As a Church we value King Jesus above everything else. The unfolding story the Scriptures tell about the world is that it is indeed severely broken, and the way it becomes the kind of place we can only imagine is for the whole world (including us) to have a righteous King ruling over it. Here is the Good News: Jesus is that King! We give our allegiance to Him. We aim to live the way of His Kingdom. And we long to see His Kingdom come more and more.

As a Church we value authentic relationships. We believe that in King Jesus we are a Kingdom people who are forgiven and redeemed, and who, in response to GOD’s great love for us, are called to live in a Kingdom way together. Therefore, in the midst of the messy and hard reality of being the Church together, we keep showing up with sacrificial and sincere love for one another.

As a Church we value intentional formation. This means that we train together toward living the beautiful way of Jesus. From the Scriptures, we believe that we become more and more like Jesus by His grace and the power of His Spirit and also through a lot of time and effort. Our main method for this is a shared rule of life. This shared rule is a set of rhythms and practices we are learning together to adopt into our lives and our life together as a Church.

As a Church we value joyful participation. It is our earnest desire that every single person — young and old, women and men, those who have been around the Church for a long time and those who are on the newer side — not settle for being a passenger along for the ride but rather joyfully participates in what God is doing among us. In our Sunday morning gatherings, we participate by drawing near to GOD and ministering unto Him. And in our life together, we participate by serving according to the needs around us and our unique gifting.

As a Church we value the next generation. We believe that our calling is to deeply invest in the formation of our children, youth, and young adults. Because of this, we include them, pray for them, prioritize them, and shape our missional focus and efforts around them. We long to see a powerful move of God within the next generation.

As a Church, we value the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. We love, learn from, and partner with the Church throughout the city (and beyond). And in partnership with our Brothers and Sisters, we actively love our city both in word and in deed.