About us

ABOUT

ABOUT

We love God, love God’s purpose, and love God’s people. We seek to be the testimony of Jesus and give joyful witness to God’s full salvation.

We love God, love God’s purpose, and love God’s people. We seek to be the testimony of Jesus and give joyful witness to God’s full salvation.

We love God, love God’s purpose, and love God’s people. We seek to be the testimony of Jesus and give joyful witness to God’s full salvation.

We love God, love God’s purpose, and love God’s people. We seek to be the testimony of Jesus and give joyful witness to God’s full salvation.

VISIT US

VISIT US

VISIT US

Gathering at the church in College Station

“That they all may be one...”

“That they all may be one...”

“That they all may be one...”

— John 17:21

— John 17:21

— John 17:21

Our Values

Our Values

Refocus

on Christ

Refocus

on Christ

Refocus

on Christ

Recover

the oneness of the Body of Christ

Recover

the oneness of the Body of Christ

Recover

the oneness of the Body of Christ

Restore

the function of every member

Restore

the function of every member

Restore

the function of every member

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    Refocus

    on Christ

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    Recover

    the oneness of the Body of Christ

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    Restore

    the function of every member

Our Beliefs

What We Believe

As believers in Jesus Christ, we joyfully confess the same essential truths that Christians have confessed throughout the centuries and across the world. We recognize and affirm the historic declarations of faith found in the Nicene Creed, along with the Apostles’ Creed, the Athanasian Creed, and the Chalcedonian Definition.


We recognize the early creeds as “concise, formal statements of crucial elements of Christian doctrine”¹ that have helped preserve the foundations of the faith. They arose during pivotal moments in church history to guard the truth and refute serious errors, especially concerning the nature of God, the person of Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit. The Nicene Creed, in particular, has long expressed what the New Testament calls “the common faith” (Titus 1:4)—the core of what all true Christians believe.


We confess the faith and also respond to the New Testament charge to walk in it (2 Cor. 5:7) and grow in it (2 Pet. 3:18). We endeavor to “continue in the faith” (Acts 14:22), to be “sound in the faith” (Titus 1:13), to “stand firm in the faith” (1 Cor. 16:13), to “contend earnestly for the faith” (Jude 3), to “hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience” (1 Tim. 3:9), and to “arrive at the oneness of the faith” together with all of God’s people (Eph. 4:13).


While we honor the legacy of the early creeds, our highest authority is the Word of God itself. Like many Christians throughout history, we look to the Bible as the final standard for what we believe, how we live, and how we worship. Everything we teach and practice rests on the foundation of the complete and God-inspired Scriptures.


Standing upon “the faith delivered once for all to the saints” (Jude 3), we are endeavoring to declare the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27) by continuing steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship (Acts 2:42), recorded in the Scriptures, that we may come to the full knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4) and thus be fully equipped to realize and participate in God’s economy, which is in faith (1 Tim. 1:4).

  1. The Bible

    The Bible is the Word of God, written under His inspiration word by word, and is the complete and only written divine revelation of God to man.

    The Bible

  2. The Bible

    The Bible is the Word of God, written under His inspiration word by word, and is the complete and only written divine revelation of God to man.

    The Bible

  3. God

    There is one God, who is triune—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—co-existing and coinhering in three persons, or hypostases, distinct but never separate, from eternity to eternity.

    God

  4. God

    There is one God, who is triune—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—co-existing and coinhering in three persons, or hypostases, distinct but never separate, from eternity to eternity.

    God

  5. The Person of Christ

    Christ, the only begotten Son of God, even God Himself, became a genuine man through incarnation, having both the divine and human natures, the two natures being combined in one person and being preserved distinctly without confusion or change and without forming a third nature.

    The Person of Christ

  6. The Person of Christ

    Christ, the only begotten Son of God, even God Himself, became a genuine man through incarnation, having both the divine and human natures, the two natures being combined in one person and being preserved distinctly without confusion or change and without forming a third nature.

