golden valley church
CATCH THE FIRE CHURCH, GLOUCESTER
Statement of Faith
We hold to the Statement of Faith of the Evangelical Alliance
We believe in:
The Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
One God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and his personal return in power and glory.
The Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Unity of the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ.
The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
The Father's House
Jesus came to reveal, and to bring us into relationship with, God the Father. Church is the Father's home and family.
The Father's arms and heart are always open to us. Jesus revealed Him as the God Who runs to meet the returning prodigal, Who cares about the details of our lives, Who heals and restores broken lives, Who loves us with an everlasting love. Our prayer is that you would meet Him here, in Golden Valley Church.
FIRE VALUES
We treasure the transforming FIRE of God's Presence. We hold high priority on being a worshipping and praying community.
We pursue the FIRE values:
Father's Love revealed through Christ
Intimacy with God and Hearing His Voice
Renewal of Hearts and Minds
Equipping and Evangelising through the Holy Spirit
Golden Valley Church is a partner church with Catch the Fire .
NICENE CREED
We affirm the Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father [and the Son],
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.