Vision and Values

At Freedom Church Chester, we believe that true freedom comes through faith in Jesus. Our vision is to see lives transformed by the gospel through planting churches.

 

Our Mission

We strive to be a church on a mission, one which reaches the people of Chester and beyond with the love of God, and which grows by planting more churches.

 

Our Values

  • Outward looking with compassion for Chester

  • Generous in everything

  • Creatively reflecting God’s best in everything we do

  • Encouraging everyone to grow in faith, developing the gifts & talents God has given

  • Value everyone, irrespective of their differences

  • Committed to working together to build the Kingdom of God

 

We Believe in…

  1. The one true God who lives eternally in three persons—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

  2. The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.

  3. The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God—fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.

  4. The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.

  5. The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.

  6. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

7. The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.

8. The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.

9. The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.

10. The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers—given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.

11. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed, eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.

 

Freedom Church Chester is part of Christ Central who currently work with around 275 churches in 25 nations. Christ Central comes under the apostolic leadership of Jeremy Simpkins and his core team who work alongside him in leading the work.  For more information please visit christcentralchurches.org 

Christ Central is part of the Newfrontiers family of churches. For more information please visit the Newfrontiers Website.