Mission Statement
Our mission is to spread the Gospel of our Lord of Jesus Christ by the saving of souls, being a light to our community, and fostering hope to those we are called to serve, a church in the heart of the city, with the people of t he city in our heart, teaching the doctrine and belief of the Apostolic Faith.
Vision Statement
The vision of the Refuge Temple is to minister to the needs of the men, women and youth of our church and our community. We minister to the total man by targeting four key areas;
1. Spiritual Growth
2. Educational Development,
3. City and Global Outreach
4. Social Fellowship By doing this, we feed, nurture and cultivate God’s children into mature Christians disciples, actively awaiting the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Core Values
Prayer, Respect, Unity, Commitment, Discipline, Honesty and Progressive
Belief Statement
Refuge Temple believes that the Bible, the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God without error in the original writings, and are the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life. We believe that the Holy Bible is the Word of God. It is true. It contains the keys to inheriting eternal life, and it reveals the mystery of our faith. John. 5:39; Deuteronomy 29:29
God
There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three manifestations: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in one Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism Ephesians 4:5. We believe in the oneness of God, who was the Father in creation, the Son in redemption, and today, He is the Holy Ghost in The Church. I Timothy 3:16
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, the complete and final sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate. We believe that Jesus is God, for in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form. We proclaim LORD Jesus Christ is the name of God that was given to this generation as the only Name whereby the people of this Grace dispensation of time can be saved. Colossians 2:9; Acts 4:12.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that rebirth by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential today as it was in the days of the Apostles Acts 2:4. We believe that the Word of God must be proclaimed throughout the entire world, according to God’s commandment, Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; Romans 10:18. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.
Salvation
The shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ by faith are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God. The Return of Jesus Christ – The personal, pre-millennial, and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ is our hope and has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
Future Events
There will be a bodily resurrection of all the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment. Our Blessed Hope lies in Christ Jesus our LORD who has given us the victory over death and hell. Therefore, standing firm on His promise, we anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ–that great day of resurrection which shall surely come. On that day, the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then, we which are alive and remain will be changed, and caught up together with them in the air. And so shall we forever be with our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ. John 14:3; I Corinthians 15:51-58; I Thessalonians 4:15-17
The Church
The true Church is composed of all such persons, who through saving faith in Jesus Christ, has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the body of Christ of which He is the head.
Baptism
Water baptism by immersion soon after accepting Christ as personal Savior, is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to a new life. We accept God’s plan of salvation of baptism by water and spirit. Jesus Christ, who was our perfect example, though sinless, was baptized to fulfill righteousness. John 3:5; Matthew 3:15 We believe that water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ is essential for forgiveness of sins, and confirms our belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Acts 2:38; Acts 8:37
Communion
The Lord’s Supper is a commemorative service setting forth in and symbolic manner the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; all true believers and only believers should share in it.