Jesus - Community - Creativity

We are a diverse and creative group of people committed to God and Others

We believe:
B • the Bible points to Jesus

E • God loves Everybody, without favouritism or discrimination

A • freedom is found in worshiping God (Adoration)

R •community is built on healthy Relationships

We aim to continue our 175-year legacy of church-led community mission in Deptford, alleviating poverty, isolation, inequality, hardship, distress, homelessness, and sickness by nurturing, sustaining and growing existing and new community-led projects. we aim to collaborate and partner with others, believing this leads to lasting change.

We want to be Loving, Releasing, Praying, Giving, Holy Spirit-Led

Statement of Faith:

God

God is: the Father, the Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit; equal, eternal and united in relationship making one God who is Love. God is a trinity – three persons yet one essence.

Jesus

Jesus is both the Son of God and the son of man. He was Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to the virgin Mary. Jesus lived a sinless life and was killed by crucifixion at the hands of men and women. In His death Jesus took on the full consequence of everything that has caused brokenness and death, from sin. Yet on the third day after his death Jesus was raised with a new body as the firstborn of a new creation. After making himself known he ascended to heaven, promising to come back when the good news of the kingdom has been spread throughout the earth. God will then judge all that live and have ever lived, giving eternal life with Him to those who accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

Holy Spirit

Before ascending to heaven Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would come to live in the hearts of believers. The Holy Spirit gives us the opportunity to understand, experience and communicate all God’s power, love, wisdom and will for ourselves, others and the world around us.

Bible

The Bible forms the basis of what we believe. Written over a period of 1600 years by an estimated 40 authors it communicates the story of God’s relationship with humanity throughout history. The Bible is relevant for us because the God who inspired the authors lives in us today by His Holy Spirit. The Bible is the written revelation of God’s word. It points the way to Jesus and emphasises the need for us to know him as the Way, the Truth and the Life, and to be his disciples.

Us

We are created in God’s image, with freedom of choice and individually responsible for our lives, thoughts, and actions. We are also responsible for our lives together and the world we live in. We stand for gender and racial equality.

Sin

Sin is anything that that causes brokenness in our world and in our relationships with God and each other. We believe that everybody sins! But thanks to the faithfulness and breakthrough of Jesus in his death and resurrection we are all freely offered forgiveness from our sins, freedom from the lasting consequences of them and an inheritance as sons and daughters of God the Father - joint heirs with Jesus.

Creeds

We adhere to the orthodox Christian Apostles and Nicene creeds.