About Us:
Anew Church is a new church that started in 2010 located in Gainesville, Missouri. Our Vision is to "Lead People to Live Anew Life by Becoming Devoted Followers of Jesus Christ". Our Mission is to offer environments that are:
Accepting:
Jesus died so that all who would accept him would be saved.
We accept people just the way they are. You don't have to clean yourself up to come and worship God. God would rather you come just the way you are and he will begin Anew work in you.
Engaging :
Our desire at Anew Church is for people to leave each week feeling challenged and changed. This quote by Bill Hybels sums it up: "Move me! Scare me! Inspire me! Convict me! Stir me! Anger me! Surprise me! Ignite me! Thrill me! Just don't leave me the way that you found me when I walked through your doors!"
Relevant:
At Anew Church we will use contemporary music, up to date technology, and current affairs as a platform for biblically reaching, teaching, and leading people to Jesus Christ.
What We Believe:
About the Bible:
We believe the Bible is inspired by God and that His Spirit directed men to write His words, therefore, we believe that it contains no errors. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)
About God:
We believe that there is only one God who exists in three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22)
About Jesus:
We believe that Jesus was born of a virgin girl named Mary, that he is both God and man, that he never sinned, and that he performed many miracles. We believe that Jesus died, was buried, and rose from the dead so that sins can be forgiven. Jesus is now with the Father in heaven but will some day return to earth in power and glory. (John 1:1; Philippians 2:5,6; Luke 1:26-38; Hebrews 7:26; Acts 2:22; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Matthew 28:6; Acts 1:9-11)
About the Holy Spirit:
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every Christian and that He provides the power for living a life that pleases God. The Holy Spirit guides the believer to what is true and strengthens him to resist what is not from God. The Holy Spirit gives every believer spiritual gifts for the building up of the church. (Romans 12:1,2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; I Corinthians 12: 1-13; Ephesians 5:18)
About Mankind:
We believe that all people are created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him but became separated in that relationship through sin, rebelling against God’s will. Therefore, a person is incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through his or her own effort alone. (Genesis 1:27; Romans 3:23; Galatians 3:22; Eph. 2:8,9)
About Salvation:
We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, only those who place their faith in Jesus and believe that his sacrifice on the cross purchased salvation can be saved. When a person believes in Jesus, God—the Holy Spirit, gives that person Anew life. It is like he or she is born again. (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Galatians 4:6)
About Christians:
We believe that all Christians should live for Christ and not for themselves. By obeying God’s commands as found in the Bible and by yielding daily to the Spirit of God, every believer should mature and be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:20-26; John 14: 23,24; Romans 12:1-3)
About Eternity:
We believe that those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ will live eternally with God in Heaven, and that those who have not placed their faith in Jesus Christ will live eternally apart from God in Hell. (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20; 20:1-15; 21:8)
About the Church:
We believe that the Church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the Church are those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ and his sacrificial work on the cross. The purpose of the Church is to glorify God by loving Him and by making Him known to the lost world. (Ephesians 1:22, 23; Colossians 1:18; Matthew 28:18-20)