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About Us
Pettisville
Missionary Church is a member of the Missionary Church Inc., an
evangelical denomination committed to church planting and world
missions.
The Missionary
Church, in obedience to Jesus Christ her Lord, is committed to being
holy people of God in the world and to building His church by
worldwide evangelism, discipleship, and multiplication of growing
churches, all to the glory of God.
PMC has joined this
family of 1400 congregations in 23 countries (315 in the United
States) in order to accomplish assignments from God as a team that
we could not do alone.
We
as a church body recognize...
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The chief end
of man is to worship the true and living God.
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It is vital to
reach lost people with the good news of salvation through a
relationship with Christ.
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True disciples
must continually grow deeper in their relationships with the
Lord.
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As believers,
we are intimately connected with one another and we must use our
God-given gifts to minister to the body.
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We are a member
of Christ's larger body beyond PMC and our denomination. We must
join in support and cooperation with other churches from our
community and beyond to reach the world for Christ.
We
as a local assembly are accountable for...
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We have a
representative - congregational form of government.
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The Church
Council made up of committee chairs elected by the congregation
oversees church affairs.
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The Board of
Elders appointed according to Scriptural standards oversees the
spiritual life of the church.
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Reports of
Council minutes and Treasury statements are posted publicly for
inspection and comment and require annual approval by the
congregation.
We
believe in...
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THE BIBLE... as the divinely
inspired Word of God which is the unchanging authority in
matters of faith and practice, true and reliable in all matters
it addresses.
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GOD... there is but one God who is
all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere present. He is the
creator and sustainer of all people and things, visible and
invisible, and is eternally existent in three persons: Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit.
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JESUS... as God's incarnate Son;
who lived a sinless life during his time on earth before he died
on a cross to make atonement for the sins of the human family.
He was then resurrected bodily and ascended to the right hand of
God. He is the only Savior and will soon return to take all true
believers to live in heaven with Him.
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THE HOLY SPIRIT... this third
person of the Trinity is the one who convicts of sin,
righteousness and judgment. It is he who indwells and teaches
all believers and wants to sanctify and empower us for service.
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SALVATION... since all men and
women are born in sin, this makes them guilty before God and
unable to save themselves and headed for eternity in hell.
However, God in his infinite love provided his only Son, Jesus,
to become our Savior. Salvation is the process where we
genuinely repent of our sins and accept by faith God's promise
of forgiveness.
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THE CHURCH... as a visible organism
that is part of the universal body of believers. As a local body
we voluntarily join together for the public worship of God, the
teaching from his Word, observance of Holy Communion and
Baptism, the fellowship of the saints, and the exercise of
prayer and evangelism.
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