Our vision is Jesus. Our mission is people. Our cause is love.
Serving San Gabriel Valley since 2016.
We desire to be a people who are full of the awe of God that leads to action. We believe we have been called to step out and share the hope that is in us with a dying world. Often times we can find ourselves ‘waiting on the Lord’ when He has already so boldly commanded us go, or expending energy doubting that we are ready or even capable of stepping out into the discomforts of our walk that appear impossible but only restrain all that He intends to do through us if we would only step out and obey.
We are a people bound by faith. Our faith is not aimless, it’s not shooting in the dark, nor is it wildly pursuing something or someone without direction wishing for the best result.
Our faith is the act of complete trust in a perfect Savior, lived out in response to His complete love for this broken world. We desire to step faithfully in the footsteps of Christ Jesus. We desire to reach out to anyone and everyone, declaring His truth unashamedly, exhibiting His love regularly and abiding in Him obediently.
Our Beliefs
We are a people whose desire is to do all things with excellence as one body, with one accord, for the glory of One Perfect Person found in Christ Jesus.
We are steered by truth and a pulse rooted in love that has joyfully bonded us in unity toward good works, led by His Spirit to work together, to pray together, to seek together, to worship together, and to step together as faithful people of God as we cling to the living hope we have within us, with the purpose of sharing it with Glendora and beyond in the San Gabriel Valley.
WHO LIVE SACRIFICIALLY: who are willing to give it all, because Jesus gave it all. We are marked as risk takers and dream chasers as we follow Jesus. (Romans 12:1)
WHO WORSHIP JESUS PASSIONATELY: we are known as those who live with lifted eyes, lifted hands and lifted hearts to Jesus. (Romans 12:1)
WHO SERVE WITH HUMILITY: who are One body and serve One God for the glory of One Savior, Jesus. We believe this Church is not built on the talents of a few but the gifts of many. (Romans 12:3-7)
WHO LOVE OTHERS FIERCELY: people might walk in as a stranger but they leave as family. (Romans 12:9)
WHO FORGIVE OTHERS GENEROUSLY: we are not known for fighting against one another but for one another. (Romans 12:10)
WHO REACH OUT DILIGENTLY: we are known for getting our hands dirty so hearts can be changed. (Romans 12:11)
WHO PARTY REGULARLY: we are known as life giving, celebrating people. We were once lost, now we are found. We were dead and now we are alive. All our hopeless ends have turned into an endless hope because Jesus is alive. (Romans 12:12)
WHO ENDURE PATIENTLY: we are known for strong hearts and strong backs. We do not give up in the face of adversity. (Romans 12:12)
WHO PRAY STEADFASTLY: we are known for praying audacious prayers and expecting the impossible. (Romans 12:12)
WHO DEMONSTRATE HOSPITALITY: we are known not just for where we are but who we are. We are seeking to give every heart a home. (Romans 12:12)
WHO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY: we are known not for being above people but we come alongside people, helping them as they journey home. (Romans 12:14-16)
WHO TRUST IMMENSELY: we are known as people who do what seems unreasonable, bear what seems unbearable and expect what seems impossible. (Romans 12:17-21)
Statement of Faith
HOLY BIBLE: The Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the Final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible and inerrant (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Proverbs 30:5; Romans 16:25–26).
TRINITY: There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and co-eternal (1 John 5:7; Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16–17, 28:19; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; Hebrews 3:7–11).
JESUS CHRIST: Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. On earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died on the cross for mankind and thus, atoned for our sins through the shedding of His blood. He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return again in power and glory (John 1:1,14, 20:28; 1 Timothy 3:16; Isaiah 9:6; Philippians 2:5–6; 1 Timothy 2:5).
VIRGIN BIRTH: Jesus Christ was conceived by God the Father, through the Holy Spirit (the third person of the Trinity) in the Virgin Mary's womb; therefore, He is the Son of God (Matthew 1:18, 25; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18, 23–25; Luke 1:27–35).
REDEMPTION: Man was created good and upright, but by voluntary transgression, he fell; his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Genesis 1:26–31, 3:1–7; Romans 5:12–21).
REGENERATION: For anyone to know God, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential (John 6:44, 65).
