Lincoln Park Community Church

We believe in one God – who exists throughout eternity as Father, Son and Holy Spirit – who is the source of life – creating and sustaining all things. We believe in God the Father who is an infinite, personal spirit, who engages our world in love and justice. We believe in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully human – who lived, died, was buried, and rose again in order to provide forgiveness of sins and reconciliation with God, and so that all who believe in Him might have His life in them. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who convicts the world of sin, reveals Jesus Christ, and transforms and empowers the lives of all those who believe. We believe in the inspiration and authority of the Bible for our lives.

We believe that all people are created in the image of God and designed for relationship with their Creator, but that all are separated from God by sin and in need of salvation and transformation.

We believe that there is one, universal Church that is composed of all those who place their faith in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Church is to be the hands and feet of Jesus – pursuing goodness, mercy and justice in the world – and that all Christians are to love God and love their neighbors – wherever they may be found. We believe that water baptism and the Lord’s Supper are two powerful symbols given to the Church by Jesus as a way to remember his life, teachings, and our life in Him.

We believe that all human beings will be bodily resurrected when Jesus returns to earth in the climax of human history. At that time, those who have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ will be raised to eternal life with God, and those who have rejected God’s salvation through Jesus will be raised to judgment and eternal separation from God.