Congregation & Elders

We are an elder-led, congregationally-governed church. We believe that Jesus gave the greatest authority in the church to the congregation (Matthew 16:16-19; 18:17-20). Yet Christ also prescribes elders (or pastors or overseers) to lead His church (Acts 14:23; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Hebrews 13:7, 17). Our membership empowers and submits to a group of faithful elders to provide leadership and oversight to help us function according to the Lord's will (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9).

Elders

Deacons

Deacons are servants who lead others in service. They support the elders by enabling them to focus on the ministry of the word and prayer (Acts 6:4).

Staff

The church staff's primary role is to "to equip [God's] people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up" (Ephesians 4:12). This means our staff strives not to do all of the ministry, but to empower our members to use their spiritual gifts to serve our church and our city.