About Us
Our Story / Purpose / Statement of faith
Atikokan Community Fellowship had its first public meeting on Christmas Eve 2006. The vision for ACF took root several years earlier when God's Spirit opened the hearts of several believers and revealed to them a local fellowship filled with people from all walks of life with a hearts desire to lift up the name of Jesus and spread His message to the town of Atikokan. ACF was birthed as a result.
Our purpose
Our purpose is to be channels of God's mercy to the people of Atikokan and to see Hs purposes fulfilled in every person's life that comes to faith through Him. This purpose forms the basis for our: Worship, Community involvement, Evangelism, Fellowship, and Discipleship. The scriptural basis for our purpose is found in Matthew 22:37-40 and Matthew 28:19,20.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
With love as our core driver, we are committed to the transformation of lives toward God’s intended design, acting with grace and patience, knowing that wholeness is only found in Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
1. One True God
God has revealed Himself as the Creator of all things and the Redeemer of mankind. He is manifested as the Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 43:11, and Matthew 28:19)
2. Scriptures Inspired
The Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God. In them we find the final authority for all Christian faith and practice. (2Timothy 3:15-17)
3. Deity of Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who shares in the deity of God. He is also truly man who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for sin and arose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and is now at the right hand of the Father as our High Priest and Advocate. (Matthew 1:23)
4. Original Sin and Fall of Man
Man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost (Genesis 1-3). Only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and by His resurrection can man have grounds for justification and salvation. This salvation and spiritual life are obtained by regeneration through the work of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 3:23-26)
5. Salvation by Faith
Man’s salvation and redemption (a free gift of grace from God) can only be obtained by exercising faith, not by works, and by the finished redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
6. The New Man in Christ
If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature (creation) in the inward man. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus. We are partakers of His divine nature. (2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:10, and 2 Peter 1:4)
7. Baptism of the Holy Spirit
The ministry and baptism of the Holy Spirit are to glorify Jesus Christ and to indwell, guide, and empower believers for life and service. 1 Cor. 12:13) The baptism of the Holy Spirit happens at salvation when we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. This baptism is a one time event although the scriptures are clear that we filled with the Spirit and are to ask for His filling daily, (See Acts 4:31; Eph 5:18)
8. Divine Healing
The anointing work of Jesus Christ provides not only salvation but healing for all believers. (Matthew 8:16-17)
9. Church - The Body of Christ
The true Church is the composition of all those who have been born again. Through the new birth, believers are united together as the Body of Christ. Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church. (Ephesians 1:22-23)
10. Human Value
ACF believes that all people are created with equal value and dignity, being made in the image of God. We believe that people should be afforded the respect and love God commands of us, regardless of gender, creed, race, or social status. (Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 22:39, Romans 13:8- 10)
11. Water Baptism
All who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and have been born again are commanded to be immersed in water as a declaration that they identify with the death of Christ and have been raised with Him in newness of life. (Mark 16:16)
12. Lord’s Supper
A symbolic expression of our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ as well as a memorial of His suffering, death, and prophecy of His Second Coming. (1 Corinthians 11:23-31)
13. The Blessed Hope
The blessed hope of the Church is the resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation (catching away to heaven) together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord. (1Thessalonians 4:16-17, Romans 11:27, Titus 2:13)
14. The Final Judgment
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever’s name is not found written in the Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire, which is the second death. (Matthew 25:46, Mark 9:43-48, Revelation 19:20; 20:11-15; 21:8)
Statement of faith adapted from Ministers Network Canada
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