Meet the Team

  • Samantha Voohis

    Speaker, Teacher, and mom

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  • Bill Graham

    Father, Teacher, Laman Servant Leader In the body of Christ

    Bill is the father of five daughters, an has had a 25 plus year career in the transportation industry, with a BA in business from the Eastern University, in Sants Davids PA. Bill has also been a servant leader in the church his entire adult life. Lastly Bill and his beautiful wife Susan are the grandparents of 23 wonderful grandchildren. All of Bill’s children faithfully serve in their local church. Feel free to contact Bill and any time.

    email: gramfam21@gmail.com

    Phone: 901-515-8182

Our Mision is:

Proclamation of the Gospel of our Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ

Encourage The Believers

Gather to build disciples

Discipleship outline:

1. Relationship time

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. II Timothy 2:2

2. Time in the Bible together

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:16

3. Ministry service time. Trusting God together to help you in ministry

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Eph. 4:16

Teaching others, to teach others, to teach others

You can have a mediocre program with great people, and great things will happen. But if you have a great program with mediocre people, you end up with a mediocre program results. Focus on people.

24 VITAL SIGNS

OF HEALTHY CHURCHES

 

DOCTRINAL PURITY

A church that is committed to preserving, defending, and proclaiming the historic, fundamental teachings of the Christian faith as set forth in the Word of God, and a biblical world view as derived from its teachings.

GOD-CENTERED WORSHIP

A church that is committed to passionately declaring to the Triune God, in personal devotion and corporate assembly, His infinite value and glory through prayer, praising His name, proclaiming His Word, and delighting in His works.

HOLY LIVING

A church that is committed to pursuing and promoting godly character that begins with the renewing of the mind and motivates biblically moral and ethical conduct resulting in personal integrity.

MISSIONS INVOLVEMENT

A church that is committed to the global proclamation of the gospel to people of every nation, tribe, ethnic and language group and the establishment of biblical local churches.

CHURCH PLANTING

A church that is committed to aggressive involvement in planting, establishing, and nurturing biblical, local churches in the United States of America.

EXPOSITORY PREACHING

A church that is committed to effective communication in preaching that emphasizes sound exegesis; historical, grammatical, literal interpretation; with relevant application.

RELEVANT TEACHING

A church that is committed to accuracy and appropriate creativity in the teaching of God's Word enabling people to understand and apply God's truth, and to develop a consistent world view.

FERVENT PRAYER

A church that is committed to the practice and promotion of both private and corporate prayer.

DISCIPLE FOCUSED

A church that is teaching others, to teach others, who will in turn teach others how to be a disciple of Christ

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

A church that is committed to identifying and preparing successive generations of leaders to lead the church into the future.

SERVANT LEADERSHIP

A church that is committed to the development of leaders who reflect the selflessness of Christ in the leadership of those to whom they minister.

INTENTIONAL EQUIPPING

A church that is committed to facilitating the development of spiritual gifts and ministry skills among all its members, encouraging each one to be a fully functioning minister in the local body.

PASTORAL MENTORING

A church that is committed to facilitating the apprenticeship network among our churches for the development of effective pastoral leaders.

PASTORAL BALANCE OF POWER

A church that is committed to a plurality of leadership with full accountability in both directions.

EVANGELISTIC ZEAL

A church that is compelled by the love of Christ, and therefore is committed to the passionate proclamation of the Gospel to all people because all men apart from Christ are lost and face the horrors of eternal judgment.

COMPASSIONATE CONCERN

A church that is committed to recognizing and responding to the physical, material, and emotional needs of both Christians and non-Christians in such a way as to bring them the touch of God's love and compassion as well as the light of His redemption.

SENSITIVE SEPARATION

A church that is committed to biblical separation and church discipline exercised with a humble, gracious spirit and applied in such a way as to strengthen the body of Christ.

MULTI-GENERATIONAL MINISTRY

A church that is committed to ministries which will reach, teach equip and involve people of all ages and groups (men, women, boys, and girls) so that we may present every one complete in Christ.

MULTI-CULTURAL/ETHNICALLY DIVERSE MINISTRY

A church that is seeking to reflect the ethnically and culturally blended nature of the Body of Christ and is actively fostering the continuing expansion of its ethnic and cultural diversity.

UNIFIED PURPOSE

A church that is committed to the pursuit of unity in the advancement of our common cause.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

A church that is committed to an effective information strategy to clearly, thoughtfully, and sensitively distribute useful data.

BIBLICAL CONCILIATION

A church that is committed to biblical unity and resolving any episodes of disharmony among believers in a Christ-honoring fashion.

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

A church that is committed to biblical principles of generosity and integrity in the stewardship of financial resources and the teaching of such principles to the congregation.

CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT

A church that recognizes the Lordship of Christ in the totality of life and is committed to the regular reassessment of its methodology, activities, and vision regarding their effectiveness for the glory of God.

