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How do you become a member of the Church of God? |
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No person or governing board decides if you are a member. We believe that when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, then God places that person in the church. Salvation is the only criteria for membership in the North Avenue Church of God.
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Do you believe in open or closed Communion? |
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Open. We believe that the Lord's Supper (Communion) affirms our oneness in Christ. It is open to all who claim a relationship with Jesus. It is symbolic of the grace experienced in the life of a believer.
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Do you believe in divine healing? |
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Yes. We believe that, in the broadest sense, all healing is divine. We encourage members to consult medical professionals in matters of physical health, and to seek other professionals in matters of emotional and relational problems.
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Theologically, how do you stand in relationship to other church groups? |
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We think of ourselves as rather conservative, rooted in a Wesleyan-Arminian theological heritage, a part of the Anabaptist free-church tradition, a part of the Holiness Movement that came to mid-America in the nineteenth and first part of the twentieth centuries, and a participant in the Protestant tradition. We do not define ourselves as either fundamental or liberal in theology.
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Do you believe persons have to be baptized in the Church of God in order to go to heaven? |
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No. Baptism is a public witness to an inward change of heart in the life of a believer. When a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, it is expected that the person will proclaim the decision to follow Jesus through baptism (Mark 1).
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What restrictions do you place on your members in the Church of God? |
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We expect diversity, within the scope of the teachings of Jesus, among members of our congregation. Conformity in all matters of doctrine and practice is not the goal of the North Avenue Church of God for its people. We are mutually committed to God in Christ, to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and to service to the wider community.
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What do you teach about Jesus' second coming? |
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We believe that Jesus will come again, but we have no idea about the date and time (Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32-37). Our eschatology (study of end times) emphasizes that when Jesus comes to receive his bride, the church, all things of this world will end, and those who have believed on Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord will live with Him eternally.
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Are you a missions-minded church? |
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Yes. The North Avenue Church of God congregation voluntarily pools our prayers and financial support with community, state and national mission outreaches to accomplish together what no group could do alone.
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