Every local church body has a unique identity, a DNA if you will. It starts with what that church believes about God and the Bible, and becomes a way of thinking and living. So what’s our DNA? Our mission stems from the belief that the almighty God humbled himself to come to us as the man Jesus, serving and suffering and sacrificing himself to rescue us in our sin. This makes us eager to lay down our own lives in love for him and others as we reach out and serve our community. We believe that God has placed us as a body in Durango for His glory and purpose. Our mission, therefore, must originate from God’s mission in his world and the part he has given his people to play in that mission: to Love God, Love People, and Make Disciples.

While we are not there yet, we pray and work that our practice lines up with those beliefs. We fix our eyes on the good news of Jesus—the “gospel”—to power this transformation.

We are a multi-generational community doing life with each other, working together to make God’s name great in our city. We desire to be God-centered, conforming our ways to his. We desire to be Christ-exalting, doing all things for him. We desire to be gospel-driven, carried along by the joy of what Jesus has done for us.

We place a high value on teaching and preaching the Word of God. We place a high value on spreading the news of salvation in Jesus Christ both globally and locally. We place a high value on molding children’s hearts with the gospel.

God has embedded us in Durango to serve his purposes. This is a great community, but we are not here simply to make much of ourselves and selfishly take in all the benefits the area offers. Rather, we are here to engage our community and build into it, making it a better place for the good of our neighbors and the glory of God.