OUR CULTURE

OUR CULTURE CONSISTS OF SEVEN MAIN VALUES THAT WE STRIVE TO LIVE FROM & THROUGH:

COMMUNITY

We

continually seek to deepen our relationships with God and with one another,

because this is where we believe true life and transformation happens.

AUTHENTICITY 

Authenticity

begins when we embrace our common humanity and brokenness. Community results as

we honestly and lovingly share who we are with one another.

DIVERSITY

Because

God gave each of us a different story to live, we find beauty in our diversity,

whether cultural, ethnic, gender, or socio-economic. By embracing our common

humanity and brokenness, we find that our differences, instead of dividing,

only strengthen the vibrancy of our community and faith.

GENEROSITY

We long to be a counter-cultural community that is marked

by radical generosity in everything we do. Whether it’s with our time, talents,

or treasures, we want to reflect this value in all our relationships, including

with the under-resourced.

MISSION 

We want to

share the good news of Jesus Christ through our words and actions whenever

possible. We believe starting new churches can make an impact locally and new

churches are places where relationships can be nurtured into authentic growing

communities.

DELIGHT

We want to celebrate life as often and as loudly as

possible. We love that Jesus was the king of dinner parties, and we want to be

a community that is known for the fun we contribute to the world.

RENEWAL

We hold a

belief that God is at work to heal and renew the world that He created to be

good. Our own lives are part of God's renewal process, and God invites us into

the work of making all things new. We do this by pursuing justice, engaging in

social and cultural renewal, and being committed to prayer for the flourishing

of New York City.

OUR BELIEFS

As part of the East Coast Conference of the Evangelical

Covenant Church denomination, a fellowship of over 800+

churches, we affirm the essential beliefs of Christian faith as expressed

through the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed.  Central to our beliefs

are the following:

·      the centrality of the word of God

·      the necessity of the new birth

·      a commitment to the whole mission of the

church

·      the church as a fellowship of believers

·      a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit

·      the reality of freedom in Christ