of the Word, Ministry of the Table – Sunday Mornings from 10:00 – 11:30a
(children age 5+ in worship until 10:30 – then released to Sunday School).
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We’re glad you found the CHRISTCHURCH web site.
We are excited about the Church. We believe it is alive and well throughout the world, our country, and our city. At CHRISTCHURCH, we strive to be fully engaged with God the Father, through Jesus Christ the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit, that we might find ourselves at the center of God’s will for His Church today.
March 2012 Baptism
If you are new to Christianity, we would like to meet you, and share with you the truth about Jesus – which is more than just a story about a great man of the past. Christian truth is wrapped up in the historical story of our great God, His creation, the straying of man from this good God, and God’s millenia-long, unfolding plan to bring us back into a whole, meaningful, spiritual relationship with Him once again. The pinnacle of that plan was Jesus, God in the flesh, creator becoming creation in order to bring us back to the Father. The God who created is the God who came for us, and now resides within us by the Holy Spirit. All is made new. This is being a Christian.
For those of you who are Christians already, you are likely looking for descriptions about us in the standard terms: We are conservative Evangelicals, in that we embrace the inspiration and authority of the Bible, and that the gospel in its proclamation is powerful to save. Doctrinally, we gladly concur with the centrist Evangelical doctrinal statements like that of the National Association of Evangelicals. But, we prefer to refer to ourselves as “classically orthodox.” We enjoy tracing right doctrine through all ages of the church, without being “tagged” by the ubiquitous theological labels and categorizations that do more to divide the church than to inform it.
How we are unique: We embrace and encourage contemporary expressions of our faith. But we also deeply value our heritage. The problem with “historical” denominations is that they tend to be patriotically attached to their specific tradition. What if we want to embrace and honor all of our heritage? We’re not saying that all traditions are good – far from it. But, there are treasures scattered across the landscape of history which we look forward to capturing, and incorporating into a creative present.
If we can be of service to you in your spiritual development, either as a true beginner or as a seasoned disciple, please let us know. Perhaps you could visit with us for worship some Sunday. If you do, stick around, and introduce yourself. We have a terrific family at CHRISTCHURCH, and would love to see you become a part of it.
God’s best to you as you seek Him,
Bill Hartley, pastor
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Thank you!
