Who We Are
Dec 6th, 2007 by Gary Chupik
About Gary and Molly
Gary’s from Canada. That explains a lot. Molly’s from Seattle. Their kids Josiah(12), Zachary(7), and Sarah(3), love being a family of international intrigue.
Gary’s Bio:
Favorite hobby: “Sports. Football, hockey, curling…”
Favorite team: “Seahawks.”
Easy Listening : “Shawn McDonald”
Food: “Pizza (if you haven’t tried Sorrellis in Lynnwood…)”
Book: “Bible”
Movie: “Gladiator, The Man Who Knew Too Little…”
Favorite volunteer op: “Helping build orphanages in Mexico and volunteering at homeless shelters.”
Best kept secret: I love food….too much!
Molly’s Bio:
Favorite hobby:” Reading.”
If I had a free night: “I’d go out with a friend.”
Favorite tv show growing up: “Little House on the Praire.”
Favorite Chupik child: “Why would you ask me that?”
What drives you nutz?: “Disorganization”.
Best kept secret: “Cheesecake Factory is my favorite place to eat.”
Our Vision
~To send people on short-term missions trips and to adopt an entire community in a developing country.
~To be instrumental in planting and establishing other churches in the Seattle area.
~To partner with the community in service that demonstrates the love of God to meet the holistic needs of our community with our resources.
~To identify, deploy, and and empower leaders to be light in the community and servants in the church.
~To be a church compiled of small groups that provide a path for leadership development.
Our Core Practices
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Hospitality- We take the initiative to invite people into our lives and homes.
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Openness– To communicate grace and truth in humility in a way that fosters dialogue.
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Service– We will demonstrate God’s love to our community.
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Exploration– We wage war on the status quo.
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Team- We share the joyful burden of serving together.
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Personal Growth– We encourage one another to grow in a holistic way.
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Relevance– Irrelevance is irreverent.
Our Mission Statement
We exist to ENGAGE our community, EXPLORE what it means to be a friend of God, and ENCOUNTER Jesus Christ in all of life.
Our Beliefs
Bible- We believe that a collection of authors were inspired by God to record the events of their situation and world for our benefit . In other words, the Bible, when interpreted well, guides us in most matters. When the Bible does not speak to an issue directly, we may accumulate information from the whole Bible and our experiences to arrive at a given answer.
Church- We believe that the church is a collection of people who become the church as they live out the values that Jesus spoke about in the Bible.
Trinity- We believe God’s essence is found in the community of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All three are directly or indirectly referred to as “God” in the Bible.
Baptism- We believe that everyone who professes to be a follower of Jesus must be baptized into Christ. This is done by fully immersing one into water. In baptism, a Jesus follower identifies with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection to new life.
Salvation- We believe that a person’s redemption is in Jesus alone. We are not permitted, according to Scripture, to determine the eternal destination of people—we choose to leave that up to God.
Spiritual Gifts– We believe God gives gifts (talents unique to you) for the purpose of expanding His family, the church. Therefore, everyone is to use those gifts for the glory of God in love and humility.
Sin- We believe that sin separates us from God and we are in need of God to remove the stain of sin from our souls on a regular basis.
The Future- We believe in the literal return of Jesus Christ to the earth. No person knows when, we just know that it’s going to happen because the Bible explicitly teaches and climaxes in the return of Christ.