What Do we Believe
Doctrinal Details
Core Values
What Do We Believe?
Because of Jesus, the Jamestown Church of Christ is committed to be a place where No One Stands Alone.
We seek to equip all believers for ministry and encourage all our members to be a force for good in the world in which we live.
We pattern ourselves after the church as revealed in the Book of Acts, “...continuing steadfastly in the Apostles doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer.”
We are an independent church, in that we are not governed by any outside denominational structure. We elect our own leaders and they direct the affairs of the church under the leadership of the Holy Spirit in accordance with His word.
We believe in outreach, locally, nationally, and internationally, and support a variety of mission efforts.
We seek to be nondenominational, encouraging all believers to put aside man-made creeds and titles. We call ourselves “Christians,” (Acts 11:26) and use the Bible as our only rule of faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:15, 17)
We hope you’ll get to know us better!
Doctrinal Details:
We believe God is the Creator of man and of all things.
Genesis 1:1 * Acts 17:24-28
We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son and Savior of the world.
John 3:16 * Matthew 1:18 * John 20:24-31
We believe the Holy Spirit dwells within every Christian.
John 16:5
We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and the final authority for all matters of faith.
Romans 15:4 * Hebrews 4:12 * 2 Timothy 3:16
We believe that man, created by God, willfully sinned, and as a result, is lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:12 * Romans 3:23 * I John 1:7
We believe that salvation (the forgiveness of sins) comes by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ (his death on the cross).
Matthew 26:38 * Romans 5:8-11 * Ephesians 2:8-9
We believe the Bible teaches that the pattern to follow to receive Jesus as Savior is to believe in Christ as God’s Son and Savior of the world, to repent of personal sin, to confess Christ as Lord, and to be immersed in baptism.
Luke 24:45-47 * Acts 2:38 * Romans 6:1-7 * 2 Peter 3:9
We believe that the church is the body and bride of Christ, founded on the day of Pentecost, consisting of all Christians everywhere.
Matthew 15:13-18 * Acts 2:14-47
We believe it is God’s plan for the elders to lead the local church.
Acts 20:28 * I Timothy 3:1-7 * I Peter 5:1-4
We believe that death seals the eternal destiny of each person. The saved will inherit eternal life; the unsaved, eternal separation from God.
Romans 8:10-11 * Daniel 12:2 * John 6:47
Core Values:Jamestown Church of Christ’s Core Values
Lost people matter to God, therefore they should matter to us.
The church is a trauma center for wounded people.
Authenticity frees people and glorifies God.
The church should be culturally relevant while remaining doctrinally pure.
Full devotion to Christ is normal for every believer.
Life change happens best in discipleship groups (care groups).
Worship is a lifestyle.
