About Us – Deep Creek Friends

Our Values

Worship

We are a fellowship centered in Jesus Christ, and led by the Holy Spirit. Worship is a celebration of adoration and obedience to God through listening, music, and the spoken Word.

Truth

We believe the Truth is found in our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, as the living Word of God and in the Bible as the written Word of God.

Fellowship

We seek to encourage by ministering to spiritual, physical, and emotional needs.

Mission

By ministering to the whole person’s immediate needs, we strive to help people find Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, both here and abroad.

Discipleship

Together we become Christ-like servants by continuing to develop our personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and by knowledge of scripture.

Stewardship

We believe that all we have comes from God and belongs to God. We seek to encourage each other to be good stewards of God's resources of time, energy, and finances. We believe in the Biblical concepts of tithing and giving our best to God to support the local and broader church.

Our Christian Beliefs

The Bible

The Bible is God’s love letter to us. It was written by human authors under guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is inspired by God, the Bible is fully authoritative. We can trust the Bible in every situation, and it is relevant to our lives today.

The Trinity

There is one God who exists as three persons: God The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Each of these are equally powerful and have the same authority, and they all serve unique functions.

God The Father

We believe in one God, the sovereign and sustaining Creator. He is forever perfect existing in three persons: God, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

Jesus

Jesus Christ is God’s Son, born through the virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit. He is fully God and fully man. Jesus lived a completely perfect life, and He died on the cross to save us from our sins. On the third day, Jesus arose victorious over sin and death, and ascended to Heaven to take his place with The Father. Jesus will return again one day to rule and reign forever.

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit, a component of the The Trinity, works actively in the hearts of believers and the world and helps individuals to see their need for Jesus. He empowers Christians by giving gifts to us for service. He serves as a guide to us and instructs us in all truth.

Salvation

Because of our sinful nature, our salvation is fully dependent on the grace of God. Jesus Christ came to earth to take the punishment for the sin of man. Believing that Jesus died for our sins and that He is the only way to heaven allows us to receive salvation and enter into the family of God to live eternally with Him.

The Church

The Church is the body of Christ in the world. The Church’s one purpose is to serve God and to live out their mission as the body of Jesus Christ.