OUR VISION

ENCOUNTER GOD

LOVE PEOPLE

STRENGTHEN CHURCHES

Our vision for 2024

Better together!

 

Our values

It is important that we know what we stand for. Our values reflect our convictions and determine our behavior. They help us stay on course and release life.

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Jesus Christ is the center

The main thing is Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father-God without Him.

Relationship is more important than function

Because every person is important to God in his or her being, people are more important to us than what they can do or contribute. Our relationships with each other are the basis for effective and motivated cooperation.

Balance between big and small

Large events and small groups give us – members and visitors alike – different opportunities to experience God.

All generations

We need the diversity of generations – a young heart and the wisdom of age.

Enjoy the journey of life

We don’t just want to celebrate the finish line, but as much as possible, every day, in the day-to-day.

Creativity is worth it

We want to meet our society with fresh ideas that delight and appeal to people and make people who are distant from the church curious about our faith.

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The Bible, our standard

The Bible is the Word of God to us people. We do not want to take anything away from it or add anything to it.

Unleash the potential of everyone

Everyone should be able to develop into a life that corresponds to their gifts, their personality and God’s will. This is what we want to work for.

Contemporary and relevant

The message of God for people remains. We want to spread and live this message in the language and expression of our time.

It is better to give than to receive

We are blessed to be a blessing. What we have, let us use generously for many.

Willing to take risks

Faith needs courage for the new and unknown. You have to leave the shore to reach the new land. For this we need a head with a mind and a heart with courage.

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Jesus Christ is the center

The main thing is Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father-God without Him.

The Bible, our standard

The Bible is the Word of God to us human beings. We do not want to take anything away from it or add anything to it.

Relationship is more important than function

Because every person is important to God in his or her being, people are more important to us than what they can do or contribute. Our relationships with each other are the basis for effective and motivated cooperation.

Unleash the potential of everyone

Everyone should be able to develop into a life that corresponds to their gifts, their personality and God’s will. This is what we want to work for.

Balance between big and small

Large events and small groups give us – members and visitors alike – different opportunities to experience God.

Contemporary and relevant

The message of God for people remains. We want to spread and live this message in the language and expression of our time.

Creativity is worth it

We want to meet our society with fresh ideas that delight and appeal to people and make people who are distant from the church curious about our faith.

It is better to give than to receive

We are blessed to be a blessing. What we have, let us use generously for many.

All generations

We need the diversity of generations – a young heart and the wisdom of age.

Willing to take risks

Faith needs courage for the new and unknown. You have to leave the shore to reach the new land. For this we need a head with a mind and a heart with courage.

Enjoy the journey of life

We don’t just want to celebrate the finish line, but every day if possible, in the midst of life.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The Bible

The Bible is God’s trustworthy Word and the decisive authority in our lives.

Jesus

Jesus Christ is both true God and true man. He lived a sinless life and bore God’s punishment for the sin of mankind in its place on the cross. On the third day, He was raised from the dead. Through His sacrificial death and resurrection, He secured forgiveness of all sins and eternal life for those who believe in Him.

Baptism & Communion

Water baptism by immersion symbolizes the Christian’s identification with the death and resurrection of Jesus. With the Lord’s Supper we commemorate our salvation through the death of Jesus.

Marriage & Family

God has ordained the family as the fundamental institution of human society and placed it under His special protection and blessing. Marriage is a lifelong covenant relationship between a man and a woman.

Future

Jesus Christ will come again to earth to judge all people righteously as sovereign ruler and to build His eternal kingdom visibly for the joy of believers.

God

The one true God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit – these are one God: equal in character, power and glory.

Salvation

God created man in the image of God, entirely good and without sin. As a consequence of the disobedience of Adam, the first man, all his descendants are born with a sinful nature, which is manifested by actual, self-inflicted transgression of God’s law and morality.

Salvation to eternal life is by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone. This saving grace of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, calls and enables the believer to live a life pleasing to God.

Spiritual Gifts

We believe that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit as described in the New Testament can be effective today. As a result, the church is strengthened to fulfill its calling and it becomes visible that the Kingdom of God has dawned.

Church

The church is God’s main instrument through which He brings about His good purposes for people.

The Bible

The Bible is God’s trustworthy Word and the decisive authority in our lives.

God

The one true God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit – these are one God: equal in character, power and glory.

Jesus

Jesus Christ is both true God and true man. He lived a sinless life and bore God’s punishment for the sin of mankind in its place on the cross. On the third day, He was raised from the dead. Through His sacrificial death and resurrection, He secured forgiveness of all sins and eternal life for those who believe in Him.

Salvation

God created man in the image of God, entirely good and without sin. As a consequence of the disobedience of Adam, the first man, all his descendants are born with a sinful nature, which is manifested by actual, self-inflicted transgression of God’s law and morality.

Salvation to eternal life is by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone. This saving grace of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, calls and enables the believer to live a life pleasing to God.

Baptism & Communion

Water baptism by immersion symbolizes the Christian’s identification with the death and resurrection of Jesus. With the Lord’s Supper we commemorate our salvation through the death of Jesus.

Spiritual Gifts

We believe that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit as described in the New Testament can be effective today. As a result, the church is strengthened to fulfill its calling and it becomes visible that the Kingdom of God has dawned.

Marriage & Family

God has ordained the family as the fundamental institution of human society and placed it under His special protection and blessing. Marriage is a lifelong covenant relationship between a man and a woman.

Church

The church is God’s main instrument through which He brings about His good purposes for people.

Future

Jesus Christ will come again to earth to judge all people righteously as sovereign ruler and to build His eternal kingdom visibly for the joy of believers.

Our leadership team

We are grateful for our leadership team. You’ve probably seen some of the team on stage, but here’s your chance to get to know them all.

Wayne & René Neuper

Coordination of cross-church teams
Overall leadership
Site development
Building project

André & Kathi Nickel

Small Groups
Evangelische Allianz
Come Together, Preteens
Office, Media

Dierk & Nadia Müller

Bible school
Evangelization
Evening service

Sven & Anja Oswald

Pulsnitz site

Alwe & Saskia Herzog

Children’s services and youth
Office organization
Organization for St. Benno
Project in Ethiopia
Royal Rangers

Martin Schieferdecker

Evening service
Evening service small groups
Youth

Sebastian & Damaris Scholz

Guest experience incl. Welcome Team
Infopunkt
Strahlend

Waldemar & Olga Risto

Care of all Russian speakers
Coffee team

Nikolaus Prantl-von Albrecht & Christiane von Albrecht

Alpha course
Healing team
Persian service

Torsten & Marcelle Klotzsche

Dippoldiswalde Site

Jonathan Schnabel

Small-group supervision
Worship

Ilya & Rosa Sychev

International church members
Children’s service

Our building project
Oskar-röder-str. 3

Our vision is to build a growing community that loves God and is connected in friendship as a basis for discipleship, evangelism and church building in Germany and the nations. Therefore, it is about much more than just having our own space. With our building project we want to create a place where God’s promises become reality for us as a church, our city, our country and the nations.