About First Church Love

An Apostolic Pentecostal church rooted in God’s Word and committed to loving God and people.

First Church Love provides an atmosphere where people can have an intimate encounter with Jesus Christ. We are a thriving and multicultural community of diverse groups of people that are experiencing real life in God together. We're a family, growing together in the grace and knowledge of Jesus, Offering worship in Spirit and in truth to the Lord most high and ministering in love to the body of Christ. We believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living. (See II Timothy 3:15-17.)

What we believe

Our faith is centered on Jesus Christ and grounded in the Bible.

We believe there is one God, who has revealed Himself as Father of Creation; became God with us through Jesus Christ; and poured out His Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, giving everyone access for God's Spirit to dwell in us. Jesus Christ is God manifested in flesh, both fully God and fully man. (See Deuteronomy 6:4; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 2:9; I Timothy 3:16.)

We believe every one of us have done things that are against God's will for our lives and we need help to make things right with God. We believe the only way to make things right with right with God is to obey the gospel of Jesus Christ that comes by the grace of God through faith in Jesus and His sacrifice for our lives. (See Romans 3:23-25; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9.) This saving gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again from the grave three days later. We obey the gospel (II Thessalonians 1:8; I Peter 4:17) by repentance (death to sin), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (burial), and receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial sign of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance (resurrection). (See I Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 2:4, 37-39; Romans 6:3-4.)

Our heart for people

As Christians we love God and others. We choose to strive to live a holy life inwardly and outwardly, and worship God joyfully. We believe that the supernatural gifts of the Spirit, including healing, are for the church today. (See Mark 12:28-31; II Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; I Corinthians 12:8-10.)

We also believe that Jesus Christ is coming again soon and we are committed to preparing His church for His soon return. (See I Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:11-15.)