Who We Are

The preaching and teaching of God’s Word occupies a central and prominent place in in the Sunday worship service of Liberty Community Church. The preaching of God’s Word is fundamental to the life and health of the church. Through the preaching of the Scriptures the gathered church receives direction, stability, maturity and growth. Liberty Community Church believes God’s primary means for the delivery of His message to His people is through the exposition of His Word. For this reason, Liberty strives to provide solid Biblical teaching. 

Ps 19:79; John 10:35; 2 Tim 3:16-17; Prov 30:5-6; I Thess 2:13; John 17:17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Eph 5: 26-27; 1 Peter 2:12; 2 Tim 4:1-5; Acts 2:42

Gathering with other Christians is very important. Liberty Community Church strives to group of people who love God and love each other. The church community is central to our church ministry. We focus on being a welcoming and friendly community who meet according to New Testament principles. 

Our relationship with God is dependent on our relationships with other Christians. Christians need Christians to be Christians. Christ’s death not only provides forgiveness, but it also unites us. The constant commands to love and care for others, especially for other Christians, can only be obeyed by gathering with other Christians. That’s why in the Bible there are many passages that tell believers what we should do for one another. These “one another” verses can only be lived out in relationship with other believers. Doing so shows the world our faith. The church is not a building or merely a Sunday morning gathering. For these important reasons we value being a church that operates as a family, and we meet for various events that promote the community and fellowship of the local church. We want the local church to be a friendly, fun and loving place to be part of. 

Gal 6:10, Heb 2:10-12, Heb 10:25, Romans 14:19, 1 Pet 4:17

In essential beliefs we have unity. The essential beliefs are the bottom line of the Christian faith. These are the historical, orthodox, apostolic teaching of the Christian faith. In non-essential beliefs we have liberty. These are areas where sincere Christians can agree to disagree. While Liberty Community Church has a specific doctrinal perspective and teaching, we fully recognize that not all Christians have the same beliefs. In all our beliefs we must show charity. For these reasons we do not desire a church ministry that promotes a legalistic lifestyle of being defined merely by what we are against, but rather we declare, share and promote the gospel and aim to be an assembly that is marked by both grace and truth. We ask our members and attenders to not advance or promote teachings within our fellowship that are contrary to the positions of the church, however we do recognize that there are sincere differences and views that individual Christians may hold when it comes to non-essential beliefs.

Eph 4:4-6; Romans 14:1,4,12,22; 1 Cor 13:2; John 1:14

Since God’s Word is the only completely reliable and truthful authority, we accept the Bible as our manual for living. Our first question when faced with decision is, ‘What does the Bible say?” We practice daily Bible reading, Bible study, and memorization. The Bible is the basis for all we believe.

All believers should read, interpret, and apply the teachings of the Bible. Like the Bereans in the days of the apostle Paul, we can learn immediately from the word of God and the instruction of the Holy Spirit, and we should question and understand the truths of the Bible. For these reasons, we encourage personal and group Bible study. We encourage Bible study to know God and to make Him known, so that we may be able to teach others. The ministry of Liberty Community Church is marked by opportunities to get into the Word, such as our mid-week Bible study meetings through the Men’s and Women’s ministries.

Acts 17:11; Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 119:105

We believe that a plurality of leaders in the local church is most consistent with biblical precept and example. Therefore, we are governed by Elders who are biblically qualified men whom God has raised up from within our body. Elders are the pastoral body of the church and are appointed as their ministry, calling, and the church’s need becomes apparent.

Some elders serve in a full-time capacity, especially those that labor in preaching and teaching, and others are self-supporting elders. Christ is acknowledged as the Chief Shepherd of the church and no one person is the head of the local church. The elders are different in their giftings, but equal in their authority. The elders jointly lead in teaching and protecting the church. Their leadership should be distinguished as pastoral, shared, male, qualified, and servant-like.

We believe that the Elders, as undershepherds, are directly accountable to the Great Shepherd, Jesus Christ, for their stewardship of this local body of believers. The structure of the church must never be determined by culture, business practices, or even denominational traditions. By following and committing to the biblical pattern, the church can maximize its effectiveness and fruitfulness. At Liberty Community Church, we have a simple, biblical, elder-led structure with the aim of maximizing ministry. 

Acts 14:23; Acts 20:17; 1 Peter 5:1-3; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; Phil 1:1; I Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9

The New Testament teaches the priesthood of all believers. We do not recognize a division of God’s people into clergy and laity designations. Such distinctions we believe improperly create a hierarchy within the church. For this reason, we generally avoid titles, instead relating to one another as family and operating on the basis of spiritual gifts and the Biblical pattern. Our monthly remembrance worship meeting (the Lord’s Supper) gives a distinct opportunity for the body to function in its priestly character in the worship of the Lord Jesus. 

Every Christian is called to “full time” Christian service, regardless of his or her vocation. We practice the truth that every believer is a minister, by encouraging every member to find a place of service and ministry within the local body.  The local assembly is a body with many different members, but all functioning for the benefit of the whole. All gifts within the local church are for the purpose of edifying (building up) the local body. While some giftings may function more conspicuously, such as evangelist or pastor-teacher, within the church there are and must be a great many others who, in various ways, serve, teach, exhort, encourage, give, lead, administer, show mercy, pastor (shepherd), etc. At Liberty Community Church the members, not a professional class, carry out the work of the ministry. We function on the basis of spiritual gifts, rather than on the basis of elected offices, titles, or a spectator-consumer church model. 

1 Pet 2:5-10; Rev. 1:6; Rom 12:1, 7-8; Col 3:23-24; 1 Cor 12:7; Eph 4:11-12 

We observe the Lord’s Supper as a vital focus of our church’s corporate worship. We understand from Scripture that the Lord’s Supper is a communion for believers whereby we corporately remember the Lord Jesus Christ and proclaim His death until He comes. Our invitation to share in this communion is extended to all believers who know the Lord Jesus personally and walk in fellowship with Him. The elements of this holy supper consist of bread and the cup which are divinely appointed symbols representing our Lord’s body and blood which were given for us.

We observe the Lord’s Supper in an open worship service (the remembrance meeting) where the entire congregation is actively involved in the worship of the Lord Jesus. God’s people are free to guide the worship through a praise, a psalm, a hymn, a teaching, an exhortation, or a prayer, as led by the Holy Spirit and according to the guidelines of Scripture. Those speaking during this time of worship are not selected ahead of time but guide the meeting as they believe God prompts them.  Being led by the Spirit does not preclude individual preparation. Believers should prepare for communion by confession, bible reading and prayer in advance of this time of corporate worship. Participation should be orderly, reverent, honoring to God and edifying to the body. Periods of silence which may occur during the remembrance meeting should be viewed as opportunities for confession and individual silent worship and meditation on our Lord.

Luke 22:19, 20; Acts 20:7; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor 11:23-32; 1 Cor 14:26

Our music ministry seeks to skillfully play songs of praise to God which, in a repentant believer’s heart, will create a response of worship to the Lord.  We choose to sing songs which accurately contain biblical doctrine or the nature of God and what He has done. We make an effort to choose music with biblical truth that can be sung corporately. We choose to sing music that comes from ministries that hold to accurate biblical theology.

Congregational singing is important for teaching and encouraging the gathered church. Liberty Community Church has, since its inception, always had a band leading its music in a modern contemporary music style. We also sing hymns. We allow our music ministry freedom in selection of music for congregational worship in accordance with these principles. Music sung at our church has a purposeful focus towards corporate worship. 

Ps 95:1-2; Col 3:16; Heb 13:15