The Vision of the Gathering

Why do we exist? Where are we going?

Real - Relevant - Relationships

The Gathering is a church that is "Passionately Reaching" to pursue God's high calling. We are "Reaching Up" for God's Holy Presence (Worship).  We are "Reaching In" God's Word with to discover His Purpose and experience a greater quality of life (Discipleship).  Filled with His Power, we are "Reaching Out" to those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Savior (Evangelism).  The Gathering is a church where Deaf, hearing and people of all cultures find a place to worship, "Where They Belong".  Our reach and influence will be regional, national and global through media, music and ministry.

What We Believe

THE TRINITY
There is only One God, creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally as three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully God yet each personally distinct from the other.

GOD THE FATHER

God the Father, first Person of the Trinity. He is God Almighty, ever-existing, uncreated, yet Creator of heaven and earth, both seen and unseen.  He is all-powerful and all-knowing and all-loving.  He is perfect. He is Holy. Still, He gave His only Son, sinless, that sinful man might become righteous through Him and have relationship with Him.

JESUS CHRIST, THE SON

Jesus Christ, second Person of the Trinity, was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless human life, willingly took upon Himself all of our sins, died and rose again bodily, and is at the right hand of the Father as our advocate and mediator. Some day, He will return to consummate history and to fulfill the eternal plan of God. 

 THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, convicts the world of sin and draws people to Christ. He also indwells all believers. He is available to empower them to lead Christ-like lives, and gives them spiritual gifts with which to serve the church and reach out to a lost and needy world.

THE BIBLE

The Bible is God's unique revelation to people. It is the inspired, infallible Word of God, and the supreme and final authority on all matters upon which it teaches. No other writings are vested with such divine authority.

GOD LOVES PEOPLE

All people are created in God's image and matter deeply to Him. Central to the message of the Bible is that God loves people, and invites them to live in communion with Himself and in community with each other. God has a purpose and a plan filled with hope for our lives.

Death seals the eternal destiny of each person. At the final judgment, unbelievers will be separated from God into condemnation. Believers will be received into God's loving presence and rewarded for their faithfulness to Him in this life.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH
All believers are members of the body of Christ, the one true church universal. Spiritual unity is to be expressed among Christians by acceptance and love of one another across ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, national, generational, gender, and denominational lines.

The local church is a congregation of believers who gather for worship, prayer, instruction, encouragement, mutual accountability, and community with each other. Through it, believers invest time, energy, and resources to fulfill the Great Commission reaching lost people and growing them into fully devoted followers of Christ.

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