We believe God wants you to be victorious in life. Therefore with honesty and integrity, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, we aim to present a church that equips and empowers ordinary people to live extraordinary lives, and attempt to provide a centre in your community where you'll discover hope, faith, family, and love.
Values
Doncaster and Barnsley; two town’s in South Yorkshire, England, with a joint population of over 500,000 people and are up and coming regions in the North of England. Into these regions we believe that God has called us to build a large, significant local Church. The local church is a place of hope, and one of our greatest desires is that International City Church continues to be a platform from which we offer opportunity and advantage into these local communities.We believe that people matter to God and that community action is at the heart of the Christian message. This is why our core values are taken from the Bible:
'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love others as well as you love yourself.' Matthew 22:37-39
Applying this verse everyday equips people to serve at their very best in our towns and communities.
Vision
Our core value underpins a compelling vision which still inspires us everyday. It's a vision that motivates us to live with hearts wide-open and identifies Jesus Christ as the true hope for our incredible world.Our vision comes down to 5 R's:
- Reach people with God's incredible love
- Reproduce disciples who live for Him
- Release people to use their unique skills
- Raise leaders, experts and champions
- Resource churches in the UK & abroad
What We Believe
Here are the foundational truths that form our Statement of Faith. They're all taken from the Bible which we believe is God's revelation of himself to man. We'd encourage you to check out these scriptures for yourself and see why we believe what we do.Statement of Faith
- We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.
(2 Timothy 3:15-17) - We believe in one God who has revealed himself in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19) - We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, his sinless life, miraculous ministry, atoning death,
resurrection, ascension, second coming, and millennial reign upon Earth.
(Matthew 1:23; 1 Peter 2:22; Acts 2:22; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 Corinthians 15:20-21; Acts 1:9; Mark 13:26; Revelation 20:1-6) - We believe in the fall of man and his separation from God through sin.
(Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 3:1-7; Isaiah 59:2) - We believe in salvation through faith in Christ who died for our sins.
(Titus 2:11; Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:3) - We believe in both Water and Spirit baptism as essential and empowering aspects of the Christian experience.
(Matthew 3:13-15; Acts 2:38; Acts 10:47-48; Acts 1:5; Acts 1:8; Acts 19:6; John 7:37-38; Acts 2:4) - We believe that the church exists to demonstrate the love of God and the good news of Christ to the world.
(Ephesians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21) - We believe in the reality of both heaven and hell and that faith in Jesus Christ makes all of the difference.
(John 3:16; John 5:24; Matthew 25:31-46)
Our Dream
Our Dream is to build a church where:- The love of Jesus transforms lives and where buildings struggle to contain the growth and influx of people.
- The wisdom and the power of biblical teaching is highly enjoyable, instantly life-applicable and totally relevant.
- God's family functions so fully no-one would ever wish to leave.
- Acceptance is found and hope is given.
- Individual ambition yields to the success of the team.
- Every person's unique gifts, skills, and talents are given maximum opportunity to flourish and contribute.
- Service is performed not out of duty but out of enthusiasm, self-motivation, and the desire to shout God's fame.
- Nobody 'pretends', but where people can be authentic, sincere and genuine - safe and free to be the real 'them'.
