Arcadia Friends Community Church desires to glorify God (I Corinthians 10:31) by submitting in all things to the authority of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18), as revealed in His Word (II Timothy 3:16-17). We are a church that will...

• Love God above all else, and with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We love God by
  • Learning and obeying Christ’s commandments (John 14:15, 21, 23;  I John 5:3)
  • Confessing and repenting when we fall short (I John 1:8-9)
  • Serving the saints (Hebrews 6:10)
  • Worshipping Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24)
• Love our neighbors as ourselves. We love our neighbors the way Christ commands, by
  • Showing mercy and pity by sacrificing time and money to meet the physical needs of those in our path (Luke 10:27-37).  We are particularly mindful of the needs of our fellow believers (John 13:34-35), widows and orphans (James 1:27), and the hungry, thirsty, sick, and imprisoned (Matthew 25:31-46).
  • Speaking the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15)
  • Being patient and kind, with no envy or pride; never delighting in evil, but rejoicing in the truth (I Corinthians 13:4,6)
• Make disciples in our homes, in Arcadia, and throughout the world, by
  • Proclaiming the gospel of repentance and faith (Matt 4:17, Mark 1:15). Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17), through the illumination of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 2:10-16). Then, for those who believe...
  • Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19), and
  • Teaching them to obey everything Jesus commanded (Matthew 28:20). By hearing and obeying the words of Christ, our lives, and our church, are built upon the Rock (Matthew 7:24-27)
  • Disciplining our brothers and sisters, whom we love, for their good (Hebrews 12:10-11, Matthew 18:15-17)
• Be a house of prayer (Matthew 21:13), where we unceasingly praise our God for all His goodness to us (Psalm 103:1-20), and humbly petition our Father in heaven to...
  • Build His kingdom and work his will on earth (Matthew 6:10)
  • Meet our physical needs (Matthew 6:11)
  • Have mercy on us and forgive our sins, as we forgive others (Matthew 6:12, Luke 18:13)
  • Lead us away from temptation and deliver us from evil (Matthew 6:13)
  • Send out workers to the lost (Matthew 9:38), submitting to his call to be those workers where he directs.
• Thus, be blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:2) at home, across the nation, and around the world!