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Welcome! Here's a bit about us:


We are a church of the city. 


We are a place for people to meet God; both those who feel near to God and those feel far away.


We love coffee and community and most of all, Jesus. 


Here's what our faith and mission look like.



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FAITH

BIBLE: We believe the Bible is the final authority for faith and life.


GOD: We believe there is one sovereign God who eternally exists as three co-equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.


PEOPLE: We believe God created all people - male and female - to care for the world (stewardship), to care for one another (friendship), and to have a relationship with himself. God created humanity uniquely male and female to complement and submit to one another, equal and wonderfully different, each life being a sacred gift from God. Within God's created order marriage was designed as a covenant between one man and one woman to show God's jealous love for us.


WORLD: We believe the world was created to honor and glorify God. Instead of glorifying God, humanity and the entire world has become totally broken by sin and separated from God, unable to please God and restore relationship with him.


SALVATION: We believe a restored relationship with God is possible only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, who became a man without ceasing to be God so that by dying in our place on the cross and rising from the dead, we might be forgiven and reconciled to God.


SANCTIFICATION: We believe the Holy Spirit draws us into relationship with God, convicting us of sin and convincing us of the good news of Jesus Christ. We must respond. To be saved we must confess our brokenness and trust ourselves to Jesus, who died that we might live. It is the renewal of a true relationship between God and humanity. This relationship is demonstrated by a Spirit-filled life.


CHURCH: We believe the Church is the visible reality of Christ in the world, existing through the power and gifting of the the Holy Spirit to glorify God and make him known. The Church is both physical and spiritual, and should seek the healing of the world for both tangible needs and spiritual bondage. The church is the light of a new kingdom that is chasing out the darkness of Satan's reign.


ETERNITY: There is a future bodily resurrection of all people. Those who come into relationship with God through Jesus Christ will experience eternity with God in a new heaven and new earth; however, those who reject the relationship that God has made available through Jesus Christ will experience eternal separation from God along with Satan and his angels.

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MISSION

Christ. Restoring. Community.

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PATH OF DISCIPLESHIP

1 / FOLLOW:  Committed to following Jesus

- Scripture: 1 John 2:6
- Practices: Baptism
- Reflection: Are you faithfully following of Jesus?

2 / GROW: Committed to maturing in faith
- Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7
- Practices: Prayer, Bible Reading, Biblical Worldview
- Reflection: Are you growing in your faith?

3 / GATHER: Committed to following Jesus together
- Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17
- Practices: Sunday Gathering, Community Group
- Reflection: Do you feel alone or known in your faith?

4 / GIVE: Committed to radical generosity
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
- Practices: Serving at Refuge Gathering, financial giving
- Reflection: What does your money and time say about your heart?

5 / INVITE: Committed to inviting others to follow Jesus
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
- Practices: Hospitality, Evangelism, Missions, Prayer Walking
- Reflection: Are you regularly sharing your faith?

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BENEDICTION

Leader: refuge church, you are saved...

All: in the death and resurrection of Jesus

Leader: You are secure…

All: in the love of the Father

Leader: You are sent...

All: in the power of the Holy Spirit

All: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!

 

Leader: In the name Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, go be a church of the city: incarnating King Jesus in city life and inviting the city into the Kingdom of God.