Mission Statement

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Demonstrate a Passion for God – Through daily worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with all of our heart, body, mind, and strength (Matthew 22:37; Luke 10:27; Mark 12:30).

Show Love for All People – A demonstrated love and warm care for people of all cultures. Repentance Tabernacle is a place where the poor may worship alongside the wealthy; the educated beside the uneducated. Our purpose is to express our love to all people (Romans 1:14; Matthew 22:9; Luke 14:23).

Equipping Leaders – Discovering and developing every member’s gifts, talents, aptitudes, attitudes, and character. We humbly place our abilities at His feet and pray: “Lord, use my life for your Kingdom’s sake!” Our purpose is to be used by God (Isaiah 61:1-2; Ephesians 4:12).

Penetrating Outreach – Deliberate reaching out with a message of hope to the hurt community. As Jesus stepped onto Peter’s “boat,” so we will reach out to those God loves (Luke 5:1-5, 10).

​​Create Healthy Families – a duty to maintain the family - God’s building block. Our purpose is to be loving spouses, wise parents, strong single parents, and obedient sons and daughters. These purposes are lived out through fellowship during the week, and through worship services [1 Tim. 3:4-5; 5:8].

The Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” [2 Tim. 3:16]. It also gives a true history of the creation of heaven, earth, and the destiny of mankind. There is no salvation outside of what is taught in its pages.

The Godhead – Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are “ONE” [1 John 5:7]. Also all three manifestations dwell in the fullness in Jesus Christ [Col. 2:9].

Father in Creation - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. [John 1:1-3, 14].

Son in Redemption - 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus [Rom. 3:24-26].

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; [Eph. 1:7]

Holy Ghost in the Church - 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you [John 14:16, 26].

We believe that Jesus Christ died for all and, in doing so, left behind a plan of salvation that will ensure mankind’s entrance into eternal life. The plan is open and readily available to anyone who chooses to accept him as their personal LORD and SAVIOR.

We also believe that when you hear the word, you will ask, "What shall we do?" "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" [Acts. 2:38].

Repent – (repentance) is a change of mind and a conversion from sin to God. All must repent of their sins and recognize that Jesus Christ is Lord. In doing so, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise" [Ps. 51:17]. John the Baptist said: "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" [Matt. 3:2]. [ref: Mark 1:4; Luke 5:32; 2 Pet. 3:9]

Baptism – is to be administered only by immersion and in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins [Acts 2:38]. 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life [Rom. 6:3-4]. [ref: Matt. 3:16; John 3:5; Acts 8:12, 16, 38; Acts 19:5; Gal. 3:27].

Holy Ghost – the Spirit of Jesus Christ dwelling within you, and the evidence is speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. [ref: Acts 2:1-4]. We therefore believe that a Holy Ghost experience is mandatory for all mankind today. The Holy Ghost is a gift bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for service in the world [Acts 1:8]. He teaches and guides one into all truth [John 16:13].