Mission :: Staff :: Statement of Faith :: Constitution :: History
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Our Mission: To glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ who are...
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Core Values
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Pastoral Staff
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Ministry Staff
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EldersDon Davis (Chairman)
Blair Hayward Mark Ruggles Michael Shaferly (Finance Liaison) Mike Stump (Secretary) |
DeaconsDoug Ferguson
Shawn Fultz Stefan McDaniel Jared Schumaker (Chairman) Shane Studer |
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STATEMENT of FAITH
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God: We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself and to make all things new for His own glory |
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The Bible: We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises |
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The Human Condition: We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image, but they sinned when tempted by Satan. In union with Adam, human beings are sinners by nature and by choice, alienated from God, and under His wrath. Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, reconciled and renewed |
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Jesus Christ: We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures. Jesus—Israel's promised Messiah—was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate. |
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The Work of Christ: We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, shed His blood on the cross as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for our sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection constitute the only ground for salvation |
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The Holy Spirit: We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts the world of its guilt. He regenerates sinners, and in Him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted as heirs in the family of God. He also indwells, illuminates, guides, equips and empowers believers for Christ-like living and service |
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The Church: We believe that the true church comprises all who have been justified by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. The true church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be composed only of believers. The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation, when celebrated by the church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer |
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Christian Living: We believe that God's justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our faith with care for one another, compassion toward the poor and justice for the oppressed. With God’s Word, the Spirit’s power and fervent prayer in Christ’s name, we are to combat the spiritual forces of evil. In obedience to Christ’s commission, we are to make disciples among all people, always bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed |
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Christ’s Return: We believe in the personal, bodily and glorious return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission |
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Response & Eternal Destiny: We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him in repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace. Amen. |
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Living Hope Church believes in the eternal security of every truly born-again believer and is non-charismatic in its orientation.
Evangelical Free Church of America Statement of Faith
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Church Constitution and By-Laws
| Constitution and By-Laws 2020 |
History
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Living Hope Church began with four families who sensed the need for a practical Bible teaching church in the Findlay area. The group affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America, a theologically conservative denomination known for its commitment to Scripture as the inerrant Word of God; to evangelism; and to church planting.
January 18, 1987 marked the first meeting of the church. In a few years, our church grew from a handful of people meeting in the YMCA, to hundreds of people celebrating together every weekend, moving to our current location in 1996. After 22 years as the Sr. Pastor, Adam Zaslavsky stepped down due to health reasons. In September 2010, Blair Hayward was called as the Sr. Pastor. Sensing a call to reach more people for Jesus Christ in our region, a second location, Lighthouse Community, was launched in February 2017. In September of 2020, we formed a Family of Churches whose goal is to collaborate to launch more Bible believing, gospel preaching churches in the area. Through all these years, God has been faithful to Living Hope Church and the Findlay Evangelical Free Family of Churches. Many have come to Christ, been discipled, and launched into ministry. To Him be the glory! |
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Sunday Services
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Part of the Findlay Evangelical Free Church family of churches
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Findlay Evangelical Free Church | 2515 Heatherwood, Findlay, OH 45840 | LivingHopeFindlay.com | ☎︎ 419.423.5636