beliefs

To all who are wear and need rest;

to all who mourn and long for comfort

to all who feel worthless and wonder is God cares;

to all who fail and desire strength;

to all who sin and need a savior;

to all who hunger and thirst for righteousnes;

And to whoever will come:

This church opens her doors wide and wlecomes you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Not weird. Not partisan. Not micro. Not Mega. Just Jesus.

Our Identity

God's family of missionary servants.

Our Vison

A city transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ

Our Mission

Helping you finds and follow Jesus.

Buck Creek,

cuts through our neighborhood. It flows from Allegan County, through Gaines and Byron Townships, into Kentwood, through Wyoming and finally to Grandville. Eventually it meets up with the Grand River and into Lake Michigan.

This little waterway was also a stop on the underground railroad. Just across the street from Lemery Park, escaping slaves would walk in the creek toward freedom.

It is our desire that Buck Creek Community Church would help you experience Living Water and freedom in Jesus Christ. If you don't know what that means, no worries. We are here to help with that. Curious about Jesus?

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oh, and in the mean time, you belong here.

THE BIBLE

the Bible, the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is inspired, authoritative, sufficient and without error. Any creed or confessions of men, while helpful in outlining and preserving the historic faith, remain secondary and subordinate to the revealed word of God. We seek unity in essential beliefs. We Value liberty in non-essesntional beliefs. We pursue love in all things.

ABOUT GOD

God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting You are God." Psalm 90:2

Genesis 1:1, 26, 3:22

Matthew 28:19

1 Peter 1:2

2 Corinthians 13:14

HUMANITY & DEPRAVITY

People were created in the image of God to be worshipers of His. People are the crown jewel of God's Creation. Although created in God's image, sin has infiltrated every area of human existence, and therefore made humanity fully broken, and incapable of living the life God designed for us to live. All humanity has inherited the debt of sin in this world, but also contributes to sin.

Genesis 1:27

Psalm 8:3-6

Isaiah 53:6

Romans 3:23

Isaiah 59:1,2

We believe in the historical and literal fall into sin of Adam as the first created man, which we call original sin. We believe that due to Adam's sin, all men receive the guilt and corruption of his and consequently are deemed sinners by heritage and choice. Humanity, in and of itself, is selfish and does not seek God, but rather seeks his or her own pleasure.

Genesis 3

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 15:22

Our Beliefs

ATTONMENT

We believe that Jesus Christ Died on the cross as a substitute for sinners. We believe by death of Jesus Christ, the penalty of sin has been paid for all who believe in him as Lord and Savior.

Hebrews 2:17

Romans 5:11

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

JUSTIFCATION

Jesus came to seek and save sinners. We believe a sinner is justified (declared not guilty) with Gof not by his/her own merits or good works but by the unmerited grace of God. Even faith is the gift of God! We believe sinners are saved by grace through faith and not by works.

Romans 4:25

Romans 5:16-18

Ephesians 2:8-10

SANTICATION

We believe a sinner works out their salvation together with the church. The more we submit our lives to Jesus, the more we trust Him and believe the truth, the more of him we get. The more Jesus rubs off on us the more like Him we become. He loves us just as we are and loves us too much to leave us where we are. This is how Jesus saves us every day from the power of sin. We do all of this together, as God's Family on earth.

Romans 4:25

Romans 5:16-18

Ephesians 2:8-10

Philippians 2:12

ETERNAL SECURITY

Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the believer is secure in this salvation for eternity. Salvation is maintained by grace and power of God, not by the self effort of the Christian. it is the grace and "keeping power" of God that gives this secuity.

1 Peter 1:3-5

John 10:29

2 Timothy 1:12

Hebrews 7:25; 10:10-14

THE CHURCH

The Church is the living body of Jesus Christ on earth. He is the head and the source of its life. We believe all true believers need to be a part of a local church, so that they can grow in their faith through instruction, worship, and fellowship with other believers. You can technically be marries without ever seeing, talking with or spending time with your spouse but your relationship certainly won't thrive that way. The same is true in the church. You'll never truly flourish the way God intends apart from his church.

Ephesians 5:23

Romans 12:4-8; 1

1 Corinthians 12

Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:1-16

Colossians 1:15-20

BAPTISIM & COMMUNION

We believe there are two Sacraments given by Jesus Christ to strengthen our faith as members of His Church. The first is Baptism, which is a sign and seal of Go;ds eternal covenant of grace for us and our children. Baptism symbolized what God has done in washing away of our sins through the blood of Christ, and unites us in death and resurrection of Jesus on our behalf. If you are a believer then you are to be baptized.

The second is the Sacrament of Communion. The Broken bread symbolized the broken body of Jesus Christ. The cup symbolizes the blood of Christ poured out at the cross for our salvation. Christ, spiritually present in the bread and cup, is a means of grace that strengthens us, and is celebrated to remind us Christ's sacrifice on our behalf until he returns.

Genesis 17:1-10

Deuteronomy 7:9

Matthew 19:14-15; 28:19

Acts 16;14-15; 30-33

2 Corinthians 11:23-26

Romans 6

END TIMES

When the time is fulfilled, Jesus Christ will return in power and glory to judge the world, and to complete His total victory over sin, death, and Satan. At that time, those who are followers of Jesus will enter His reign forever. Those who are not Christ's will be eternally separated from Him . When either Jesus returns or we assume room temperature, we will see him face to face and He will wipe away every tear from every eyes. That's when he will save us from even the presence of sin.

Acts 1:6-11

Mark 13:24-27

Revelation 1:7

1 Peter 4:5

Matthew 24:29-31; 25:31-46

Revelation 21:4

OUR COUR VALUES

Gospel Centrality: We focus on Jesus, Who He is and what He has done, not on who we are and what we have done or will do fro God
Multiplication: More disciples, leaders, groups & churches.
Relevant & Rooted: Vintage faith + modern worship
Dudes: We screw slightly masculine in order to reach dudes.
Locality: we will be the good news to Wyoming
Hospitality: You belong here-especially the lost, broken, and hurting!
Generosity: Out of gratitude using our resources for the sake of Kingdom...especially the poor.
Collaboration: Partnering with our like-minded churches for gospel saturation of our city.

OUR DENOMINATION

We are in the application process with the Kingdom Network