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Brookside Community Church's Mission & Beliefs

Our Mission

We are striving to be a family formed by Christ out of brokenness and into unity and new life.

Our Vision

To see Brookside neighborhood restored by the power of the Gospel and reestablished into a thriving community one life at a time.

That's great, but what kind of church is Brookside?

We are a culturally and ethnically diverse family that is walking out life together in mutual brokenness, with love and humility, and pursuing Christ as Savior and Lord.

What We Value

Gospel Centeredness

We do everything relying upon the blood-bought salvation from sin and death provided through the grace and promises of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s own Son. Through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus we have redemption and eternal life. We are justified by faith in Christ (Roman 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Romans 5:17) and experience transformation through the power of the Holy Spirit in us (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Intentionality of Cultural and Ethnic Diversity

We intentionally seek diversity that engages men and women of various ages, cultures, nationalities, race, ability, and socio-economic background to lead and support the mission of Brookside Community Church. We believe that God is redeeming some from “every nation, tribe, people and language,” and that we, in our diverse identities, will add unique contributions to His eternal praise (Revelation 5:9-10; 7:9-10; 21:23-26).

Personhood over Production

We recognize that it is in our brokenness that we can experience the power of Christ working in and through our lives. It is in admitting our brokenness and sin that Christ light draws our attention to His beauty and makes our lives beautiful. This beauty is the resurrection God intended for every believer as we put our faith in Christ, and He changes our lives. (Isaiah 57:14-15)

Relationship First

We embrace God’s call for new, visible manifestations of love towards each other, our guests, and our neighbors. We take practical steps of developing programs and atmospheres where personal, deepening, supportive, faith-building relationships of love are highly valued. With an openness and outgoing spirit to each other and to all new people, we put understanding above accusation, forbearance above faultfinding, and biblical unity above the demand for uniformity. (Hebrews 3:12-13)

Meeting Needs with Dignity

We affirm that every person, created in the image of God, has innate human dignity and the right to be treated with respect, recognizing the worth of each individual. In love for one another, we view each person as fearfully and uniquely made (Psalm 139:14). It is out of respect and dignity we meet the needs and break the bondage of poverty in individuals lives.

Empowerment of the Poor

We work to train the church to engage the heart of God by serving the poor by mobilizing the church to listen and walk alongside of individuals struggling with life. We resource and equip churches to gain both the confidence and skill to walk alongside of people, breaking the spiritual, social, material bonds of poverty.

Integrity in Stewardship

We conduct our business with integrity and believe that we exercise public trust with responsibility as we minister to individuals, families, the community, funders and staff.

Humility in Leadership

“But Jesus called them to Him and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant’.” – Matthew 20:25-26.

Greatness in God’s eyes is seen through humble service. Our leadership serves with humble hearts. Humility is revealed in a leader when we are serving God and serving others. Humility is offering up our lives for others to see the love of Christ, for them, and in us.

Community over Isolation

Part of being made in God’s image is a desire for community because God has never been alone and He created us to be in communion together. We believe that we were created to be in connection and relationship with one another. We strive to have a community to “walk life out with” together.