About

What is the Vision

I     TO DEVELOP A STRONG CHURCH ABLE TO DO THREE THINGS:

A.  Meet our own needs of existence without any outside aide

B.  Meet the needs of the people who look to us for  help

      • Spiritual
      • Physical
      • Social

C.  Make a difference in the way Christ is represented in our nation

      • City-Wide Ministry, District Association
      • State Conventions
      • National Conventions

II     BUILD BLACK FAMILIES

A.  Promote the use of men in the leadership

B.  Actively recruit men to our church

C.  Promote the mentor system

III   BUILD A FACILITY THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE MINISTRIES – WORSHIP CENTER / CHURCH COMPLEX

A.  Sanctuary for worship

B.  Multi-purpose Gym – Theater – Meeting Hall

C.  Classrooms and office space

OUR CHURCH TODAY

START WHERE WE ARE

  • We start today with you who came to worship
  • We bring our family
  • We bring our friends

WE REACH OUT

  • The six block square around the church
  • We greet each person on the street, as we enter the church
  • We meet each new person in church on Sunday

WE TEACH

  • We train each new member
    1. New Member Classes
    2. Sunday School
    3. Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service
  • We teach each person to respect each other
  • We protect each other

Church Covenant

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour;and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now in the prescence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge and hoiness; to give it a place in our affections, prayers and services above every organization of human origin; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine; to contribute cheerfully and regularly, as God has prospered us, towards its expenses, for the support of a faithful and evangelical ministry among us, the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel throughout the world.  In case of difference of opinion in the church, we will strive to avoid a contentious spirit, and if we cannot unanimously agree, we will cheerfully recognize the right of the majority to govern.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to study diligently the word of God; to regigiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintance; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be kind and just to those in our employ, and faithful in the service we promise others; endeavoring in the purity of heart and good will towards all men to exemplify and commend our holy faith.

We further engage to watch over, to pray for, to exhort and stir up to each other each other unto every good word and work; to guard each other’s reputation, not needlessly exposing the infirmities of others; to participate in each other’s joys, and with tender sympathy bear one another’s burdens and sorrow; to cultivate Christian courtesy; to be slow to give or take offense, but always ready for recobciliation, being mindful of the rules of the Saviour in the eighteenth chapter of Marrhew, to secure it without delay; and through life, amid evil report, and good report, to seek to live to the glory of God, who hath called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.

When we remove from this place, we engage as soon as possible to unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s word.