Community of Grace Church
Centered on Christ...
Growing in Faith...
Caring for Others...
We Are a Church with a Vision!
Bringing glory to God by growing relationships with Jesus Christ, one life at a time.
We strive to be a church where...
- people are passionate and unified in faith and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ.
- the Bible is taught lovingly and faithfully as God's perfect Word.
- the sinner finds forgiveness, the discouraged find hope, and the hurting find comfort.
- people of all ages are trained to have a Biblical world-view that transforms lives.
- the Gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed in Richmond and throughout the world.
- each person is actively involved in serving others.
- Jesus Christ is at the center of all we do and there are many and varied opportunities to worship Him.
CGC: Statement of Faith
"People who desire to know the Bible and live it every day."
The Statement of Faith which this church shall embrace, preach and defend is as follows:1. THE BIBLE...the word of God, the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, verbally inspired in all parts, and therefore wholly without error as originally given of God (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
2. THE ONE TRUE GOD...existing eternally as three persons-the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:22; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
3. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST...His preexistence and deity (John 1:1-3), incarnation by virgin birth (John 1:14; Matthew 1:18-23), sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), substitutionary death (2 Corinthians 5:21), bodily resurrection (Luke 24:36-43), ascension into heaven and present ministry (Hebrews 4:14-16), and coming again (Acts 1:11).
4. THE HOLY SPIRIT...His personality (John 16:7-15), deity (Acts 5:3-4). His work in each believer; baptism and indwelling at the moment of regeneration (1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 8:9) and filling (Ephesians 5:18) to empower for Christian life and service (Ephesians 3:16; Acts 1:8; Galatians 5:22-23).
5. MAN...His direct creation in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-28), his subsequent fall into sin resulting in spiritual death (Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 5:12), and necessity of the new birth for his salvation (John 3:3-5).
6. SALVATION...a complete and eternal salvation by God's grace alone, received as a gift of God through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Peter 1:18-19).
7. THE CHURCH...one true Church, the body and bride of Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23; 5:25-32), composed of all true believers of the present age (1 Corinthians 12:12-13), and the organization of its members in local churches for worship, for edification of believers and for world-wide gospel witness, each local church being autonomous but cooperating in fellowship and work (Ephesians 4:11-16).
8. CHRISTIAN LIFE...a life of righteousness, good works and separation unto God from the evil ways of the world (Romans 12:1-2), manifested by speaking the truth (James 5:12), maintaining the sanctity of the home (Ephesians 5:22-6:4), settling differences between Christians in accordance with the Word of God (1 Corinthians 6:1-8), not engaging in carnal strife but showing a Christ-like attitude toward all (Romans 12:17-21), exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and maintaining a life of prayer (Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6), including the privilege, when sick, of calling for the elders of the church to pray and to anoint with oil in the name of the Lord (James 5:13-18).
9. ORDINANCES...the Christian should observe the ordinances of our Lord Jesus Christ which are (1) baptism of believers by trine immersion (Matthew 28:19) and (2) the three-fold communion service, consisting of the washing of the saint's feet (John 13:1-17), the Lord's supper (1 Corinthians 11:20-22, 33-34; Jude 12), and the communion of the bread and cup (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
10. SATAN...his existence and personality as the great adversary of God and His people (Revelation 12:1-10), his judgment (John 12:31) and final doom (Revelation 20:10).
11. SECOND COMING...the personal, visible and imminent return of Christ to remove His Church from the earth (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) before the tribulation (1 Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10, and afterward to descend with the Church to establish His millennial kingdom upon the earth (Revelation 19:11-20:6).
12. FUTURE LIFE...the conscious existence of the dead (Philippians 1:21-23; Luke 16:19-31), the resurrection of the body (John 5:28-29), the judgment and reward of believers (Romans 14:10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:10), the judgment and condemnation of unbelievers (Revelation 20:11-15), the eternal life of the saved (John 3:16), and the eternal punishment of the lost (Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:15).
As you enter our building, you will read four words above the front doors.
FAITH: is our foundation [2 Timothy 1:13-14]
HOPE: is our future [Ephesians 1:18-19a]
LOVE: is our life [Matthew 22:37-40]
PEACE: is our security [Romans 5:1-5]
We exist to honor God by developing committed followers of Jesus Christ who attract others to Him.
What to Expect
Long ago God set aside one day a week for us to rest and reflect [Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11]. At Community of Grace we want Sundays to be a time to celebrate God and know His purposes for our lives. We desire to worship our Savior, to obey His Word, and to love Him more. Here's what you can expect when joining us... (1) To meet people like you, with whom you already have much in common. (2) To experience music and fine arts which help you look to God and lift you up. (3) To hear a Bible message that will encourage, challenge, and maybe even surprise you. Come and enjoy God with us!
