Our Story

In Spring of 2020, just a few weeks before Easter, something called a “Corona-Virus” was reportedly sweeping across the nation. Fear gripped people of all ages. Countless businesses and organizations were deemed “non-essential” and were told to cease operations. 

At least we still had church.

 

Then, with Easter Sunday just a week away, the unthinkable happened. Even churches were closing their doors! For how long, no one knew — but on Easter?!! 

Yes. On Easter. 

But what about “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing…”?? (Hebrews 10:25)

 

Our hearts were committed to honoring the Lord, no matter what. So, early morning on Easter Sunday, at a fire pit surrounded by boulders, twenty-seven friends & family members got together to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 

For the next 6 weeks, our little tribe of believers came back for MORE. More WORSHIP, in a world suspending such activities. More FELLOWSHIP, in a culture determined to isolate its people. And more LIGHT from God’s Word, while a mysterious darkness endeavored to snuff it out.

 

We knew it was time.

Amidst the frantic cries to 

“Shut down! Shut down! Shut down!”

a bigger voice was saying,

“RISE UP. RISE UP. RISE UP.”

 “Rise up on behalf of My Son, 

who died and rose up for YOU.”

 

So we did.

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Our Signature Verse

“Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you. For see, darkness will cover the earth. Much darkness will cover the people. But the Lord will rise upon you, and His shining-greatness will be seen upon you. Nations will comeither to your light. And kings will see the shining-greatness of the Lord on you.”
-Isaiah 60:1-3

The Bible

The Bible is God’s Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it was inspired by God, the Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.

Trinity

God has existed in relationship with Himself for all eternity. He exists as one entity in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Although each member of the Trinity serves different functions, they each possess equal power and authority.

The Father

God is great: He is all powerful, all knowing, ever present, unchanging, completely worthy of our trust, and above all, Holy. It is in Him that we live, move and exist. God is good. He is our Father. He is loving, compassionate, and faithful to His people and His promises.

The Son

Jesus Christ is completely human but, at the same time, completely God. He is the only plan for bringing people who are far from God back into a right relationship with God. He lived a perfect life, so that He could be a substitution for us in satisfying God’s demands for perfection. He defeated death in His resurrection so that we can have life.

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit’s presence assures us of our relationship with Christ. He guides believers into all truth and exalts Christ. He convicts people of their sin, God’s righteousness, and the coming judgment. He comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts, and makes us more like Christ.

Eternity

Man was created to exist forever. He will exist either eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is Heaven. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.

Man

Man is made in the image of God and is the supreme object of His creation. Man was created to have fellowship with God but became separated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, man cannot attain a right relationship with God through his own effort. Every human personality is uniquely created, possesses dignity, and is worthy of respect and Christian love.

Salvation

The blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the only way of salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God, and it cannot be earned through our own efforts.

The Church

The Church is a local community of believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. The Church works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ.