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This We Believe about…

The Bible
We believe the Bible is Inspired by God, it declares His plan for humanity, and that it is written for today, as well as to those in the past (II Tim. 3:16:I Pet 2:2).

God
We believe in the one true God as revealed eternally existing in three persons; namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit… otherwise known as the Trinity (Matthew 28:19, John 14; 16, 17).

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary… that Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and lives eternally at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor (John 3:16, Acts 4:12, 1 John 2:22).

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the 21^st Century
We believe in the infilling of the Holy Spirit and this infilling is the empowerment for service in the kingdom of Christ (Acts 2:4). We believe that spiritual gifts are available to the body of Christ today and the practice of spiritual gifts is found in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 12, Eph. 4, and Rom. 12).

Humanity: Sin and Salvation

We believe humanity was created good and upright - for God said, "Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness," "But man, by voluntary transgression fell and his only hope is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God." (Gen. 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-21). Consequently, we believe in the “born-again” experience known as salvation (John 3:3-7, Acts 10:43) and that this experience is not earned but received by God’s grace through faith professed in the person of Jesus Christ and Him alone (John 14:6, Romans 5:15, 6:23).

The Church and Its Purpose on Earth
We believe the Church is the body of Christ and that each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church (Eph. 1:22-23; 2:22; Heb. 12:23). The Church has a five-fold purpose and calling according to the New Testament and that is to love the Lord completely, to love one’s neighbor as one’s self, to go and make disciples, to baptize them into the fellowship, and to teach them to obey (Matthew 22: 37-40, 28:19,20).

Our Future

We believe that in these uncertain times, the hope of the believer is found in the return of Christ for His Church as He promised (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18).

Our Vision

Our ministry is one that uses modern methods in order to reach a modern society that has redefined morality. Though our methods may be contemporary, we live by the unchanging principles found in the Bible, which we believe go beyond the influence of time and culture. Consequently, our vision statement reads as follows…

“Encounter Christian Center is a 21^st Century Church with a 1^st Century message that gives purpose for living through an encounter with the person of Jesus Christ.”

Our Mission

Encounter Christian Center has a five-fold mission that represents the principles of a Spirit-led, purpose-driven church; therefore, we believe that Encounter Christian Center’s Missions is to…

…bring believers to understand COMPLETE DEVOTION (Worship).

Mark 12:30

…practice the COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS (Fellowship).

Romans 12:5

…lead believers to maturity through CHARACTER BUILDING (Discipleship).

Philippians 2:5

… teach believers to minister to each other through CHRIST LIKE SERVANT-HOOD (Ministry). 1 Peter 4:10

…reach our local community and our world for Jesus through

CHRISTIAN OUTREACH (Evangelism).

Colossians 4:5