Pentecostal
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Service Times
Sunday
Sunday Morning Worship: 11:05
Sunday Evening Service: 06:00
Wednesday
Adult Bible Study: 7:00
Childrens Bible Study: 7:00
Youth Bible Study: 7:00
Youth Praise Corner: 7:30
(919) 223-0158
Pastor Chris Stewart
Our Mission
A friendly church with a living message.
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About vanceboro pentecostal holiness church
Vanceboro Pentecostal Holiness Church presents active praise and worship and focused Bible preaching to create a meaningful and positive worship experience. We uphold the doctrines and traditions of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and are seeking to create a place where individuals can experience the life changing good news of Jesus Christ and families can find a spiritual home.
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BELIEFS
1. God and the Trinity
We are Trinitarian, as opposed to Unitarian, in our
faith. We do not believe in “three Gods” as the
Unitarian, or “Jesus only,” teaching maintains that we
do; but we believe there are “three persons, of one
substance, of eternal being, and equal in holiness,
justice, wisdom, power, and dignity; the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost.” Not three Gods, but one
God, subsisting in three persons, the Trinity in unity
(Matthew 3:16, 17; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John
5:7).
2. Christ
We believe in the incarnation of Christ through the
virgin birth, which we hold without question, as written
in the Word of God (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6; Matthew 1:18-25;
Luke 2:26-35). We believe He was a perfect, sinless
human being in whom dwelt all the fullness of the
Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9), that He was very
God and perfect man. We believe He lived a sinless life
and died upon the cross as an all-sufficient atonement
for our sins, for our personal transgressions and also
for original sin.
3. Christ Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ, in His
triumphant ascension into heaven, and that He (in His
glorified body, as a complete human being, with all
things appertaining to the perfections of man’s nature)
now sits at the right hand of heaven’s Majesty until He
shall return to judge the world at the last day. Perfect,
sinless humanity is at the heart of the moral universe,
participating in the government of creation and
interceding for His saints, until He shall come to judge
the living and the dead in the end of the age (Luke
24:1-7; Romans 1:4; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19).
4. The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father
and the Son, is of one substance, majesty and glory
with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God. We
believe the Holy Ghost – or Holy Spirit – is a person
and that He is the executive agent of the Godhead in
the dispensation of grace; that He anoints the
preaching of the Word, convicts of sin, and applies the
benefits of the atonement; that He is our Teacher,
Comforter, and Guide, taking the things of Christ and
revealing them to us, glorifying Christ, guiding us into
all truth, and showing us things to come; that all of
these ministries are based on and function in
accordance with the written Word of God (John 14:16,
17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-11, 13-15)
5. The Holy Scriptures
The International Pentecostal Holiness Church has
from its inception believed the Bible to be the inspired,
inerrant, and authoritative Word of God (2 Timothy
3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; John 10:35). For many years
we carried a statement respecting the Bible in our
General Rules. Then, in 1965, the Fifteenth General
Conference voted to include the language of paragraph
5 in our Articles of Faith. This action was duly ratified
by our local churches.
6. The Future of believers and unbelievers
We believe we have eternal life through faith in Christ
(John 3:14-16, 36); and that Christ has prepared a
place for His own in Heaven (John 14:1-3). This is a
“portion of the reward of the righteous,” though “eye
hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared
for them that love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
Dreadful as this truth may seem, we believe, and must
so believe because of the consistent teaching of God’s
Word, that “everlasting banishment from the presence
of the Lord and unending torture (or punishment) in hell
is the wages of the persistently wicked” (Psalm 9:17;
Matthew 5:22, 29, 30; 18:9; 23:33; 25:41, 46;
Mark 9:43-48; Luke 16:23-25; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9;
Revelation 14:9-11; 20:11-15; 21:7, 8).
