WHO WE ARE
We have learned that when Christ touches your life, He leaves an indelible impression. Being transformed by His love for us, we are a church that is passionate about growing in relationship with Jesus and sharing His love with others. At Center Grove, expect to find ministry that challenges your heart and mind and calls you deeper into a life-changing journey with Christ - a journey that impacts your heart, your life, your family, and the world around you.
MISSION & PURPOSE
We exist to make authentic disciples who live their faith and change the world.
We are called to help change the world around us by seeking the heart change that brings life change. Our heart is to challenge people to become more like Christ and thus live in a way that makes an eternity’s worth of difference in the lives of people.
VISION
God has given us a vision of seeing ordinary people and families find extraordinary life in Jesus.
This means that we work to see ordinary people and families at every stage of life taking steps to grow closer to God in a living relationship with Christ and live life together. We aim to be Christ’s hands and feet, helping individuals, families, marriages and communities find His healing and real life.
VALUES
We commit to a set of biblical principles that guide our preaching, our programming, and our people.
We treasure Jesus
We are passionate about Jesus. We treasure His Person, character, work and reputation. We believe that the greatest use of our lives is to point to Him as the source of true life. He is our life, our greatest joy and our model for the life that is real life. What He loves, we seek to love. What He hates, we seek to hate.
We treasure people
The more passionate we are about Jesus, the more compassionate we are toward people. Jesus loves people and that means that Jesus loves broken, selfish, sinful and sad people, the rich and the poor. We're glad for that because we understand that we are among them! We know that we only love Him because He first loved us.
We treasure joy
One of Jesus’ gifts to His people is the joy that comes from living life with Him, in His strength and in obedience to Him. Joy, whenever it is present among believers, is a treasured evidence of Jesus’ gracious work among them. Everything is better with it, because everything is better with Him.
We treasure generosity
A cheerful giver is glad to give lavishly to others, for the sake of others, for the sake of Jesus. It’s someone who will give of their time, their money and their gifts so that others can discover the extraordinary life found in Jesus. Someone who will give treasured things away for others as Jesus did for them—generously giving Himself away first for the sake of His Father and then for the sake of others. We treasure the same kind of generous life.
STRATEGY
Our strategy for making disciples is simple. We provide followers of Jesus with everything they need to:
LOVE God with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength
GROW together with others in the character of Jesus
SERVE others in the name of Jesus without expecting anything in return
SHARE with others the good news of Jesus
We believe that these four practices are at the heart of what it means to follow Jesus.
MISSION & PURPOSE
We exist to make authentic disciples who live their faith and change the world.
We are called to help change the world around us by seeking the heart change that brings life change. Our heart is to challenge people to become more like Christ and thus live in a way that makes an eternity’s worth of difference in the lives of people.
VISION
God has given us a vision of seeing ordinary people and families find extraordinary life in Jesus.
This means that we work to see ordinary people and families at every stage of life taking steps to grow closer to God in a living relationship with Christ and live life together. We aim to be Christ’s hands and feet, helping individuals, families, marriages and communities find His healing and real life.
VALUES
We commit to a set of biblical principles that guide our preaching, our programming, and our people.
We treasure Jesus
We are passionate about Jesus. We treasure His Person, character, work and reputation. We believe that the greatest use of our lives is to point to Him as the source of true life. He is our life, our greatest joy and our model for the life that is real life. What He loves, we seek to love. What He hates, we seek to hate.
We treasure people
The more passionate we are about Jesus, the more compassionate we are toward people. Jesus loves people and that means that Jesus loves broken, selfish, sinful and sad people, the rich and the poor. We're glad for that because we understand that we are among them! We know that we only love Him because He first loved us.
We treasure joy
One of Jesus’ gifts to His people is the joy that comes from living life with Him, in His strength and in obedience to Him. Joy, whenever it is present among believers, is a treasured evidence of Jesus’ gracious work among them. Everything is better with it, because everything is better with Him.
We treasure generosity
A cheerful giver is glad to give lavishly to others, for the sake of others, for the sake of Jesus. It’s someone who will give of their time, their money and their gifts so that others can discover the extraordinary life found in Jesus. Someone who will give treasured things away for others as Jesus did for them—generously giving Himself away first for the sake of His Father and then for the sake of others. We treasure the same kind of generous life.
STRATEGY
Our strategy for making disciples is simple. We provide followers of Jesus with everything they need to:
LOVE God with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength
GROW together with others in the character of Jesus
SERVE others in the name of Jesus without expecting anything in return
SHARE with others the good news of Jesus
We believe that these four practices are at the heart of what it means to follow Jesus.