About

Columbia Church in plain English

Columbia Church in plain English

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Our Staff

Our Mission

… to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our Strategy

… to create environments where people are encouraged and equipped to pursue intimacy with God, community with insiders, and influence with outsiders.

What We Believe

About the Scriptures
We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit of God to write the very words of Scripture. Therefore, we believe the Bible is without error.

About God
We believe in one God who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is the second member of the Trinity (the Son of God) who became flesh to reveal God to humanity and to become the Savior of the lost world.

About Humanity
We believe that all people were created in the image of God to have fellowship with him but became alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, people are incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through their own efforts.

About Salvation
We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, God freely offers salvation to those who place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin.

About the Christian Life
We believe all Christians should live for Christ and not for themselves. By obedience to the Word of God and daily yielding to the Spirit of God, every believer should mature and be conformed to the image of Christ.

About the Church
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving him and by making him known to the lost world.

Our Core Values

Biblical Authority

God has spoken to us through the Bible and we recognize it as the final authority for our lives.

Are your priorities consistent with Scripture?

Intimacy with God

God desires an intimate relationship with each of us.

Is your relationship with God growing?

Relevant Environments

Every environment should be designed to effectively connect with its target audience.

Are your environments appealing, engaging, and helpful?

Relational Evangelism

God’s message of forgiveness through Christ is most effectively conveyed within the context of personal relationships.

In whom are you investing?

Authentic Community

Accountability, belonging, care, and spiritual growth happen best with relationally-connected believers.

Are you in a small group?

Strategic Service

Our spiritual gifts have maximum impact when exercised in support of our strategy.

Where are you serving?

Intentional Apprenticing

We are responsible to pass along to others the knowledge, skills, and opportunities that have been entrusted to us.

Who are you apprenticing?