Statement of Purpose
We purpose to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the Head of His Church (Matthew 16:13-18, Romans 10:8-11, Ephesians 5:23, Colossians 1:15-19); to establish a local congregation of believers patterned after the New Testament Church and obedient to the teaching of the Scriptures; to build and advance the true Church of which Christ is the head, by preaching the gospel of Christ to the lost and leading them to the Savior beginning in our local “Jerusalem” and extending to the uttermost parts of the earth (Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8), by providing a place where believers can assemble to worship the Lord (Hebrews 10:25), and by teaching believers the doctrines of Scripture and training them for the work of the ministry (2 Timothy 2:15, Ephesians 4:11-13); and to administer the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s supper as set forth in the New Testament.