The fellowship exists to facilitate prayer between its members
and to receive sound doctrine.
We pray for one another the first Friday of each month, receive
a monthly emailed Bible Study and regular prayer updates. As the
Lord allows we aim to meet face to face.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe in: -
* The one true God who lives eternally in three persons…Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.
* The love, grace and sovereignty of God, in creating,
sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.
* The divine inspiration and supreme authority of The Old and
The New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God,
fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
* The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image
to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin
which incurs divine wrath and judgement.
* The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, Lord Jesus Christ, born
of the Virgin Mary, truly divine and truly human, yet without
sin.
* The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross, dying in our
place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so
reconciling us with God.
* The bodily resurrection of Christ. The first fruits of our
resurrection. His ascension to the Father and his reign and
mediation as the only Saviour of the world.
* The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God
through faith in Christ.
* The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to
repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers
our discipleship and enables our witness.
* The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal. The
priesthood of all believers given life by the Spirit’s gifts to
worship God and to proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and
love.
* The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the
purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring
eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the
lost and establish a new heaven and a new earth.
This is the same basis of faith as used by the Evangelical
Alliance
CODE OF ETHICS
We are committed to God in faith and to excellence in ministry
characterised by: -
Faithfulness
* To God, Spouses and Families.
* Through daily prayer worship and meditation.
* Through the study of God’s Word. & through our personal walk
with God.
* To our spouses through emotional and sexual purity.
* Through maintaining strong marriages and strong families.
* To our families through godly leadership, biblical love and
devotion.
* Through discipleship and training in the family.
* To the belief that Living Hope is of God & we are committed to
supporting it.
Integrity
* We are committed to personal integrity in ministry in keeping
with the qualifications for leadership.
* We will conduct ourselves in an honest and professional
manner, always reflecting the highest biblical integrity
consistent with our position within the Fellowship.
* We shall endeavour to do what is right for all people.
* We are committed to keeping ourselves above approach in all
areas of our lives.
* We are committed to moral soundness, honesty and uprightness.
Service
* Towards others, we are committed to godly servant leadership.
* We recognise that we are servants to the people that God has
entrusted to our care, following the call of the Master.
* We are committed to being in the likeness of Jesus Christ,
exhibiting the fruits of the Holy Spirit as we serve.
* We are committed to mutually building up the body of Christ,
recognising and affirming the different spiritual gifts in the
body of Christ.
* We are committed to the restoration of Christian love and
goodwill between individuals in the event of any discord in the
membership.
* We are diligently committed to preserving unity in the body of
Christ.
* We will not knowingly take part in any division in any local
churches and if any such division were to take place, then we
will not participate in the start of another Church in the same
locality.
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