7. The efficacy of the blood of Jesus
We believe in the efficacy and sufficiency of the shed
blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins
committed in the past: for the regeneration, or new
birth from above, of penitent sinners, and for salvation
or deliverance from sin and sinning (Matthew 26:28;
Luke 22:20; Acts 20:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 1:7;
2:13; Colossians 1:14, 20; 1 Peter 1:18, 19; 1 John 1:7;
Revelation 1:5; 5:9; 1 John 2:1; 3:5-10; 5:18; Romans
6:22; 7:24, 25; 8:1-4).
8. Justification by faith
We believe, teach and firmly maintain the scriptural
doctrine of justification by faith alone (Romans 5:1;
Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:4-7). We do not believe that
any sort or degree of good works can procure or
contribute toward our justification or salvation. This is
accomplished solely and exclusively on the basis of our
faith in the shed blood, the resurrection, and the
justifying righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ
(Romans 4:23-25; 5:1-11, 20; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
But we do believe in good works as a fruit or product of
salvation. We are not saved by, but unto, good works
(Ephesians 2:10). When we believe on Jesus Christ as
our Savior, our sins are pardoned, we are justified, and
we enter a state of righteousness, not our own, but His,
both imputed and imparted (Romans 4:22, 25; 8:1-4).
9. Cleansing
We believe Jesus Christ shed His blood, not alone for
our justification and the forgiveness of actual
transgressions, but also for the complete cleansing of
the justified believer from all indwelling sin and from its
pollution, and this transaction takes place subsequent
to (or after) regeneration (the new birth) (Acts 26:18;
Ephesians 5:25-27; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:13, 14;
10:10, 14-22; 13:11, 12; 1 John 1:7, 9). This is the
negative side of sanctification – the cleansing or taking
away of the sin principle – the circumcision of the heart
to make it possible for us to love the Lord our God with
all our heart and soul (Deuteronomy 30:6). It is the
crucifixion of the “old man” (Romans 6:6; Ephesians
4:22-24; Galatians 2:20), the destruction of the “carnal
mind” (Romans 8:5-10), the purging of the fruit-bearing
branch so “it may bring forth more fruit” (John 15:2). It
is the “cleansing from all sin” – “from all
unrighteousness” (1 John 1:7, 9).
10. Sanctification
Sanctification in the sense of the above cleansing, and
in the sense of a complete dedication to God, including
a full and unreserved “setting apart” or “consecration”
of the life to God, is a definite, instantaneous work of
grace, obtainable by faith on the part of the justified
believer. (See Romans 5:1, 2: “... justified by faith ...
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by
whom also we have access by faith into this grace
wherein we stand and rejoice....” Also see 1 John 1:9:
“... to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” Note also Titus 2:14: “... redeem
from all iniquity and purify...” and Acts 26:18:
“... forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them
which are sanctified.” Also refer to the following
Scriptures for those who “are sanctified”: Acts 20:32;
26:18; 1 Corinthians 1:2, 6-10; Hebrews 2:11; 10:14;
Jude 1).
11.The baptism with the Holy Ghost and speaking with other tongues
We believe the Pentecostal baptism with the Holy
Ghost and fire is obtainable by a definite act of
appropriating faith on the part of the fully cleansed
believer (Luke 11:13; 24:49; Acts 1:5, 8; 2:38, 39).
We believe this great blessing, which provides the
enduement of power to witness for Christ, is available
to all believers whose hearts are cleansed from sin by
the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Since the Bible
teaches that our bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost
(1 Corinthians 6:19, 20) – and that the temple of God is
holy, which temple ye (believers) are (1 Corinthians
3:16, 17) – we do not believe God will fill an unclean
temple or vessel with His Holy Spirit. In other words,
we believe, because the Bible teaches and requires it,
that to receive the baptism with the Holy Ghost, a
person must have a clean heart and life as a
prerequisite for this great blessing. Remember, the
blood of cleansing must first be applied, then the oil,
which is a type of the Holy Spirit (Leviticus 14:14, 17).
Moreover, we believe that to live in the fullness of the
Holy Spirit’s power and possession, one must continue
to live a clean and consecrated life, free from sin, strife,
worldliness, and pride, and must avoid attitudes and
actions that tend to “grieve” or “quench” the Holy Spirit
of God (Ephesians 4:29-32; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).