    The Person of Christ

  7. The Work of Christ

    Christ died for our sins and was raised bodily from the dead, has been exalted to the right hand of God as Lord of all, and will return as the Bridegroom for His bride, the church, and as the King of kings to rule over the nations.

    The Work of Christ

  8. The Work of Christ

    Christ died for our sins and was raised bodily from the dead, has been exalted to the right hand of God as Lord of all, and will return as the Bridegroom for His bride, the church, and as the King of kings to rule over the nations.

    The Work of Christ

  9. Salvation

    Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone and in His completed work, resulting in our justification before God and in our being born of God to be His children.

    Salvation

  10. Salvation

    Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone and in His completed work, resulting in our justification before God and in our being born of God to be His children.

    Salvation

  11. The Church

    The church as the unique Body of Christ, the issue of the work of Christ, is composed of all genuine believers in Christ and, according to the New Testament revelation, is manifested in time and space in local churches, each of which includes all the believers in a given city, regardless of where they meet or how they may otherwise identify themselves.

    The Church

  12. The Church

    The church as the unique Body of Christ, the issue of the work of Christ, is composed of all genuine believers in Christ and, according to the New Testament revelation, is manifested in time and space in local churches, each of which includes all the believers in a given city, regardless of where they meet or how they may otherwise identify themselves.

    The Church

  13. Our Destiny

    All the believers in Christ will participate in the divine blessings in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth for eternity.

    Our Destiny

  14. Our Destiny

    All the believers in Christ will participate in the divine blessings in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth for eternity.

    Our Destiny

These seven points reflect what we understand to be “the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). While we also teach and practice many other truths from Scripture, we recognize that faithful Christians throughout history—and today—have often held different views on secondary matters. In light of this, we gladly receive all whom the Lord has received (Rom. 14:3; 15:7), standing firm in the essentials while extending grace where believers may differ. As has often been said: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”


For expanded version of our faith, click here.

These seven points reflect what we understand to be “the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). While we also teach and practice many other truths from Scripture, we recognize that faithful Christians throughout history—and today—have often held different views on secondary matters. In light of this, we gladly receive all whom the Lord has received (Rom. 14:3; 15:7), standing firm in the essentials while extending grace where believers may differ. As has often been said: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”


For expanded version of our faith, click here.

Our Beliefs

Our History

The church in College Station meeting

We trace our spiritual heritage back through centuries of Christian history — from the early church fathers to Reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin, from devotional writers like Madame Guyon and Andrew Murray to preachers such as Charles Spurgeon, D.L. Moody, and George Müller, and from Bible teachers like J.N. Darby, Robert Govett, and D.M. Panton, to servants of Christ such as Watchman Nee, who sought to gather the riches of this heritage into a daily Christian walk and a practical church life, and Witness Lee, who continued this same burden into the modern era with a focus on Christ as life and the building up of the Body of Christ.

We honor these men and women not as perfect people, but as fellow believers whose faith and service continue to inspire us. Our desire is to carry forward the same vision — Christ at the center, His Word as our foundation, and His church as our shared life together.

Singing at the church in College Station
What kind of
church are we?

1

The Gospel Shapes Everything We Do

We gladly share the story of Christ’s redeeming love, knowing the gospel is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). It gave us a new beginning and continues to bring life and joy to our walk with Him.

2

Prayer Is at the Heart of Our Life Together

Jesus said His house would be “a house of prayer” (Matt. 21:13), so we gather weekly to pray as a church and seek to be believers who pray daily, “without ceasing” (1 Thes. 5:17).

3

Following the New Testament Pattern

We believe the church life described in the New Testament was recorded by God as our pattern. Our desire is to live and meet according to that design above tradition.

4

Honoring Our Spiritual Heritage

We remember those who have gone before us, who spoke God’s Word and lived by faith (Heb. 13:7). Their example strengthens us to walk in the same spirit of faith today.

5

Receiving One Another as Christ Receives Us

Though we come from many backgrounds, “we who are many are one body in Christ” (Rom. 12:5). We welcome every believer as a brother or sister in the Lord.

