About Us

At Christ Community, the gospel of Jesus Christ is the foundation of everything we do. We believe that through Jesus, God is bringing people into relationship with Himself and transforming lives. Our desire is to help people know Jesus, grow in community, and live on mission together. We'd love for you to join us.

Our Values

Gospel

The gospel of Jesus Christ is central to everything we’re about. It’s the true story of God’s work of creation, our sinful rebellion, and Christ’s powerful restoration.  It’s the greatest and most important message in the universe.

I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures…
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Community

God’s design is that Christians live in community centered around His Word, prayer, corporate worship and fellowship.  Come join us on Sunday mornings to learn more about God and seek Him together.  And join us during the week when we gather in Missional Communities for mutual encouragement.  

…Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
- Hebrews 10:24-25

Mission

God’s passion and plan is that His glory go global. It is Christ Community’s profound privilege and responsibility to join God’s work globally - starting right here in C-U.

Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
- Matthew 28:18-20

Our Beliefs

The Trinity
We believe that there is one living and true God who has always existed as one being, yet three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each is equal in every divine perfection, fully God, executing distinct but  harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption, yet  there is one God.

(Genesis 1:1,26; John 1:1,3; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24;  Romans 1:19,20; Ephesians 4:5,6)
God the Father
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, the  Creator of heaven and earth, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love.

(Luke  10:21,22; Matthew 23:9; John 3:16; 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Timothy 1:1,2 &  2:5,6; 1 Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6; Matthew 7:11)
Jesus
We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God and revelation of God, fully  God and fully man, eternally begotten and not made. He was conceived by the  Holy Spirit, virgin-born, lived a sinless life, performed many miracles, suffered,  died, resurrected, ascended to Heaven, and one day will return to judge the  living and the dead.

(Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 1:26–38; John 1:1, 20:28;  Romans 9:5, 8:32; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:21–23; John 20:30, 31;  Matthew 20:28; Ephesians 1:4; Acts 1:11; Romans 5:6–8 & 6:9,10; Hebrews  7:25; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Timothy 3:16.)
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit comes forth from the Father and the  Son, and is God's personal presence and power, convicting the world of sin,  regenerating all who trust in Jesus, indwelling the hearts of those who trust in  Jesus to guide, help and teach.

(John 14:16,17,26 & 15:26,27; John 16:9–14;  Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19; Galatians 5:22–26)
The Bible
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, inspired and inerrant,  recorded in the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, and is the only  infallible and supreme rule of faith and practice.

(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter  1:20,21; Mark 13:31; John 8:31,32; John 20:31; Acts 20:32)
Humanity
We believe that God created all humanity in His image thereby  possessing intrinsic dignity, value, and worth as those who bear God's image in  this world. When God created humanity, He created them male and female,  distinct genders, not interchangeable, complementing each other in mutually  enriching ways. He gave humanity marriage between one woman and one man  as the only pattern for sexual relations

(Gen 1:27-30; Gen 2:18, 21-22; Gen 5:3;  Mal 2:15; Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6; 1 Corinthians 7:1-6)
Sin
We believe that, though our first parents were created holy and perfect, they  sinned, and thereby incurred physical, spiritual and eternal death, which is  separation from God; and by consequence the whole human race is sinful by  nature and choice, incurring the just wrath of God. Sin has broken our  relationship with God and corrupted the world leaving all people in desperate  need for God's salvation.

(Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Romans  9:22; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 19:3,20, 20:10,14 & 15; Jeremiah 17:9;  James 1:14; Romans 3:19, 5:19; Proverbs 28:13)
Salvation
We believe that God has by His sovereign grace offered salvation,  forgiveness of sin, and eternal life to all people who turn from their sin and trust  in Jesus’ substitutionary death and resurrection.

(Psalm 51:7; 1 John 1:9; John  3:16, John 1:13; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1)
The Church
We believe that the universal church is the spiritual body of Christ,  of whom Christ is the head and all regenerated people comprise. We believe that  the local church is a specific group of followers of Jesus, who gather to worship  through Word and ordinances, work and fellowship together, bringing glory to  God by carrying out His mission of salvation to the ends of the earth.

(Matthew  28:18-20; Ephesians 2:19–22; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:19–21; Acts 2:42;  Hebrews 10:23–25)
The Ordinances (Sacraments)
We believe that the Lord Jesus instituted two  ordinances to be practiced by His people, the church: baptism and the Lord’s  Supper (communion). We believe baptism is the immersion of the believer in  water into the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was  instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that these two  ordinances should be observed and administered by all Christians until the  return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

(Matthew 28:18–20; Romans 6:3–5; 1  Corinthians 11:23–26)
Eternity
We believe that Jesus will one day personally and visibly return to  judge the living and the dead, and to usher in the fullness of His perfect  Kingdom for all of eternity.

(Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62; John 14:3; Acts 1:11;  Philippians 3:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 2 Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; 1  Corinthians 4:5; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10; Revelation 20:4– 6,11–15)