Christian
Contemporary
100 or less Members
Church Profile
Service Times
Sunday 1:00 PM Worship
(440) 989-6053
Senior Pastor Brian Edwards
Our Mission
Invading the darkness to transform lives through the power of Jesus Christ!
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About The Refuge
We are a new church plant in the city of Lorain, OH. We are seeking to make Jesus known throughout the city of Lorain to free it from the bondage of sin and destruction. We are a very prayer & scripture focused church, and all are welcome.
We are free of judgement, remembering the sins that Jesus delivered us from. Won't you come join us in standing for The Lord in the city of Lorain?
Denomination / Affiliation:
Non-Denominational
Dress Style:
casual
Average Age of Attendees:
20-30
Community Projects:
0-12
MINISTRIES AND GROUPS
Church Ministries
Youth
Recovery Group
BELIEFS
We believethat the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ’s (Agape) Love, which is greater than the differences we possess and without which we have no rights to claim ourselves Christians.
We believe that the worship of God should be spiritual. Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.
We believe worship of God should be intelligent. Therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon teaching the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshiped.
We believe worship of God should be fruitful. Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the Supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshiping Him.
We believe in all the fundamental doctrines of Evangelical Christianity.
We hold to the inerrancy of Scripture. The Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one God, eternally existent in the separate persons. Jesus is fully God, fully man. He was born of the virgin, lived a sinless life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious death on the cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, ascended back to the right hand of God the Father, and ever lives to make intercession for us. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the Gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today. All people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin. But, salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as his or her personal Lord and Savior, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit. All sins are forgiven and that person becomes a child of God.
We holdto all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in Scripture being in practice today – the greatest gift of all being Christ’s love.
We believe the Church government is simplistic rather then a complex bureaucracy
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We believe in the dependence upon the Holy Spirit to lead, rather then fleshly promotion.
We await the pre-millennial return of Christ for His waiting Church.
We believe the Second Coming of Christ with His saints to rule on the earth will be personal and visible.
This motivates us to holy living, committed service, heartfelt worship, diligent study of God’s Word, regular fellowship and participation in Baptism and the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
We hold to the teaching of the Word of God is such a way that it can be applied to life as beneficial towards a growing maturity.
At a given time, certain issues become controversial in the Church. Therefore, we feel it is necessary to take a stand in the following areas:
We reject
The teaching of “positive confession / word of faith”
The belief that true Christians can be possessed by demons.
“Dominion Theology.”
A fatalistic Calvinistic view, which allows no room for the free will.
Prophesy that supersedes the Bible.
“Charismania” (the over emphasis upon spiritual gifts, experiential signs and wonders,) etc.
In our services, we focus on a “personal relationship” with God through worship and prayer and the teaching of the Word of God. We teach both expository and topical studies. We do not allow speaking loudly in tongues or the interpretation if there is a Bible study in progress. It is not that we do not hold to the using of these gifts, but we believe that God will not interrupt Himself.
Concerning Evangelism, we do outreach ministry in the community; but our main belief concerning evangelism is that “sheep begat sheep.” If we continue to feed the flock of God and keep a fire under them, they will in turn be submitted to God and have the burden to lead people to Christ.
Baptism:
Older Children/adults
Healing and Charismatic Gifts:
Open But Cautious
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The Refuge is a Christian Church located in Zip Code 44055.
Church Profile Manager: Paul Zepernick