PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE CHURCH |
| 1. The purpose for which this church is formed is to corporately and publicly worship, praise, glorify, and give thanks to the Trinity God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; to minister the Word of God to believers; to promote fellowship among the body of Christ; and to promote evangelism at home and abroad. 2. Charity Tabernacle is a bible-believing, bible based church. We are covered and accountable under the banner of the Church of God in Christ, Inc., Fifth Illinois Jurisdiction East. 3. Since we believe that the Bible is God's holy and inspired word, it is our purpose to draw from the Scriptures the principles that determine our beliefs and practices. It is the Word of God rather than the word of men that ultimately directs our church. 4. It is our purpose to meet frequently for worship, instruction, fellowship, and outreach in accordance with Acts 2:42. The message we declare to young and old alike is based upon a literal. grammatical, historical, and spiritual interpretation of the entire Bible. We proclaim the truths of the Bible, being confident that God is glorified and man's needs are met when God's truths are presented and obeyed. 5. We further believe that because Charity Tabernacle is a body of believers, it is the mission of this church to make disciples. In keeping with Acts 2:42, this church has four major areas through which it fulfills its mission in the world. A. Worship has its primary goal expressing to God the esteem which His people hold for Him. B. Fellowship is designed to promote the interpersonal caring and sharing of God's people one to another as an outgrowth of their fellowship with God. C. Christian education promotes learning among God's people and a response and an obedient response to His Word. D. Outreach touches the world at large with the good news of Jesus Christ and the salvation He offers. Each of these four ministries is designed to provide a distinct, divine option to the world's approach to living starting within the church and extending to society at large. 6. Since Charity Tabernacle believes that each member of the body has received from the Holy Spirit a spiritual gift which he/she is to discover and develop, it is our goal to see that these spiritual gifts are exercised, thereby contributing to the life of the body. |