Statement of Faith

Mankind is unsaved and sinful and that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for salvation.

LIFEGATE CHURCH

WE BELIEVE THAT MANKIND
IS UNSAVED AND MUST REPENT

We believe in the creation, test, and fall of man as revealed in Scripture. Man is created in the image and likeness of God, therefore all mankind has value. Due to the fall, mankind is unable to attain righteousness apart from the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

We Believe in Jesus Christ

Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man.

We Believe in the Divinity of our Lord

Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His taking of our place by His death on the cross, in His shed blood washing away our sins, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension into Heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory.
THE MISSION

We Believe in the Holy Spirit

We witness the present working of the Holy Spirit by indwelling the Christian to enable them to live a godly life, and that the empowering of the Holy Spirit is a separate experience providing power for life and service in God’s church.

We Believe in the Ressurection

The resurrection of both the saved and unsaved; the saved will be resurrected to life with God and the unsaved resurrected to eternal separation from God.

We Believe in the existence of Satan

Satan and the eternal judgment of Satan and his angels; and in eternal hell, the punishment for all damned beings.

We Believe in spiritual truths

Spiritual truths that express spiritual reality and do spiritual work through physical acts:
- Baptism by Immersion
- Communion, the Holy Eucharist
- Holy Marriage
- Confession of Sins
- Baptism of the Holy Spirit
- Laying on of Hands (Ordination)
- Prayer and anointing for Healing

CHRISTIAN FAITH

HOUSE OF PRAYER

CULTURAL REFORM

We will build the kingdom of God on the absolute truths of scripture.

We are founded on the Christian Faith. This faith is consistent with the truths of God as revealed by the Holy Scripture that have been believed and practiced by the whole church since the time of Christ. The orthodox Christian faith is the heart of LifeGate Church. 

Pursuing an intimate, personal, and community relationship with God.

Our goal in prayer is to move people from talking to the Lord to talking with the Lord. It is moving past asking, into fellowship with God and on to having an intimate personal relationship with Him. Prayer is a constant condition of a healthy Christian life.

Our desire is to see our culture reflect the Kingdom of God on earth.

Our intention is to never be captured by our culture, but to be relevant in our culture so that we can influence others. We also desire to bring the culture of Christianity back to the biblical pattern of Christian behavior. 

Core Values of LifeGate Church

We want to see people whose lives have been transformed by the extraordinary love and power of God through Christ Jesus.

Christ-Centered

FOLLOWING CHRIST INVOLVES A PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH SPIRITUAL OVERSIGHT FOR GROWTH AND MATURITY.

Discipleship is training our members to be followers of Christ, willing to obey and equipped to do good works. We are committed to minister to the needs of people both inside and outside of LifeGate Church. Christ’s method of care is discipleship. Our desire is to express the love of Christ and His healing power to people, body, soul and spirit. We believe the most effective way to transform lives is through discipleship.

Community Involvement

WE SEEK TO LIVE IN UNITY THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT AND DEVOTION TO ONE ANOTHER.

God reveals Himself to us in the community of the Trinity. We seek to emulate the divine community in living out our Christian faith together. Community is the relational context from which our lives are lived and shared through walking in openness and reality with one another. Our families are our first expression of true community.

The Covenant

OUR COVENANTS WITH GOD AND MAN ARE WHAT HOLD US IN PLACE.

God has always related to man through unbreakable promises of His Word. These covenants are our assurance of His faithfulness, love, mercy and justice. They are the pattern for our lives with one another. Our word is our bond and the keeping of our word and our commitments are the closest thing to God’s covenant faithfulness we can experience between one another. This is where the life of discipleship becomes reality.

True Discipleship

FOLLOWING CHRIST INVOLVES A PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH SPIRITUAL OVERSIGHT FOR GROWTH AND MATURITY.

Discipleship is training our members to be followers of Christ, willing to obey and equipped to do good works. We are committed to minister to the needs of people both inside and outside of LifeGate Church. Christ’s method of care is discipleship. Our desire is to express the love of Christ and His healing power to people, body, soul and spirit. We believe the most effective way to transform lives is through discipleship.