6

Every Member Has a Part to Play

We believe in Paul’s word that “each one has” something to contribute (1 Cor. 14:26). Our gatherings make room for every believer to share, speak for Christ, and encourage others.

7

A Shared Life Beyond Sunday

The church is more than a weekly service. Like the believers in Acts 2:46, we seek to share life “day by day and house to house,” encouraging one another to keep running the race with endurance (Heb. 12:1).

8

Returning to God’s Original Design

Through the centuries, important truths and practices have been neglected or lost. We desire to return to God’s Word and live according to His standard, letting Him restore what He intends for His church.

Our History

The church in College Station meeting

We trace our spiritual heritage back through centuries of Christian history — from the early church fathers to Reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin, from devotional writers like Madame Guyon and Andrew Murray to preachers such as Charles Spurgeon, D.L. Moody, and George Müller, and from Bible teachers like J.N. Darby, Robert Govett, and D.M. Panton, to servants of Christ such as Watchman Nee, who sought to gather the riches of this heritage into a daily Christian walk and a practical church life, and Witness Lee, who continued this same burden into the modern era with a focus on Christ as life and the building up of the Body of Christ.

We honor these men and women not as perfect people, but as fellow believers whose faith and service continue to inspire us. Our desire is to carry forward the same vision — Christ at the center, His Word as our foundation, and His church as our shared life together.

Singing at the church in College Station
What kind of
church are we?

1

The Gospel Shapes Everything We Do

We gladly share the story of Christ’s redeeming love, knowing the gospel is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). It gave us a new beginning and continues to bring life and joy to our walk with Him.

2

Prayer Is at the Heart of Our Life Together

Jesus said His house would be “a house of prayer” (Matt. 21:13), so we gather weekly to pray as a church and seek to be believers who pray daily, “without ceasing” (1 Thes. 5:17).

3

Following the New Testament Pattern

We believe the church life described in the New Testament was recorded by God as our pattern. Our desire is to live and meet according to that design above tradition.

4

Honoring Our Spiritual Heritage

We remember those who have gone before us, who spoke God’s Word and lived by faith (Heb. 13:7). Their example strengthens us to walk in the same spirit of faith today.

5

Receiving One Another as Christ Receives Us

Though we come from many backgrounds, “we who are many are one body in Christ” (Rom. 12:5). We welcome every believer as a brother or sister in the Lord.

6

Every Member Has a Part to Play

We believe in Paul’s word that “each one has” something to contribute (1 Cor. 14:26). Our gatherings make room for every believer to share, speak for Christ, and encourage others.

7

A Shared Life Beyond Sunday

The church is more than a weekly service. Like the believers in Acts 2:46, we seek to share life “day by day and house to house,” encouraging one another to keep running the race with endurance (Heb. 12:1).

8

Returning to God’s Original Design

Through the centuries, important truths and practices have been neglected or lost. We desire to return to God’s Word and live according to His standard, letting Him restore what He intends for His church.

Our History

We trace our spiritual heritage back through centuries of Christian history — from the early church fathers to Reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin, from devotional writers like Madame Guyon and Andrew Murray to preachers such as Charles Spurgeon, D.L. Moody, and George Müller, and from Bible teachers like J.N. Darby, Robert Govett, and D.M. Panton, to servants of Christ such as Watchman Nee, who sought to gather the riches of this heritage into a daily Christian walk and a practical church life, and Witness Lee, who continued this same burden into the modern era with a focus on Christ as life and the building up of the Body of Christ.

We honor these men and women not as perfect people, but as fellow believers whose faith and service continue to inspire us. Our desire is to carry forward the same vision — Christ at the center, His Word as our foundation, and His church as our shared life together.

Our Leadership

Our Leadership

"Remember the ones leading you, who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their manner of life, imitate their faith." — Heb 13:7

Joe Vargo

Elder

Elder

Matt Payne

Elder

Elder

Terry Raines

Elder

Elder

Tom McArdle

Elder

Elder

Contact Elders

elders@churchincollegestation.org