SALVATION: We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ through His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts (Ephesians 2:8–9; Galatians 2:16, 3:8; Titus 3:5; Romans 10:9–10; Acts 16:31; Hebrews 9:22).
REPENTANCE: Repentance is the commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives and to follow Christ, which allows us to receive His redemption and to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Thus, through repentance we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation (Acts 2:21, 3:19; 1 John 1:9).
SANCTIFICATION: Sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God's Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ's character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (1 Thessalonians 4:3, 5:23; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 6:14–18; 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3; Romans 8:29, 12:1–2; Hebrews 2:11).
JESUS' BLOOD: The Blood that Jesus Christ shed on the Cross of Calvary was sinless and is 100% sufficient to cleanse mankind of all sin. Jesus allowed Himself to be punished for both our sinfulness and our sins, enabling all those who believe to be free from the penalty of sin, which is death (1 John 1:7; Revelation 1:5, 5:9; Colossians 1:20; Romans 3:10–12, 23, 5:9; John 1:29).
JESUS CHRIST INDWELLS ALL BELIEVERS: Christians are people who have invited the Lord Jesus Christ to come and live inside them by His Holy Spirit. They relinquish the authority of their lives over to Him, thus making Jesus the Lord of their life as well as Savior. They put their trust in what Jesus accomplished for them when He died, was buried, and rose again from the dead (John 1:12; John 14:17, 23; John 15:4; Romans 8:11; Revelation 3:20).
BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT: Given at Pentecost, it is the promise of the Father, sent by Jesus after His Ascension, to empower the church to preach the Gospel throughout the whole earth (Joel 2:28–29; Matthew 3:11; Mark 16:17; Acts 1:5, 2:1–4, 17, 38–39, 8:14–17, 10:38, 44–47, 11:15–17, 19:1–6).
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit is manifested through a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate the validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. The Bible lists of these gifts are not necessarily exhaustive, and the gifts may occur in various combinations. All believers are commanded to earnestly desire the manifestation of the gifts in their lives. These gifts always operate in harmony with the Scriptures and should never be used in violation of Biblical parameters (Hebrews 2:4; Romans 1:11, 12:4–8; Ephesians 4:16; 2 Timothy 1:5–16, 4:14; 1 Corinthians 12:1–31, 14:1–40; 1 Peter 4:10).
THE CHURCH: The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of Jesus' great commission. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the body of believers. There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:22, 2:19–22; Hebrews 12:23; John 17:11, 20–23).
WATER BAPTISM: Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38).
THE LORD’S SUPPER: A unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross (Matthew 26:26–29; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12, 36–38, 10:47–48; 1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:23–25).
MARRIAGE: We believe that marriage is between a man (born as a man at birth) and a woman (born as a woman at birth) (Genesis 2:22–24; Proverbs 12:4; Matthew 19:4–6).
HEALING OF THE SICK: Healing of the sick is illustrated in the life and ministry of Jesus, and included in the commission of Jesus to His disciples. It is given as a sign, which is to follow believers. It is also a part of Jesus' work on the Cross and one of the gifts of the Spirit (Psalm 103:2–3; Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:16–17; Mark 16:17–18; Acts 8:6–7; James 5:14–16; 1 Corinthians 12:9, 28; Romans 11:29).
RESURRECTION: Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead in a glorified body three days after His death on the cross. In addition, both the saved and the lost will be resurrected: they that are saved to the resurrection of life and they that are lost to the resurrection of eternal damnation (Luke 24:16, 36, 39; John 2:19–21, 20:26–28, 21:4; Acts 24:15; 1 Corinthians 15:42, 44; Philippians 1:21–23, 3:21).
HEAVEN: Heaven is the eternal dwelling place for all believers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:3, 12, 20, 6:20, 19:21, 25:34; John 17:24; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Hebrews 11:16; 1 Peter 1:4).
HELL: After living one life on earth, the unbelievers will be judged by God and sent to Hell where they will be eternally tormented with the Devil and the Fallen Angels (Matthew 25:41; Mark 9:43–48; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 14:9–11, 20:12–15, 21:8).
SECOND COMING: Jesus Christ will physically and visibly return to earth for the second time to establish His Kingdom. This will occur at a date undisclosed by the Scriptures (Matthew 24:30, 26:63–64; Acts 1:9–11; 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8; Revelation 1:7).