Mission
Joining God in the reconciliation of all things.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. (2 Corinthians 5:17-19)
The Scriptures teach that anyone who has received the good news of Jesus, has also been given the task of sharing that news with others. So if you follow Jesus, congratulations–you are now officially commissioned as a missionary.
And for us to to be the type of church God created us to be, we must understand that we exist for the good of people who aren't yet a part of our church. We want to be outward oriented as a church family.
Justice is something we do together.
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)
The word justice (or mishpat, in Hebrew) means, most basically, to “treat people equitably.” It also means to “give someone their due.” To see to it that someone’s rights are protected, honored, and respected. So to “do justice” means someone is treated fairly and equitably.
When the Scriptures talk about doing justice, four different groups of people get mentioned time and time again: the widow, the poor, the orphan, and the foreigner.
Because of that emphasis in the Scriptures, we’ve based a lot of our organizational partnerships as a church on what we consider to be modern equivalents of those groups of people.
Justice Partners
Our church partners with many organizations to help create and maintain justice and equity in our city. We support these organizations through some combination of financial, material, and people resources on a regular basis. We encourage you to find out more about each organization by clicking on their logo.
To restore lives of our homeless neighbors through Christ-centered support
Connecting local internationals with resources to support integration into their new hometown
Seeking to build relationships and serve vulnerable and exploited women in East Knoxville