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Our Mission:
Growing In Christ To Grow Others
Our Purpose:
Holding Fast the Word of Life
Our Values:
- Expository Preaching – Relevant messages from the Scriptures for the 21st century challenging the lost to grace and the saint to grow.
- Mission Minded – Sending, supporting and recruiting missionaries for our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the World.
- Educational Development – Expanding and developing the strengths of a quality Sunday School program for all ages and spiritual maturity.
- Committed Discipleship – Instilling Biblical character through personal mentoring and utilizing vibrant small groups.
- Spiritual Worship – Blending styles of classic worship offered in "Spirit and Truth" before an audience of One.
- Faith Community – Based on care for "one another", activities are planned with purpose for every member of the Body.
Our Beliefs:
- The Bible is the Inspired Word of God, is without error in its original manuscripts and it is the only written revelation of God to man. II Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:20,21.
- God is Triune – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Matt.28:19.
- Jesus Christ is Deity, virgin born, shed His blood and died on Calvary for the remission of our sin. He arose from the dead in a body and has ascended back into the presence of God in heaven. Matt. 1:18; I Pet.1:18,19, Rom.1:4.
- The Holy Spirit indwells every believer. Rom.8:9; I Cor. 6:19,20.
- Man is totally depraved, born a sinner and cannot save himself. Rom. 3:10-23.
- Salvation is completely a work of God and each individual is saved by grace through faith. John 3:18; Eph. 2:8,9.
- The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is made up of every person who has accepted Christ as Savior. This is the Body of Christ. I Cor. 12:12-27.
- Jesus Christ is returning for all believers before the tribulation. I Thess. 4:13-18.
- Every child of God has been called to a life of separation from worldliness and compromise. II Cor. 6:14-18; I John 2:15.
- Baptism by immersion is a means of giving outward testimony of the inner work of salvation. Matt. 28:19; Acts 8:26-39; Rom. 6:3,4.
- Every Christian is invited to partake of the Lord's Table, thus commemorating Christ's death until He comes again.
I Cor.11:23,24.
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GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 601 BLUE RIDGE COLUMBIA MO 65202 573.449.6794 copyright 2008
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