Vision
Mission
To grow a legacy of disciples in the communities God places us in
Core Values
Ask God: Whenever we have a decision, we first seek guidance from God through prayer, the Bible, and wise counsel.
Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
1 Chronicles 10:14, “And (Saul) did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned his kingdom over to David son of Jesse.”
Proverbs 15:22, “Without counsel, plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.”
Missionaries: We use the gifts God gives us to serve His kingdom. We choose to contribute instead of consume.
Romans 12:4-5, “For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.”
1 Peter 4:10, “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.”
Evolving: We are always learning and growing to reach our community.
Matthew 10:16, “See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”
Loving: We are all a part of one family.
Acts 2: 41-42;44-47, “So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.”
John 13:34, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”
Intentional: We are intentional about using our limited energy for the most productive things.
Ephesians 5:15-17, “Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
Proverbs 21:5, “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.”
Assisting: We serve our community with irrational generosity.
James 1:27, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
Mark 10:44-45, “And whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Amelia Christian Church Statement of Faith
- We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testament, to be the only inspired, inerrant, infallible, and authoritative Word of God written.
- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- We believe in the deity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious, atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
- We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling power and fullness the Christian is enabled to live a godly life in this present, evil world.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ.