Defining aspects of Harvest Fellowship
- Evangelical: Belief that the Bible is the infallible
Word of God.
- Non-Traditional: A
faith-based relationship with God, valued over ritual and liturgy. We
are informal--it does not matter what you wear on the outside, but
rather who you are on the inside.
- Music: Of the Vineyard,
Chris Tomlin, David Crowder variety of music in a in
rock format . Praise & worship have high priority. We have a praise-band,
not a choir.
- Biblical: Scriptural preaching; strong promotion of
personal & corporate bible study.
- Balanced: God is sovereign & man
is free (God is guiding the
destinies of all things, and yet man is responsibility)
- Spirit-Filled: A view to live within the balance of
biblical truth and the dynamic of the Spirit-empowered life.
- Visionary: We are very desirous to live on the
cutting edge of what God is doing in our world, to take prayerful risks... to build up His
church and to win the lost.
- Loving: Though still in process, we really do love
one another and desire to sustain a church that welcomes all who come our way.
What We Believe:
- The Trinity
- The Inerrancy of the Bible
- The Deity of Christ
- Salvation by Faith in Christ Alone
- An Eternal Personal Relationship with God
Our Personal History : (click
here)
Vision & Mission
Our Vision: To know God, to know one another, & to make Him
known.
Our Mission: "We exist to grow in relationship with the
Lord Jesus, to cultivate a community of love, and to equip God's people
to share Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Affiliation
We are a part of the
Midwest
District of churches in The Missionary Church, an Evangelical Denomination committed
to Church Planting and World Missions, which includes over 160,000 people in 1500+
congregations in 28 countries.
Our District also oversees
Timber
Lakes Camp and Retreat Center near Ottawa, Kansas, 245 beautifully wooded acres.
The Missionary Church was organized
in its present form as a result of the 1969 merger of the Missionary Church Association
and the United Missionary Church. Both of these groups had their origins in revival
movements that swept across North America in the late 19th century.
Biblical in Belief
Scripture is our guide and authority. The Missionary Church is committed to this basic
statement of faith.
GOD : There is but one eternal, all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere-present
Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5; 1 Timothy 2:5)
JESUS CHRIST : He is God Incarnate, yet human. He lived a sinless life, died to make
atonement for the sins of all mankind, was bodily resurrected and is now Mediator at the
right hand of the Father. He is assuredly coming in power and glory for His believing
followers, and is the only Savior of men (John 1:1,14; Titus 2:11-14)
HOLY SPIRIT : He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment,
regenerating all who repent of their sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. He
sanctifies, empowers, teaches, guides, and comforts the believers (John 16:7,8,12-15).
BIBLE : We believe, the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God and thus
authoritative in all matters it addresses (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20, 21).
SALVATION : Salvation is the result of genuine repentance of sin and faith in the
atoning work of Christ. It brings forgiveness to the penitent, make him a partaker of the
divine nature and gives peace with God. We call this new birth (Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3-5).
CHURCH : We believe in the invisible and universal Church as an organism. It is
composed of all believers in the Lord Jesus who have been vitally united by faith to
Christ, its living Head and sovereign Lord (Matthew 16:18; Hebrews 12:22-24).
ORDINANCES : We believe the Christian ordinances are two, baptism and the Lord's
supper. We believe they are outward rites appointed by Christ to be administered in each
Church, not as a means of salvation, but as a visible sign and seal of its reality (Acts
2:36; 1 Corinthians 11:23-34).
The Missionary Church is known for its commitment to the Bible and to Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior. We maintain a balance in teaching that gives purpose to life and hope for
the future.
