WHO WE ARE

We are a local expression of the Body of Christ and we incorporate these values into the life of our community. Our purpose for being here is so that the power of the Holy Spirit might freely flow in and through us: equipping us to live victoriously, affecting those we come in contact with, and glorifying God. As God’s beloved children, we devote ourselves to knowing Him better, experiencing continual spiritual renewal, and loving one another even as He loves us.

 

WE ARE W.I.R.E.D. WITH POWER - We are committed to relying on the power of the Holy Spirit.

To the degree we are WIRED in connection with Him we move in His power.

• WORSHIP - We believe we are meant to bring God the honor and glory He deserves through the way we live our lives.

We are committed to lifestyles of worship.

• INVOLVEMENT - We believe every Christian is called to participate in the life of the church. Like the parts that make up our natural body, we all have important functions.

We are committed to regular, ongoing involvement.

• RELATIONSHIPS - We believe God, as three persons in One, exists in community. As disciples of Jesus, our relationships reflect His sacrificial love and His model of community.

We are committed Small Groups as we grow in our understanding of God and others.

• EVANGELISM - We believe God’s plan has always been for all nations, every people group, near and far, to know His love.

We are committed to seeking opportunities to share His love and truth with others.

• DISCIPLESHIP - We believe change is inevitable but growth is intentional.

We are committed to spiritual parenting and mentoring “…until we will be mature and full grown in the Lord,” (Ephesians 4:13, NLT).

 

OUR PURPOSE

CCC exists to establish and maintain a place of Christian worship, fellowship and training: A place for worship of Almighty God, our Heavenly Father; to provide for Christian fellowship for those of like precious faith, where the Holy Spirit may be honored according to our distinctive testimony; and to assume our share of the responsibility and privilege of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, using all available means, both at home and in foreign lands.

 

 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

A community of people grounded in the love of God, being transformed as followers of Jesus Christ, and activated into service in the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

We believe in the triune Godhead as eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(2 Corinthians 13:14)

We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed Blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His present priestly ministry.
(Matthew 1:18, 4:23-24; Romans 1:4, 3:25-26; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 1:7)

We believe in evangelistic and missionary fervor and endeavor.
(Mark 16:15-18; Acts 1:8)

We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. We further believe in the keeping power of God.
(Hebrews 9:22; Jude 24-25; Titus 3:5)

We believe that sanctification, holiness, and the overcoming life are God’s design for the Church, which is the Bride of Christ. (Ephesians 5:25-27)

We believe that sexual purity is a necessary expression for all of God’s children, and requires abstinence from adultery, fornication, incest, homosexuality, and other sexual relationships or practices forbidden by Scripture.
(Leviticus 18:1-30; Galatians 5:19; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:18)

We believe that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime, and a sacred institution established by God.
(Matthew 19:4-6)

We believe that since mankind is created in God’s image, human life is of inestimable worth and significance in all its dimensions, from conception to the grave.
(Genesis 1:27; Psalms 139:13-14)

We believe that water baptism is for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and is to be administered by immersion, thus bearing witness to the gospel of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection for us, and our own new life in Him.
(Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4)

We believe that communion, when shared by believers, witnesses to the saving power of the gospel, to Christ’s presence in His church, and looks forward to His victorious return.
(1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as on the day of Pentecost, and in the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit, as evidenced in charismatic gifts and ministries, and in the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.
(Acts 2:4, 10:46, 19:6; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 12:8-11)

We believe that divine healing is obtained on the basis of the Atonement.
(Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24)

We believe in Christ’s imminent personal return in power and great glory, and in His present and everlasting dominion.
(Daniel 7:14; Acts 1:11; Revelation 1:7)

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto eternal life, and they that are lost unto eternal punishment.
(John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:15)

We believe that it is the duty and privilege of every believer to, within his ability, support the local assembly with his regular presence, giving and service.
(Hebrews 10:25; 2 Corinthians 8-9; 1 Peter 4:10)

We believe that tithing, accompanied by free-will offerings, is God’s ordained method to finance the spreading of the Gospel and the needs of the local assembly.
(Malachi 3:8-12; 2 Corinthians 8-9)