What we Believe

The Holy Scriptures

We believe that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, His only revelation to man, inerrant in the original writings and that it is therefore the supreme and final authority in all matters of doctrine, faith, and life. (II Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:20-21, John 14:26,John 16:13)

The Trinity We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; and they are co-external, co-existent and of one essence. (Matthew 28:19, II Corinthians 13:14)

God the Father

We believe that God the Father is Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and is a spirit. (Psalms 139:1-12, John 4:24)

God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ was God manifest in the flesh and that He ever existed with the Father and the Holy Spirit. In His incarnation, He was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man. (John 1:1-3, 14, 18, 8:58, 10:30-33, Luke 1:30-37)

God the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, that He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment, that He regenerates the sinner by the Word of God, that He permanently indwells in the church, and the body of each believer, that He seals, enlightens, instructs, and guides every born-again person, and that He is the efficient power for godly living, Christian service, and spiritual worship. (John 16:7-15, 3:5-7, I Peter 1:23,Ephesians 4:30, John 14:16-17, 26)

The Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ

We believe that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and a substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. We believe that He arose bodily from the dead on the third day in the same body in which He suffered and died. We also believe that our Lord ascended into Heaven; that He is now seated at the right hand of the Father and is our High Priest and Divine Advocate with the Father. We believe that by His finished work on the Cross, and His unceasing ministry or intercession in glory that Jesus Christ has procured for every believer Eternal Redemption and Everlasting life. (I Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 5:9, Mark 16:19,John 3:16, 20, 27, Hebrews 5:9, 7:25, 8:1, 9:12, I John 2:1)

The Second Coming

We believe in the blessed hope, the personal, Premillennial, Pretribulation and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which is known as the rapture of the church. We also believe in the personal, visible and glorious return of Christ to the earth with His saints a t the end of the Great Tribulation. This phase of His coming is known as the Revelation of Jesus Christ. When He returns to the earth with His saints, we believe that Jesus Christ will establish His millennial Kingdom and will reign for one thousand years. (Titus 2:13, I Thessalonians 4:13-17, John 14:3, Revelation 19:11-21; 20:1-6)

The Creation and Fall of Man

We believe that man was created by the direct act of God in the image of God. We believe that man sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, are totally depraved and for those who reach moral responsibility become sinners in thought, word and deed; and that they must be born-again to be accepted of God. (Romans 3:10, 3:23, 5:12;John 3:1-21)

The Nature of the Church

We believe that the church of Jesus Christ is composed solely of born-again people who have been called out from among the Jews and Gentiles to become the Body and Bride of our Lord and who have been obedient to the Lord by submitting to the ordinance of Believer's Baptism. Christ is the Head, and the Holy Spirit is the active agent of the Godhead who ever seeks to bring about within its ranks obedience to the Word of God and the Will of God. The one body unites believers to each other, and all to Christ; and its chief purpose of existence is to evangelize the world and ground them in God's Word. (Acts 1:8, 15:14,Mark 16:15, Romans 1:16, Ephesians 5:23-24, I Corinthians 12:12-13)

The Resurrection of the Dead

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just at the Rapture (I Thessalonians 4:16, I Corinthians 15:41-57), and of the unjust at the end of time. (Revelation 20:11-15, John 5:28-29)

The Eternal State of the Saved and the Lost

We believe in a Heaven and a Hell. Heaven, the place of eternal, conscious joy for all who receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Hell, the place of eternal, conscious punishment in the Lake of Fire for all who reject Jesus Christ and those dying in their sin. (John 14:1-6, 8:24, Psalms 9:17, 16:11, Philippians 1:21, 23, II Thessalonians 1:7-9,Revelation 20:10-15)

The Personality of Satan

We believe that Satan is a personal being, a fallen angel, prince of demons, the god of this age, the enticer and deceiver, the adversary of Christ and His people, the accuser of the brethren, whose end is the Lake of Fire. (II Corinthians 4:3-4, I Peter 5:8, Matthew 25:41, John 8:44, Revelation 12:9-10, 20:3, Job 1:6-7)

Separation and Sanctification

We believe that the Scriptures teach non-conformity to the world for every believer; that born-again people should be separated from the world unto Christ; that it is clearly commanded of God to all believers to live their lives of separation from all worldly and sinful practices and to be holy as He is Holy. We believe that positional sanctification occurs at the moment of regeneration and that the practical sanctification is to be progressive throughout the entire life span of a believer here on earth. God's provision for holy living is in the believer's identification with Christ in His death, resurrection and ascension; the indwelling person and power of the Holy Spirit and the believer's yieldedness to Him; and by the powerful Word of God. (Colossians 1:13, Hebrews 10:1, 14, Colossians 3:1-4, II Corinthians 6:1-14, Ephesians 1:15, 5:25-27, I Corinthians 6:19-20, Galatians 5:16-23, John 17:17, Hebrews 4:12)

Ordinances

We believe that two ordinances are significant above any other that Christians are commanded to observe, namely Water Baptism and The Lord's Supper. While recognizing that water baptism has no saving merit, it is our conviction that after one is saved, baptism is the next step in order to portray to the world the believer's union with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. it is our conviction that the Scriptural method of water baptism is immersion. We believe that Jesus Christ instituted the Lord's Supper to commemorate His death till he comes. We further believe that water baptism by immersion is observed but once, and is a sign of identification, and a testimony to newness of life, but the Lord's Supper is commemorative, and is to be observed often as a memorial of the Broken Body and Shed Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:9-13, I Corinthians 11:23-33)