Matthew 16:18 “… on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it”.

     One of my heroes of the faith is J.C. Ryle. I have admired his unflinching commitment to the word of God, his pastoral care for his people and his style of speaking plainly. Regarding the Church he once wrote:

“The Church which Jesus promises to build upon a rock is the ‘blessed company of all faithful people’. It is not the visible Church of any one nation, or country, or place: it is the whole body of believers of every age, and tongue, and people. It is a Church composed of all who are washed in Christ’s blood, clothed in Christ’s righteousness, renewed by Christ’s Spirit, joined to Christ by faith, and epistles of Christ in life; it is a Church of which every member is baptized with the Holy Ghost, and is really and truly holy; it is a Church which is one body: all who belong to it are of one heart and one mind, hold the same truths, and believe the same doctrines as necessary to salvation. It is a Church which has only one Head: that Head is Jesus Christ Himself”.

     We are a redeemed people gathered together to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. Our philosophy of ministry has been carved out in Scripture long ago. We are committed to the Great Commission, observing the Lord’s day along with the ordinances of believer’ baptism and communion, the preaching & teaching of the Word of God, prayer, fellowship, declaring the whole counsel of God not withholding anything that is helpful, equipping the saints for the work of ministry, speaking the truth in love, to be the pillar and ground of truth, fulfilling the many one another passages of scripture, to contend earnestly for faith which was once and for all delivered to the saints. We gather to learn and scatter to live.

Soli Deo Gloria,
–Pastor Steve Rios