LONGBRANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH

Vision Statement
God's people growing in faith and love, encouraging each other, serving community in the name of Jesus Christ.

Purpose Statement
We are an inter-denominational community church which honors and celebrates diverse Christian faith traditions.
 We are called to worship, witness, affirm and live the teachings of Christ.

ARTICLE IV -STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe that the Church is a fellowship of like-minded persons joined together for worship and service.

We believe in individual liberty in the realm of thought and speech for every person, and we seek to encourage every member to exercise such self discipline and integrity as a prerequisite to the discovery of truth and the attainment of spiritual maturity.

We believe that there is, in the world, a Power that works for righteousness, whom we call God. We believe that God is the Father of all humankind, is infinite in truth, wisdom, power and love; the source of all goodness, beauty, truth and love, whose mercy is over all His works and whose will is ever directed toward His children’s good.

We believe that in Jesus, God manifested Himself in the flesh as our Lord, Savior, Teacher, Example and the revealer of life’s MEANING AND PURPOSE.

We believe in the forgiveness of sins; in the life of love and prayer, and in the Grace of God equal to humanity’s every need.

We believe in the Divine Holy Spirit, God within us, for guidance, comfort and strength.

We believe that God speaks to us primarily in the Holy Bible but also through the world of nature, history, human personalities and all great literature and through the still small voice within us.

We believe that our faith in God and His Son Jesus Christ shall manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our Lord and Savior not only in our family life but in our relationships with all persons.

Revised And Adopted By Congregational Vote on May 5, 1996