Our Deacons:

John Carney	Gary McInroy
Technical training specialist contracted to Tyson and Nestle companies.	Retired product development technician at PEC for John Deere.

Ministry Teams:

There are four basic ministry teams that oversee most of the ministries in our church. Each team is composed of several lay people, with an elder chairing the team. We have a Christian Education team, which develops curriculum, assists teachers, and does facility layout for Sunday School and youth ministries. The Missions team promotes U.S. and foreign missions in the church and is the liaison between the church body and the missionaries we support. The Fellowship team plans ways our church body can get to know each other better throughout the year. The Outreach team provides encouragement for individual evangelism and provides ways our church body can reach out to the lost in our community (baby-sitting outreaches, distribute water on the bike trail on a hot day, neighborhood block parties, etc.).

Doctrine (beliefs):

1. We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:16,17; Matthew 5:18; 2 Peter 1:21)
2. We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 90:2; John 8:58; Matthew 28:19)
3. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate. (John 1:1; John 1:14; Matthew 1:20 – 23; I Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:9; Hebrews 8:1; 1 John 2:1)
4. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and, during this age, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service. (John 16:14; John 16:8; John 3:8; Romans 8:9; Galatians 5:16-18; John 16:13; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-13)
5. We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained. (Genesis 3:6-7, Romans 3:23; Ephesians 1:13-14)
6. We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus, become children of God. (Romans 3:12-25a; Romans 5:8-10, II Corinthians 5:21, John 1:12-13, John 3:7-8)
7. We believe that salvation is a free gift and given totally by God’s grace and cannot be earned or kept by works of the believer; therefore, once a person is truly saved he is forever eternally secure and will not lose his salvation. (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7, Romans 8:1, John 10:28; 1 John 5:13)
8. We believe that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation. (Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:3-4, Matthew 26: 26-28, I Corinthians 11:23-26)
9. We believe that the true Church is composed of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is the Head. (Acts 2:47b; I Corinthians 12:13, I Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:22,23)
10. We believe that only those who are, thus, members of the true Church shall be eligible for membership in the local church. (Ephesians 4:3-5, I Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 1:22,23)
11. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs. (Ephesians 1:22,23, Galatians 5:1, Acts 6:1-6)
12. We believe in the personal pre-millennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. (I Thessalonians 4:16, Revelation 20:1-6, I Thessalonians 5:1-6)
13. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. (I Thessalonians 4:16,17, I Corinthians 15:51-54, Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-4)