Our Church Life
Schedule:
Worship Service – 10:45 a.m.
Prayer Meeting/Bible Study – Weekly
Board Meetings – Weekly/Monthly
Sunday School – 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Our Worship Life
The pastor plans our worship services with occasional input from associate ministers and members. The pastor preaches sermons with a biblical focus that applies to daily life. Members participate in making announcements, reading scripture and praying.
The pastor leads the congregation in Communion, which is served by the deacons. Participation from the youth is encouraged.
The choir, accompanied by the musicians, leads the congregation in worship, singing a variety of musical selections.
Worship services include both traditional and contemporary elements.
Our Vision of Ministry
Mission Statement
We are the Body of Christ, called to proclaim the Good News that Jesus is the Christ – loving God through Worship, Fellowship and Stewardship; sharing God’s love through Discipleship, Ministry, and Missions.
Vision Statement
It is our vision to be a church where God is glorified, and where lives are transformed by the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.
Our Vision for Worship
It is a vision of a church where worship is more than a ritual. Where, within worship, lives are transformed, families are healed, conflict is resolved, deliverance is found and yokes are broken – not because the worship is focused on us, but rather, because living life in God’s presence is transformative in itself.
Our Vision for Fellowship
It is a vision of a church where members of all ages and backgrounds share their lives together through small groups, fellowship hours, retreats, communal meals, and a variety of recreational activities; so that we might support one another through the joys and burdens of life, and that we might help one another grow to maturity in Christ.
Our Vision for Stewardship
It is a vision of a church where our God given resources are gathered, utilized, and cared for as a sacred trust from God; and where members and guest are equipped to manage their God given resources in ways that honor God, bless Humankind and protect God’s Earth.
Our Vision for Discipleship
It is a vision of a church where, through seminars, retreats, short courses and a multi- year systematic Bible study program, members and guest are provided the instruction, training, guidance and support necessary to live out God’s word in our lives.
Our Vision for Ministry
It is a vision of a church where every member is a minister; where each member is equipped for a significant ministry by helping them discover, develop, and utilize their spiritual gifts, God given talents and personal skills; and where each ministry is working for the common good, so that the Body of Christ may be built up toward unity in the faith and maturity in Christ.
Our Vision for Missions
It is a vision of a church actively participating in the worldwide effort to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ; motivating, equipping, and com- missioning our members to go into the local community, the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Region and throughout the world to transform persons, and the communities where they live their lives, through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our Church Covenant
Having been led, as we believe, by the spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and, on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into Covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this Church in knowledge, holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine; to contribute Cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expense of the church, the relief of the poor, and spreading the gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to religiously educate our children; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid tattling, backbiting and excessive anger; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly and sisterly love; to remember each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.
We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other Church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and principle of God’s Word.
Ministry Priorities
1st PS320
Develop and lead a ministry with adolescents that nurtures youth toward Christian faith commitment and discipleship. (youth ministry)
2nd PS020
Develop and maintain programs and activities for enlarging the membership and/or the church’s vision for ministry. (church growth)
3rd PS190
Create an atmosphere in which persons feel accepted, included and cared for and can identify with the group. (nurturing fellowship)
4th PS010
Prepare and implement budget. (budget/financial management)
5th PS220
Enable the staff to accomplish their duties and responsibilities and encourage their personal and professional growth. (personnel supervision)
6th PS040
Identify and evaluate the needs of the community and work to meet those needs through individual and/or corporate action. (community assessment/involvement)
7th PS290
Enable persons to lead using methods and materials appropriate for the learners’ ages and situations. (teaching)
8th PS160
Motivate and support persons in discovering and using their gifts for ministry in their daily lives. (ministry of the laity development)
9th PS240
Design, encourage and help to implement organizational, social, educational, religious and/or recreational programs of ministry. (program development)
Learn more about Who We Are – Our Church History