This statement of identity was authored by the elders of CCF to describe who we are as a congregation. Each element of the above statement gives a picture of who we are and what we value:

First, we are “a family.” As adopted members of God’s family we believe it is every believer’s responsibility to relate to one another as a family should. With love, commitment and mutual submission “in the fear of God,” we work through differences acknowledging Jesus Christ as the Head of this Body of believers. The key to such unity is obedience to the words of the Apostle Paul, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (Ephesians 5:21).

Second, we are “believers in Jesus Christ.”  Our foundation as a church is faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ for salvation. We believe that Jesus is God’s only begotten Son, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, and willingly died on the cross for our sin, was resurrected from the grave, and ascended to Heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father.

Third, we are “seeking to know Him fully.” All of the various ministries of CCF—our multiple worship services, our student ministries, our Home Fellowship Groups are all designed to help believers grow in their knowledge and relationship with Jesus Christ.

Finally, we are working to “make Him fully known.”  Every believer shares the responsibility to “make disciples of all the nations.” Through personal witness—our lifestyle and our words, and through financial support of ministries and missions, we must all do our part to proclaim the message of Christ.

“‘Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’ Amen”  (Matthew 28:19-20).

In brief, this is who we are as a church--this is what we are about; knowing Jesus and making Him known; loving God and loving our neighbor; equipping the saints and evangelizing the lost; building up the Body of Christ and reaching out to the world He created.

As stated by Robert Mulholland, “Discipleship is the process of transformation into the image of Christ for the sake of others.”  I grow in my relationship with Jesus in order to be a more effective witness for Him.