ABOUT
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Our Vision
What We Hope to Be
Our vision is for us to experience the goodness of our Heavenly Father as we are transformed by the Spirit in our relationship with Jesus into a community of faith that can love and flourish.
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1 John 3:1: "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!"
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2 Cor. 3:18: "We all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory."
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John 13:35: "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
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John 10:10: "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full."
Our Mission
What We Hope to Do
Our mission is to become a people who mature in Christ, by becoming students of Jesus, living in spiritual community, and engaging the part of God’s plan of redemption that he assigns to us.
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Colossians 1:28: "He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ."
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Matthew 28:19: "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
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Acts 2:42: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All believers were together and had everything in common."
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Isaiah 1:17: "Learn to do what is right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."
Our Statement of Faith
We believe in one God, the maker of heaven and earth, who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ, that he was born of a virgin, ministered in word and miracle, died for our sin, was raised bodily from the dead, ascended to God’s right hand and will personally return in power and glory.
We believe that the Holy Spirit is presently ministering in the world and through the church, empowering lives of godliness and service.
We believe that the Holy Bible is divinely inspired, trustworthy in all its teaching, and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
We believe that Jesus Christ established God’s kingdom and now calls His church on earth to carry out His saving mission among all people and formed her to be one holy and unified body;
We believe in God’s saving grace that leads people into the faith, repentance, confession, baptism, new life and ministry through the Spirit.
Because of these beliefs, we commit ourselves in heart, mind, and body to learn from Jesus how to live lives of integrity, truth, holiness, and love.
Our Values
The "Distinctives" of Horizon
Worship: In our lives, we seek to know God, experience His goodness, and sense His direction moment by moment and day by day.
Potential: We believe that Jesus, as our good shepherd, leads us into a place of human flourishing.
Intention: We structure our lives to do the things Jesus taught.
Participation: Every person, regardless of age, economic status, gender, or race can help us be who we are called to be as a church.
Authenticity: As a community, our growth turns on being honest with each other and honest with God.