What We Believe
About the Bible: The Bible is the infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living. ( II Timothy 3:16)
About God: There is one God, who has revealed Himself as our Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God manifested in flesh. He is both God and man. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 2:9; I Timothy 3:16)
About Sin and Salvation: Everyone has sinned and needs salvation. Salvation comes by grace through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We believe in the necessity of repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. (Romans 3:23-25; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:3-5; Acts 2:38; I Peter 3:20,21; Mark 16:16; Titus 3:5)
About the Gospel: The saving gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. We obey the gospel by repentance (death to sin), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (burial), and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (resurrection). ( I Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 2:4, 37-39; Romans 6:3-4)
About Christian Living: As Christians we are to love God and others. We should live a holy life inwardly and outwardly, and worship God joyfully. The supernatural gifts of the Spirit, including healing, are for the church today. (Mark 12:28-31; II Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; I Corinthians 12:8-10)
About the Future: Jesus Christ is coming again to catch away His church. In the end will be the final resurrection and the final judgment. The righteous will inherit eternal life, and the unrighteous eternal death. (I Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:11-15.)
Melanie L Praznik
I live in Ohio and feel in my heart that I am to move to South Carolina, still living close enough to be close to my incredibly awesome and incredibly HUGE family. I am so very BLESSED with my living situations and only desire God’s very best for me in every and all areas of my life, especially His Will, His Plan, His Purpose, His Dream, His Destiny, and His Desires that He has placed into my heart. I just turned 43 years old on Valentine’s Day and know without a doubt that the year of 2015 is a year of restoration, healing, jubilee, and new beginnings. God Bless You All, Melanie 🙂
Joyce McGuire Wingard
Thank you Pastor for the informative write up online on the church directory. Also, for taking time to speak with me, via phone and answer questions.
Your church is somewhere I most would like to visit, and then pray where God will lead me permanetly to settle. God bless you, your family & the church family there.
Joyce McGuire- Wingard
The believes at this church is what I believe also.
pastor s.christopher
Dear beloved
Greetings to you in the most highly exalted Name of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! It is really a great privilege that God has given us to be able to meet you through this e-mail and share with you about our Ministry in India. Please let us introduce ourselves to you that we are a team of pastors with a great zeal and enthusiasm to extend the Kingdom of God in India. Our aim is to visit every nook and corner of the Indian villages, and to promote the Gospel to every perishing soul. We really hope to see a great deal of harvest in the coming days.
People in India
The people of India are trapped for the most part in land that is over populated 82 crores (800 Million) people in a country one third size of America. You knows well the American population. The different religious people are living in India. They are Hindus, Mohammedans, Bhuddians, Sikkhs and some miscellaneous Christian are very less populated in India. The Christian population in India, according to the government figures is only 2.3% of the population. Even if we follow the optimistic figures given by Christian leaders, it is only 4%. Of these 60% are found in the southern three states and in a few of the small states in northeast And Christianity in India is considered to be the religion Of the lowest community. Christians have no honour in the society. They are not allowed to live together with the people of the higher community. They are considered to be “untouchables”. So they live in their huts on the outskirts of the villages. But most of Hindus may be 80 percents. Remaineded are other religious. India is a country of idolatry and superstitions. Indians have over 9 Million ” Gods”. The poverty is a great problem in Indian because no proper source and professions for way of living.70 percent depend upon agriculture for their living. Moreover, 70 percent live in small villages (less then 5,000 populations even more). Now one, after seeing how they live, would want to live like they do. Fifty percent of the villages do not have Electricity; they have virtually no furniture in their shanty huts. There is no running water in the villages. And many hundred floors and teach roofs. In fact there are many things to say about our people, Indian and their poverty.
People respond to the Gods word
Since many hundred of years the servants of God preaching the God’s word to the multitudes of people in the villages. People are also responding to the God’s word and converting to become as the children of God for the Eternity. The people in India are tiring of Hinduism at a rapidly growing race. Further, there is no real promise of Eternal life. And even when they believe they will go to “NIRVANA” (their concept of Heaven), they believe that their souls will be blended with all the other souls that have already gone on. There is thus no personal redemption according to this reasons, they are being converted by thinking about the true religion in this world. Christianity is growing rapidly here. Christianity in any form is fairly new to India. In many villages to day, people have never heard about Jesus Christ and have never seen a Bible. Truly is a field white unto harvest! India has been the greatest successes story of mission efforts among churches in this country. And we can have as many faithful Christians in India as we want. Brother, we must pray for it, work for it and give to help it.
Brother, we can accomplish the gospel of Jesus Christ in regarding to save the lost. Our ministry is mainly based on Gospel work in rural, tribal, and slum areas. We visit a number of villages in a month to proclaim the Gospel. The people here give much attention to listen the Gods word. if we visits the villages and conducts the gospel campaigns, indeed the people would come for miles around and sit on the ground, stand, or sit on hard wooden benches without backs and listen the God’s word very interestingly .they neither cured times also for hearing the God’s word. The people do not seen to get board or uncomfortable. In fact the honestly seem to be disappointed when the services are conclude early. Often in many of the villages they would request us to visit their villages and preach to them some about God’s truth. According to this great encouragement and co-operation from the people. we can start many congregations for our lord Jesus Christ and for His glory. Therefore brother we request you very much please consider to encourage the lords work here in our place.
We are extending our warm welcome to you to come to our region in India To conduct seminars, crusades and conventions and Discipleship Training I have a burning passion to train up youth and men. If you kindly write me your convenient date, we will arrange the meetings. Our co-workers are regularly and with a great burden, fully praying to God to send any Mighty Man like you to India to share the word of God to Indian people through seminars, crusades and conventions.
We very hopefully and prayerfully await your kind and favorable letter. All our co-workers, Church people, and orphan children are sending their hearty greetings to you and your family.
I am waiting for your reply whole heartedly. I am
expecting soon reply in this regard. Thanking you.
Yours together for the Lord’;s work in India,
Pastor s.christopher