We believe the “initial” (or first) evidence of the
reception of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the
speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance (John 15:26, 27; Acts 2:1-4; 8:17, 18; 10:44-
46; 19:6; 1 Corinthians 12:7). We do not believe this is
the only evidence of the Spirit’s baptism, but it is the
initial evidence, just as it occurred in the repeated
accounts of the Spirit’s outpouring in the Acts of the
Apostles. But other evidences will be spelled out in our
lives – the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22, 23), power
to witness for Christ, power to endure the testings of
faith and the oppositions of the world. We believe the
initial evidence of speaking with tongues is for
everyone who receives the Pentecostal baptism with
the Holy Spirit, and we distinguish between this initial
manifestation and the gift of tongues, which is not
given to every Spirit-filled believer.
The International Pentecostal Holiness Church
believes in the gifts of the Spirit as set forth by the
apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 12, 13 and 14. We
believe these gifts are “set in the Church” by the Holy
Spirit; He retains custody and control of said gifts or
“enablements,” distributing or operating them “severally
as He will.” And we desire that our people may so live
under the control of the Holy Spirit that these gifts may
be manifested or used through consecrated individuals
in the worship services where, when, and as they are
needed, but all to the glory of God and the edifying of
the Body of Christ.
12. Divine healing
We believe provision was made in the atonement for
the healing of our bodies as set forth in the following
Scriptures: Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17; Mark
16:15-18; James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26; to which we
would also add Romans 8:26-28. And, while we do not
condemn the use of medical means in the treatment of
physical disease, we do believe in, practice, and
commend to our people the laying on of hands by the
elders or leaders of the church, the anointing with oil in
the name of the Lord, and the offering of prayers for
the healing of the sick.
13. The Second Coming of Jesus
We believe in the imminent, personal, premillennial
second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The word
imminent means the second coming of Christ is near; it
is impending, likely to occur at any moment (Matthew
25:29-44; Mark 13:32-37; Titus 2:13).
The word personal means “the Lord himself” shall
return (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18); the “same Jesus”
who was “taken up into heaven shall so come in like
manner” as He was seen to “go into heaven”
(Acts 1:11).
The word premillennial means He will come before the
millennium during which the “blessed and holy” of the
“first resurrection” will live and reign with Christ “a
thousand years” (Revelation 20:4-6).
The second coming of Christ will occur in two stages;
the first for the purpose of catching away His saints
who are prepared for the Rapture before the Great
Tribulation period (Matthew 24:40-44; 1 Thessalonians
4:13-18; Revelation 3:10, 11; 4:1, 2); and the second at
the end of the Great Tribulation, when He shall come
back with His saints to destroy the armies of the
Antichrist, to judge the nations of the world, and to
inaugurate the millennial reign (Matthew 25:31-33;
2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 19:11-21; 20:1-6).
The proper attitude of Christians toward the coming of
Christ should be to love His appearing (2 Timothy 4:8),
watch and pray always to be accounted worthy to
escape the things that will come upon the earth during
the Great Tribulation (Luke 21:36), pray for His coming
(Matthew 6:10; Revelation 22:20), and faithfully
“occupy” until He comes (Luke 19:13).
Many signs point to the soon coming of Jesus. The
following Scriptures set forth several of these signs:
Ezekiel 36 (the return of Israel to her land, etc.); Daniel
12:4; Nahum 2:3, 4; Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 24; Mark
13; Luke 21:25-36; 1 Timothy 4:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:1-8,
13; 4:3, 4; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; 2 Peter 2 and 3;
and the Epistle of Jude.
14. The Great Commission
The first thirteen of our Articles of Faith state what we
believe as a church. Article 14 defines for us “what we
are to do about it.” Our Lord’s last command on earth
was to charge every believer with the responsibility of
taking the gospel to all nations. We can never be
content just experiencing God in Christ for ourselves.
We must also be actively involved in spreading the
gospel to others – to the ends of the earth.
Baptism:
Older Children/adults
Healing and Charismatic Gifts:
Regularly Practice
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