What We Believe

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer

CONNECT.  ENGAGE.  REACH.

The Vision

We are equipping everyday people to create
disciple-making movements wherever they are.

The Mission

Avalon Missionary Church makes disciples of Jesus through grace-based connections, engaging Scripture, and reaching the world with the hope of God.
our values
Core Beliefs

Our Values

Defining how we live, serve, and follow Jesus...
We live a "see you Monday" lifestyle where our faith extends beyond the church walls and into every part of our lives.
Galatians 5:6b - "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."

James 2:17 - "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."

We say "we are better together" because we all contribute to God's work; belonging inspires action, and together we grow stronger.
1 Corinthians 12:27 - "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."

Romans 12:4-6
"For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.  We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith..."
We grow as disciples, guide others, and continue to follow Jesus together. We are disciples who make disciples.
Matthew 4:19 - “'Come, follow me,' Jesus said, 'and I will send you out to fish for people.'”

1 Corinthians 11:1 - Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."

Core Beliefs

God

There is but one eternal, all-powerful, all-knowing and everywhere-present Triune God: God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who is the creator and sustainer of all things.

Jesus

He is God incarnate, yet human. He lived a sinless life, died to make atonement for the sins of all mankind, was bodily resurrected, and is now mediator at the right hand of the Father. He is assuredly coming in power and glory for His believing followers and is the only Savior of men.

Holy Spirit

He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, regenerating all who repent of their sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. He sanctifies, empowers, teaches, guides and comforts believers.

The Bible

The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God and thus authoritative in all matters it addresses.

Salvation

Salvation is the result of genuine repentance of sin and faith in the atoning work of Christ. It brings forgiveness to the penitent, makes him a partaker of the divine nature, and gives peace with God. We call this new birth.

The Church

We believe in the invisible and universal Church as an organism. It is composed of all believers in the Lord Jesus who have been vitally united by faith to Christ, its living Head and sovereign Lord.

Ordinances

We believe the Christian ordinances are two: baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe they are outward rites appointed by Christ to be administered in each church, not as a means of salvation, but as a visible sign and seal of its reality.