ABOUTUS

Church 3.0; Spirit-Filled & Spirit Led

Our Vision

In the fall of 2011, God gave our Pastor the vision for Church 3.0. Along with the name and casual environment (with tables, chairs, and couches). God also showed him the building and location, with the directive to locate on Main Street in Westminster. After some initial struggles to accomplish this, we were able to sign a lease for our current space and build it out. Our first service was on Easter Sunday of 2012, and God’s favor has been with us since that first service.


When most churches are started, as they grow, the traditional path is to relocate to a larger space, with the intent to eventually build their own building. Once again, the vision God gave our Pastor was a non-traditional way, in that we plan to remain on Main Street in Westminster. Instead of growing into a bigger building, our growth is to simply move to multiple meeting times. This accomplishes several goals:

  • Allows us to remain in the heart of Westminster, ministering to the community!
  • Keeps the meetings smaller and intimate.
  • Allows us to focus our finances in helping the local community, and missions abroad; instead of the pressure to raise money for a building.

The second part of the vision given to our Pastor was to be more than just a Church, but to become a ministry center of healing and deliverance. As recorded in Luke, Jesus in the synagogue of His boyhood home of Nazareth read the prophecy of Isaiah concerning Himself.


Luke 4:18 – The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.


And so the second part of the vision is to continue the work of Jesus by ministering in the Spirit to the pain people are experiencing through healing and deliverance.

Our purpose at Church 3.0 is NOT to build a Church; it is to minister to people!

Religion vs. Non-Religious

re·li·gion

noun ri-ˈli-jən

man made rules and ceremonies in an attempt to please God and other people

non·re·li·gious

adj ri-ˈli-jəs

responding to God's grace through faith and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and fellow believers

Church 1.0

When the Church (Church 1.0) began just after the Ascension of Jesus, Church was simple. There were no buildings, budgets, programs, committees, denominations, politics, etc. It was just people who believed in Jesus Christ. People who had put their faith in Jesus for salvation: meeting together to worship, pray, fellowship, serve, and encourage each other. People and relationships were a priority. They wholeheartedly embraced the simplicity of Jesus’ teachings that all scripture could be summed up in two thoughts:


  1. Love God with everything (have a right relationship with God)
  2. Love others (have a right relationship with other people).

Church 2.0

Because Jesus had transformed their lives, they wanted to spend time with other believers and spread the Good News to their family, friends, and co-workers. Unfortunately, it wasn’t all that long before the simplicity was lost and church became complicated. Divisions entered Christianity. The Church was formalized. Buildings, budgets, programs, denominations, politics, and committees were added; and the Church’s effectiveness and simplicity was lost. Church 2.0 was formally in session. Under Church 2.0, it is often more about Church doctrines, rules, programs, personalities, buildings and budgets, than about Jesus and relationships.

Church 3.0

Church 3.0 is about returning to the simplicity of believing in Jesus Christ, without all the clutter and complications of Church 2.0. Join us on Sundays at 10:00AM - the time may be traditional, but the meeting and setting is anything but.

At Church 3.0 We Believe

  1. There is only One God
  2. Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, and salvation is only available through Him!
  3. The Bible is the complete and only inspired Word of God, and contains all Truth
  4. In a world that is full of uncommitted and casual relationships, we believe all believers are called to commit to a local body of believers
  5. All believers are called to passionately pursue becoming a Disciple of Jesus Christ
  6. The purpose of the Church is to spread the Gospel through evangelism and to make disciples
  7. Jesus Christ will return one day to judge every person who has ever lived and hold them accountable to the teachings of the Bible
  8. Relationships are what matter most to God
  9. God never intended for the Church to be large and impersonal; it was designed to be intimate and caring!
  10. God's plan is for every believer to experience a life of joy, peace, freedom, and fulfillment