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A Welcome to Downtown Church:
>>Teaching Pastor James White
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Dear Fellow Seekers,
We welcome you, and invite you to experience church in a new way. Our desire is to support you wherever you are in your spiritual journey. If you don't have a church home, please consider ours.
I have found Downtown to be a caring and open family. If you have questions about your faith, we have educational opportunities and resources to help you find answers in God's truth, and individuals who would love to spend time with you. If you are a Christian and new to the area, or one of our new neighbors in town, we encourage you to become involved and share in what God is doing at Downtown.
This web site is designed to answer your questions about who we are, provide you with an overview of our commitments to ministry, and share how God is working in and through our congregation. My prayer is that you will allow us to get to know you - to minister to you, and offer opportunities to use your unique gifts and talents for His glory.
Welcome to Downtown Church!
Sincerely, James White.
Here is a brief statement of what we believe:
- The scriptures are the very Word of God.
- There is one God in three persons, who is the creator of all things.
- Jesus Christ, the second person of the trinity, died for sinful mankind and rose from the dead three days later guaranteeing salvation for all who believe in Him.
- The Holy Spirit, the third person of the trinity, is active and powerful in the lives of believers and He permanently resides within every believer.
- Mankind was created in the image of God, became eternally separated because of sin, and required the grace and mercy of God to bring the opportunity for salvation to all men.
- Salvation is received by faith alone, believing in the death and resurrection of Christ for the forgiveness of sins.
At Downtown Church, we share certain Core Values that define the direction of our ministry:
- Authenticity We strive to be honest and genuine while encouraging people to be authentic with God and one another.
- Fellowship We seek to “do life together” – laughing, crying, forgiving, working, and playing – being involved with each other with God as our common bond.
- Diversity We welcome all people to worship and grow with us knowing that diversity will enrich our lives through Christ who crossed all racial and cultural lines.
- Spirituality We practice spiritual disciplines, such as the study of God’s word, worship, prayer, fasting, feasting, fellowship, and service, in order to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Compassionate Action We feel a special calling to care for the poor and less fortunate in a compassionate way on the local, national, and international level, so that the world may know the compassion of God.
- Teaching God’s Word We believe that God speaks to the church primarily through His Word, and for that reason we are devoted to its teaching.
- Prayer We desire the relationship that arises from communicating with God through prayer. We believe in the power of prayer.
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