Our Worship

We welcome you to our worship: not a service, nor a place, but an opportunity for all of us together to express our hearts to God. Worship is not an event to be observed, but an experience that can only be meaningful as we participate. Yes, we all have inhibitions about expressing worship in a visible manner. That is very real. Freedom to worship is something that we invite you to participate in without human expectation. Worship can never be meaningful when the method is dictated.

So as you particpate: Understand that, as true in life, some will be less inhibited in visible expression of worship. Freedom is our granting others the opportunity to meaningfully express themselves to God.

Realize that no one expects you to perform in any prescribed manner. God is our audience. As you worship, feel free to raise your hands, clap, or do neither. That is real freedom! God wants true worshippers.

Our Vision

We are called to be Christ's Body: excelling in our love for God, the lost and the church, in culturally relevant ways.

Our Values

Love for God

Passion for the Lost

Commitment to growth

Desire to help people discover their life mission

Love for the Church

Commitment to communication Biblical truth to our culture

Willingness to extend God's grace to people

Dedication to unity in the body of Christ

Desire for excellence in all we do

Our Mission

First Church of Christ exists to make, motivate, and mature disciples, for worship, witness and works of services.

Our Faith

We believe in the cardinal doctrines of the church as they are taught in the Scriptures. These doctrines are manifested in the teaching and life of the church. We believe that:

God is the Creator and Sustainer of our world. One day He will intervene in the course of history, and call upon every person to account for his or her actions (Genesis 1:1-28; Psalm 19; 24:1-2; Acts 17:24-31).

Jesus is the divine Son of God sent to live in our world. We call each person (upon assuming membership) to confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God (Matthew 16:13-20; John 1:1-5, 14-18; Philippians 2:5-11).

Jesus died on the cross for the sins of mankind and rose from the dead to guarantee the eternal life of those who believe in Him (Luke 18:31-34; John 20:1-23; Romans 3:21-26; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8).

The Holy Spirit of God is active within our world and abides within the heart of each Christian, and guides our lives daily (John 7:37-39; 14:26; Romans 8:1-7).

The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God, and it reveals God's will for His Church (Isaiah 55:8-11, John 5:39; Acts 4:25; Hebrews 4:12-13).
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First Church of Christ
422 Mentor Avenue
Painesville, OH 44077 		Phone (440) 357-7422
Fax       (440) 357-7166