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About us

 WE ARE EXCITED TO MEET YOU!

Welcome to Word Encounter Church! Below are some details that we hope will make your first visit simple!

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Plan to arrive a few minutes early! We want you to have enough time to check your kids into WE Kids and grab a free cup of coffee in the lobby! Compassion Kids is available during all services.
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INFORMATION CENTER
At each of our locations, you will find an information center in the lobby.
For more information, please visit our Common Questions page.

Vision

Our vision is to establish a network of individuals, communities, businesses and nations that will reflect the character, principles, and love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, impacting every aspect of society, including the municipalities, marketplace, and ministry.

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Mission

Our vision is to establish a network of individuals, communities, businesses and nations that will reflect the character, principles, and love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, impacting every aspect of society, including the municipalities, marketplace, and ministry.

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Beliefs

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HOLY BIBLE

The Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible and inerrant (II Timothy 3:16II Peter 1:20-21Proverbs 30:5Romans 16:25-26).


TRINITY

There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal and co-eternal (I John 5:7Genesis 1:26Matthew 3:16-17,28:19Luke 1:35Isaiah 9:6Hebrews 3:7-11).
 


JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. On earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died on the cross for mankind and thus, atoned for our sins through the shedding of His blood. He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return again in power and glory. (John 1:1,1420:28I Timothy 3:16Isaiah 9:6Philippians 2:5-6I Timothy 2:5).

 


VIRGIN BIRTH
Jesus Christ was conceived by God the Father, through the Holy Spirit (the third person of the Trinity) in the virgin Mary's womb; therefore, He is the Son of God (Matthew 1:1825Luke 1:35Isaiah 7:14Luke 1:27-35).

 


REDEMPTION
Man was created good and upright, but by voluntary transgression he fell; his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Gen. 1:26-293:1-7Romans 5:12-21).

 


REGENERATION
For anyone to know God, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential (John 6:4465Matthew 19:28Titus 3:5).

 


SALVATION
We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ; His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts (Ephesians 2:8-9Galatians 2:163:8Titus 3:5; Romans 10:9-10; Acts 16:31Hebrews 9:22).

 


REPENTANCE
Repentance is the commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives and to follow Christ, which allows us to receive His redemption and to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Thus, through repentance, we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation (Acts 2:213:19I John 1:9).

 


SANCTIFICATION
Sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God's Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ's character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life (I Thessalonians 4:35:23II Corinthians 3:186:14-18II Thessalonians 2:1-3, Romans 8:2912:1-2Hebrews 2:11).

 


JESUS' BLOOD
The Blood that Jesus Christ shed on the Cross of Calvary was sinless and is 100% sufficient to cleanse mankind of all sin. Jesus allowed Himself to be punished for both our sinfulness and our sins, enabling all those who believe to be free from the penalty of sin, which is death (I John 1:7Revelation 1:5, 5:9Colossians 1:20Romans 3:10-12235:9John 1:29).

 


JESUS CHRIST INDWELLS ALL BELIEVERS
Christians are people who have invited the Lord Jesus Christ to come and live inside them by His Holy Spirit. They relinquish the authority of their lives over to him thus making Jesus the Lord of their life as well as Savior. They put their trust in what Jesus accomplished for them when He died, was buried, and rose again from the dead (John 1:12John 14:1723John 15:4Romans 8:11; Revelation 3:20).

 


THE CHURCH
The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of Jesus' Great Commission. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the body of believers. There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1:222:19-22Hebrews 12:23John 17:1120-23).

 


WATER BAPTISM
Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19Acts 2:38Mark 16:16Acts 8:1236-3810:47-48).

 


GOD'S WILL FOR PROVISION
It is the Father's will for believers to become whole, healthy, and successful in all areas of life. But because of the fall, many may not receive the full benefits of God's will while on Earth. That fact, though, should never prevent all believers from seeking the full benefits of Christ's provision in order to better serve others.

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RESURRECTION
Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead in a glorified body three days after His death on the cross. In addition, both the saved and the lost will be resurrected; they that are saved to the resurrection of life and they that are lost to the resurrection of eternal damnation (Luke 24:163639John 2:19-2120:26-28,21:4Acts 24:15I Corinthians 15:4244Philippians 1:21-233:21).

 


HEAVEN
Heaven is the eternal dwelling place for all believers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:312206:2019:2125:34John 17:24II Corinthians 5:1Hebrews 11:16I Peter 1:4).

 


HELL
After living one life on earth, the unbelievers will be judged by God and sent to Hell where they will be eternally tormented with the Devil and the Fallen Angels (Matthew 25:41Mark 9:43-48Hebrews 9:27Revelation 14:9-1120:12-1521:8).

 


SECOND COMING
Jesus Christ will physically and visibly return to earth for the second time to establish His Kingdom. This will occur at a date undisclosed by the Scriptures (Matthew 24:3026:63-64; Acts 1:9-11I Thessalonians 4:15-17; II Thessalonians 1:7-8Revelation 1:7)

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