It
is
our
wish
and
purpose
to
wear
no
other
name
than
Christ's.
This
was
certainly
true
of the Lord's people in the first century. (Acts 11:26, & 1 Peter 4:16)
Our Emphasis Is Spiritual, Not Material Or Social
As
is
probably
evident
to
you,
if
you
have
seen
our
meeting
place,
we
place
very
little
emphasis
upon
luxurious
surroundings.
Our
emphasis
is
on
the
spiritual
not
the
material
and
while
we
seek
each
other's
association
socially,
the
church
is
not
the
front
for
a
social
club
or
agency.
Therefore,
we
do
not
use
the
Lord's
treasury
or
facilities
to
promote
social
functions.
Our
aim
is
for
an
individual's
spiritual
growth.
(I
Peter
2:5
&
Romans 12:1)
We Are Striving To Be The Same Church As Described In The New Testament
Jesus
said
in
Matthew
16:18
"...upon
this
rock
I
will
build
MY
church...".
It
is
our
desire
to
be
a
part
of
the
church
which
Jesus
built.
It
is
our
sincere
desire
then
to
be
patterned
after
HIS
church
in
origin
and
design
and
therefore
nondenominational.
We
believe
this
to
be
possible
to
all
who
will
learn,
believe
and
be
guided
by
the
plain
teaching
of
the
Word
of
God.
Jesus
declared
the
Word
of
God
to
be
the
"seed
of
the
kingdom".
(Luke
8:11)
A
fundamental
truth
in
nature
is
that
a
specific
kind
of
seed,
when
planted,
will
always
produce
after
its
kind.
For
example,
wheat
will
produce
wheat
and
corn
will
produce
corn.
In
like
manner,
the
Word
of
God,
when
planted
in
the
hearts
of
honest
people,
and
obeyed,
will
produce
a
Christian,
just
as
it
did
in
the
first
century.
Nothing
more and nothing less.