Mission and Vision

Our mission is to make fully devoted followers of Christ.

But what does that look like? To illustrate this idea we use the diagram you see here. We believe that the life of a fully devoted follower of Christ increasingly reaches up to God in committed worship, reaches in toward other believers in deeper community, and reaches out toward those who need Jesus' grace in greater compassion. Reaching up, reaching in, and reaching out - that's what we're about. And all three are fueled by the grace of Jesus we find in his gospel and our new identity in him.

Corporate worship

Gathering as God's redeemed people each Sunday to remember Jesus' resurrection from the dead strengthens our faith as we pray, sing, learn, and experience the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper together. The Sabbath is a gift from God to be treasured and enjoyed.

Spiritual growth

Though we nurture our relationship with the Lord best through deep involvement in the local church, the Bible also calls us to make personal spiritual growth a priority. This involves things like family worship in the home, personal Bible study, prayer, evangelism, and learning through biblically-sound resources.

Generosity in giving and serving

We serve a generous God. In fact, we can't out-give him. As his redeemed people, he calls us to share the resources of time, money, and talents with which he's blessed us to build up his church, care for others, and play a role in extending the fame and glory of Jesus. Christian generosity isn't a "have to," it's a "get to."

Become a Member

Belonging to a local church is not like belonging to a club - it's much better. Taking the step of membership tells our congregation, "I'm not just a spectator. I'm a committed Christian who values contributing, accountability, and the blessings of being spiritually cared for by this church's elders and deacons."

Connect and Grow Together

Though each Christian has a personal relationship with God, that relationship is not private. God never intended for Christians to do life alone. We were made for relationship with God and with each other. A fully devoted follower of Christ is one who shares their life with other believers especially in discipleship relationships.

A Life of One-Anothering

There are over fifty "one another" commandments in the New Testament. Greet one another. Encourage one another. Love one another, etc. The only way we can obey these commands is by intentionally connecting on regular, honest, and inter-dependent basis with other Christians in the local church.

Personal evangelism

The Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 calls all Christians to "go" into our world, helping others know about their need for Jesus' forgiveness and his grace available through the gospel. At Bible Pres we focus on Jesus and his all-sufficiency not only so we can personally benefit from the hope and peace we find in his mercy, but also so we can turn around and share it with others. We think of evangelism and outreach not primarily as church programs or occasional events, but as a new way of life in Christ that's too good to keep to ourselves.

Compassion to the broken and hurting

Just as God extends grace and compassion to us in our brokenness, so he calls us to reach out with hope to those in our community who are hurting and looking for direction and a new start. We try to do that at Bible Pres by providing solution-based, Christ-centered support groups and mentoring relationships which God uses to bring gospel hope to many. Our congregation thinks of itself as a spiritual ambulance service of sorts, seeking out hurting people in the natural course of our lives so we can point them to the deepest kind of healing which Jesus provides. We try to live “on mission” wherever we are, equipped with God’s heart of compassion for the broken places and broken people in our midst. The lost find healing, and God gets the glory.