About Us

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

VISION & MISSION

Lift Up Jesus Christ
Pursue God's Presence
Evangelize the Lost
Make Disciples
Equip the Believers
Preach the Gospel With Signs and Wonders
Do All With Love & Boldness

Engaged Ministries was birthed out of a desire to see our nation turn back to God. Through following the guidance of The Holy Spirit, we are a family of believers who gather to praise and honor Christ, and in turn, get equipped and filled so that we can fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18).

Our founding verse, 2nd Chronicles 7:14, stands testament to the legacy that a body of praying believers can see the hand of God move. We have high priority in raising the next generation in the power and calling that God has for each of them. Our Little Patriots services will be Biblically focused, age-appropriate teaching, including a segment on how we were founded as a Christian nation.

We desire to live in community and see the Kingdom of God expand! We offer multiple ministries and groups, which you can find under the “Ministries” tab. Join us, as we pursue God and go through life together. For Kingdom and Country.

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sTATEMENT OF FAITH & VALUES

On these we stand

The Trinity

God is both One and Triune. There is only one God, and He is eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are distinguishable but indivisible.

2 Corinthians 13:14, John 1:14, Matthew 28:19, Matthew 3:16-17

God The Father

God The Father is the creator and sustainer of all things. He created man in His own image for fellowship and called man back to Himself through Christ after the rebellion and fall of man.

1 Corinthians 8:6, Ephesians 4:6, 1 Peter 1:3

The Son, Jesus

Jesus Christ is eternally God. He was together with the Father and the Holy Spirit from the beginning, and through Him all things were made. For man’s redemption, He left heaven and became incarnate by The Holy Spirit through the virgin Mary; henceforth, He is forever one Christ with two natures -God and man- in one person.

John 1:1-14, Romans 1:1-4, John 3:16, Matthew 28:18-20, John 14:5-14, John 10:22-39, Galatians 4:1-7, Hebrews 4:14-16, Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-24, 1 Timothy 2:5-6, Isaiah 7:14

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is God, the Lord and giver of life, who was active in the Old Testament and given to the Church in fullness at Pentecost. He empowers the saints for service and witness, cleanses man from the old nature and conforms us to the image of Christ. The baptism in the Holy Spirit, subsequent to conversion, releases the fullness of the Spirit and is evidenced by the fruits and gifts of The Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Luke 11:13, John 7:37-39, John 14:16-17, John 16:7-14, Acts 2:1-18, Galatians 3:14

The Holy Scriptures (Bible)

We affirm that the Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, is alone the only infallible, inspired Word of God, and that its authority is ultimate, final, and eternal. It cannot be added to, subtracted from, or superseded in any regard. The Bible is the source of all doctrine, instruction, correction, and reproof. It contains all that is needed for guidance in godliness and practical Christian conduct.

2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12, 1 Peter 1:23-25, 2 Peter 1:19-21, Proverbs 30:5

The Atonement

Christ’s victorious death on the cross paid the penalty for the sins of the whole world, but its benefits are only applicable to those who receive Jesus as their personal Savior. Healing – body, soul, and spirit – and all of God’s provisions for His saints, are provided for in the atonement, but these must be sought with engaged faith.

Acts 4:12, Romans 4:1-9, Romans 5:1-11, Ephesians 1:3-14

The Fall of Man

We believe that man, in his natural state, a sinner – lost, undone, without hope, and without God. Man is God’s most precious creation, God gave His only Son as a sacrifice, but it is up to each individual to receive Him.

Romans 3:19-23, Galatians 3:22, Ephesians 2:1-2, Ephesians 2:12

Baptism of Holy Spirit

We believe the baptism of the Holy Spirit, with the primary evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, is for all believers as promised by John the Baptist, Jesus, and Peter. The fulfillment of this promise was witnessed by early disciples of Christ and continues to operate today.

1 Corinthians 14, Matthew 3:11, Acts 1:4-8, 2:4, 2:38-41, 10:44-47, 19: 1-6

Salvation

The Word of God declares clearly that salvation is a free gift of God, based on the merits of the death of His Son, and is appropriated by faith. Salvation is affected by personal repentance, belief in The Lord Jesus (justification), and personal acceptance of Him into one’s life as Lord and Savior (regeneration). The new life in Christ includes the privileges of adoption and inheritance in the Kingdom of God’s beloved Son. Salvation is an act of free will in response to God’s personal love for mankind. It is predestined only in the sense that God, through His omniscience, foreknew those who would choose Him. It is secure in the eternal, unchanging commitment of God who does not lie, and is forever the same. Salvation should produce an active lifestyle of loving obedience and service to Jesus Christ our Savior.

