Grace Community Church Bath
Father
We believe that the primary mission of Jesus was to restore us to a close, intimate relationship with a loving Father. We are no longer orphans, but are sons and daughters of the Most High. Our Father is good, our Father is loving, our Father is kind, our Father believes in us and our Father empowers us to fulfil our calling and change the world. We each take personal responsibility for our connection to Him and invest our time, effort and energy in developing a deeper relationship with our Father and enjoying His Presence.
Family
We all have the same Father, so are part of the same family. We honour spiritual fathers and mothers and actively seek their influence in our lives. We understand that we were created for community and none of us can succeed on our own. We support each other in crisis, challenge each other to be our best and celebrate each other’s triumphs as if they were our own. We love each other extravagantly, forgive each other freely, serve each other wholeheartedly and confront each other in love. We value our relationships more than being right and are not threatened by others having different opinions. We pursue His Presence together and practice the fruit of the Spirit with each other daily - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
We recognise we were each born with a purpose that involves the transformation of our sphere of influence for the Kingdom. Our mission is nothing less than Heaven on Earth. We also recognise there is a specific corporate destiny on us as a body of people to serve, influence and revolutionise the city of Bath through our words and deeds. Building upon our apostolic foundations, we co-labour with the Holy Spirit in our daily lives to shift atmospheres and release hope. We live from Heaven to Earth and bring Kingdom power and authority to bear. We are a blessing to our city, a blessing to other expressions of the Body of Christ and ultimately a blessing to our nation and the world.