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ABOUT US
The Beliefs and Mission of Grace Village Church
Our Story
We are a growing church in New Caney, TX. Originally sent out by Kingwood First Baptist Church, we aim to help meet the gospel needs of a rapidly growing Southeast Montgomery County, We hope to produce both productive disciples and churches as we do life together. The greater Houston area is expect to double in population by the year 2050 and New Caney is one of the fastest growing areas of town.
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As the area continues to rapidly grow each passing month, we are excited to join in the work at helping people KNOW GOD, SHARE CHRIST, and TRAIN OTHERS towards being mature, disciple producing believers. We're committed to the work of the gospel, so we must continue to work hard to help all types of people find and follow Jesus.
Our Beliefs
The Scriptures - What about the Bible?
We believe the Bible to be the verbally inspired Word of God and the supreme and final authority in doctrine and practice (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21; John 17:17). Though Scriptural truth is spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians 2:13, 14), it is not subjective or a matter of personal opinion (2 Peter 1:20). Ultimately, its reliability rests on the promises of God that it is powerful, will endure, and will accomplish what God pleases (Isaiah 40:8, 55:11; Matthew 5:18; Hebrews 4:12).
The Trinity - Who is God?
We believe in one God eternally existing in three equal persons -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who have the same nature and attributes, but who are distinct in office and activity (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14). God is immutable (Psalm 102:26, 27; Malachi 3:6), eternal (Psalm 90:2, 15a; Isaiah 57:15), omnipotent (Psalm 115:3), omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-12), omniscient (Psalm 147:5), and holy (Habakkuk 1:13). Yet, He is not wishing that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9). He is the Lord of history, declaring the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10) and working all things according to the counsel of His will (Ephesians 1:11).
God the Father - What about the Father?
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. (Isaiah 64:7) He is all powerful, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. (Matthew 23:9, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Ephesians 4:6)
God the Son - What about the Son?
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God (John 1:1; 17:5, Hebrews 13:8) became man without ceasing to be God (Hebrews 2:17-18; John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2:5-10), having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35), in order that He might reveal God (John 8:19; 14: 7, 9) and redeem sinful man (Galatians 3:13; 4:4, 5). We believe that He accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice (2 Corinthians 5:21). We believe that our redemption and salvation are guaranteed by His literal physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 17, 20).
God the Holy Spirit - What about the Spirit?
We believe that God-the Holy Spirit is a person (John 14:16, 17, 26) who inspired holy men in the writing of the now complete Bible (Mark 12:36; 2 Peter 1:20-21). He convicts people of sin (John 16:8), regenerates those who receive Christ as savior (John 3:5-8), baptizes them into the church (1 Corinthians 12:13) the body of Christ, indwells them permanently (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19), seals them unto the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13, 4:30) and fills those yielded to Him (Ephesians 5:18). To those who live in submission to the Spirit, He leads, gives assurance and prays for them (Romans 8:14, 16, 26).
Salvation - How do I know I am saved?
We believe that salvation is a gift of God (Romans 5:15, 6:23) and is received by man through personal faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for sin (2 Corinthians 5:21) We believe that man is justified by grace through faith apart from works (Romans 3:21-28; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5). We believe that all true believers, once saved, are kept secure in Christ forever (Romans 8:1, 38-39; John 10:27-30) having been called according to His purpose and grace that was given us in Christ before there was time (2 Timothy 1:9).
The Church - What does God want?
We believe that the Church, the Body and Bride of Christ (Ephesians 1:22, 23; 2 Corinthians 11:2), is a spiritual organism, of all saved 'born again' believers (Ephesians 2:19-22, 3:6-10, 4:4, 5; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 12:23). We believe that the Church began at Pentecost (John 7:39; Acts 2:4) and that a believer is placed into the Church by the baptizing work of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13).
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We believe that the local church is an assembly of professed believers in Jesus Christ who are voluntarily joined together in one locality (Romans 16:1-5, 23; 1 Timothy 3:5) for the purposes of worship, study of the Word of God, observance of the ordinances, Christian fellowship, and to be equipped for Christian service (Acts 2:42, Ephesians 4:11-13).
Have more questions?
As a Baptist Church Plant of the BGCT (Baptist General Convention of Texas) our beliefs are fully explained in the 'Baptist Faith & Message 2000'. For further questions please refer here: BF&M 2000
Our Mission
Our call as a church is to KNOW GOD, SHARE CHRIST, and TRAIN OTHERS to go out and live the lives Jesus has commissioned us to.
We desire to know and understand God... we want an active, living relationship with the Lord. (Joshua 1:8, Deuteronomy 10:21, Psalm 145:18) We desire to make Christ known. The gospel, the good news of Jesus' resurrection, it is the rhythm of our Christian walk. (Matthew 5:16, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 28:19). We desire to train others as Jesus calls all of His followers to to make disciples as we go. (James 5:20, Galatians 5:16, Colossians 1:28).
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Our Pastor, Reid Rothenberger, believes in this mission completely. A Houston native, he joined Kingwood First Baptist Church in their efforts to build a new church for the area at the beginning of 2022. A graduate of Texas A&M and completing his ThM degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, he is committed to working to lead our church family as we establish ourselves in the community.
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If you are interested in helping with the new work for Christ, Grace Village Church would love to have you. Reach out in person, over the contact below, or through one of our social media pages and we will connect you with the group. God created every member of the church with unique and valuable gifts to serve the rest of the body of the church, so we'd be glad to have your help.