Acts 4:12, Romans 4:1-9, Romans 5:1-11, Ephesians 1:3-14

The Believers Life

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Luke 11:13, John 7:37-39, John 14:16-17, John 16:7-14, Acts 2:1-18, Galatians 3:14

The Church

The goal of the Church is to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19 and Mark 16:15-18), make disciples of all nations and to move in the full power and authority of the Holy Spirit. The five-fold ministry of Ephesians 4 governs the Church, the offices of elder and deacon, as well as other offices mentioned in scripture. Church policy is a balance between congregation and eldership authority, emphasizing the final authority of the Church leadership. It is essential to the life of the Church
that scriptural patterns of discipline are practiced and that oversight for Church discipline, individual and corporate, is exercised by the leadership of the Church.

Acts 10:34-35, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:20-28, Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 5:22-32, 1 Timothy 3:15

Baptism and Communion (Ordinances)

The Word of God instructs the Church two perpetual ordinances of the Lord Jesus Christ. The first, baptism, is the outward sign of what God has already done in the individual’s life and is a testimony to all that the person now belongs to Jesus. It is identification with Jesus and is in the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Baptism is the individual’s full immersion in water and coming up, symbolizing the burial of the old life and resurrection of a new life with Christ. The second, The Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of the death of the Lord and is done in remembrance of Him until He comes again; it is a sign of our participation in Him. Both institutions are restricted to those who are believers.

Matthew 28:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24-26

Heaven and Hell

We believe Scripture clearly speaks on the doctrines of eternal punishment for the unsaved and eternal salvation and complete restoration for the saved – a literal hell for the unsaved and literal Heaven for the saved.

Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46, Luke 16:19-31, John 14:1-3, Revelation 20:11-15

Divine Healing

We believe God has used doctors, medicines, and other natural means of healing; however we also believe divine healing is provided for believers in the atonement made by the shed blood of Jesus on the cross. We believe divine healing may be received by the laying on of hands by the elders, by the prayer of an anointed person gifted by The Holy Spirit for healing the sick, or by a direct act of receiving the provision by faith.

Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24, James 5:14-16, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Mark 11:23-24

Eschatology

We affirm the bodily, personal, second coming of The Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the millennium, and the final judgment. The final judgment will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, based on their relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We affirm the final state of the new heavens and the new earth.

Matthew 23:39, Romans 11:15, Acts 1:10-11, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, James 5:8, Revelation 1:7, John 14:2-3, Romans 8:34, John 5:24-30, Jude 5-7, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 1

Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 25:31-46, Revelation 20:11-15, Acts 1:10-11, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, James 5:8, Revelation 1:7

Women in Ministry

We believe our God has a calling for all people, both men and women, young and old. It is the responsibility of the church to equip and empower the calling of God on every person. The Old Testament gave many examples of women God raised and empowered, and the New Testament contains Jesus empowering his daughters and calling them to go out in ministry.

Judges 4:4, Esther 4:16, Proverbs 31:26, Joel 2:28-29, Matthew 28:19, Mark 14:6-9, Luke 8:1-3, 1 Corinthians 12:7

The Sanctity of Life

We believe life is formed at conception. It is our responsibility, as a church, to protect all life. Scripture makes it clear that God “knew us before we were born”.

Jeremiah 1:5, Psalms 139:13-16, Luke 1:30-45

Marriage

Statement of Marriage. We believe that because God our Creator established marriage as a sacred institution between one man and one woman, the idea that marriage is a covenant only between one man and one woman has been the traditional definition of marriage for all of human history (“The Traditional Definition of Marriage”). Because of the longstanding importance of the Traditional Definition of Marriage to humans and their relationships and communities, and, most importantly, the fact that God has ordained that marriage be between one man and one woman, as clearly conveyed in God’s inerrant Scriptures, including for example in Matthew 19:4-6 where in speaking about marriage Jesus referred to the fact that “He which made them at the beginning made them male and female,” the Church hereby creates this policy, which shall be known as the “Marriage Policy”.

We believe this Church’s Marriage Policy is based upon God’s will for human life as conveyed to us through the Holy Scriptures, upon which this Church has been founded and anchored, and this Marriage Policy shall not be subject to change though popular vote; referendum; prevailing opinion of members or the general public; influence of or interpretation by any government authority, agency, or official action; or legal developments on the local, state, or federal level.

Genesis 1:26-31, Genesis 2:18-25, Ephesians 5:22-33, 1 Corinthians 7:39-40, Romans 7:1-3, 1 Corinthians 7:1-7

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