VISION FOR THE ROAD AHEAD

Mission Statement for College Church

“Guided by the Spirit and God’s holy word in the Bible, to glorify God and engage the world for Jesus Christ by speaking truth in love, doing good works, loving one another, and equipping every member for service.”

Our Core Values

• We desire to be like the church that God desires.
• We pray to be the body of Christ with the Lord Jesus as our head.
• We accept the Bible as our final authority in spiritual and moral matters.
• We aim to evangelize our local community, our region, the United States and the world at large.
• We desire to worship God in spirit and in truth.
• We desire to be a spiritual family that both rejoices and weeps together.
• We seek to help widows and orphans, the sick and grieving, the poor and downtrodden, the lonely and the disenfranchised.
• We desire to equip and empower all members for ministry according to their God-given talents to the end that the church will attain “to the fullness of Christ.”
• We promote Christian education at all levels.

Body Life

• The College Church should be a church that energetically promotes relationships through a mentoring, nurturing fellowship where there is genuine involvement in each other’s lives.
• The body should be intentionally aware of our church families and their needs, meeting them in a loving and caring way.
• The church should be open and friendly and be committed to prayer and Bible study.
• The College Church should be a close-knit community where every person is welcome and members are enthusiastically utilizing their gifts.
• We should love the lost and be a family committed to a rich body life by intentionally involving our members in community and family care.