ABOUT US
ABOUT US
HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT TO THE RISEN SAVIOR
CHRIST ALIVE CHURCH
This ministry began in the summer of 1998 with a dozen people meeting in homes and ministering throughout the city of Battle Creek. Led by the call of God to preach the gospel, Christ Alive Church was officially incorporated in May of 2000.
Christ Alive Church has continued to fulfill the assignment of God. We are commited to helping people find new life in Christ, learn the power of the word of God, experience God's power, and understand the principles of faith.
OUR MISSION
NEW LIFE
Helping people find a new life and a new beginning through a personal relationship with Jesus.
LIVING WORD
Helping people learn and understand the life changing power of the word of God.
RESURRECTION POWER
Helping people experience the mighty, miracle working power of God.
ACTIVE FAITH
Teaching and inspiring people to live by faith.
OUR PASTORS
Dan & Kathy Schwartz
Pastors | Founders
Pastors Dan and Kathy Schwartz began ministering in the summer of 1998. Together they founded Christ Alive Church with a dozen people and it was incorporated with the state of Michigan in May of 2000. At this time they stepped out in faith for full time ministry. SInce then Christ Alive Church continued to grow and fulfill God's call to preach the gospel, reach the lost and strengthen believers. They look forward to serving the Lord in their community and the surrounding areas for years to come.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe the Bible to be given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, infallible, and God's revealed word to man.
We believe that man is a sinful being in need of redemption (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Psalm 51:5; Ecclesiastes 7:29; John 6:44; Romans 5:12-21; 1 Corinthians 2:14).
We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential (Luke 7:50, 24:47; Romans 10:13-15; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Ephesians 2:8, 9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 2:11, 3:5-7).
We believe that all mankind is subject to the death of the body as a result of original sin. The soul and spirit do not die, but immediately after death enter into a conscious state of happiness or misery according to the character here possessed by rejection or acceptance of the Savior (Ecclesiastes 12:7; Romans 5:12; Philippians 1:23).
We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God and the son of man, that He came to save man from condemnation of sin by offering His blood as an atonement and making it available to all who exercise faith in Him (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35; John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved to everlasting life and the lost without Christ to everlasting damnation (Matthew 24:31-46; Acts 24:15; Revelation 22:11).
We believe the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer (Isaiah 53:4, 5; James 5:14, 15; 1 Peter 2:24).
We believe that Scripture teaches that there is only one true and living God who has chosen to reveal Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
We believe the Scriptures ascribe to the Holy Spirit the acts and attributes of an intelligent being, and that the works of God such as creation, inspiration, giving of life, and sanctification are also ascribed to the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:2; Job 33:4; Mark 3:29; John 16:8, 13; Acts 7:51, 10:19, 13:2, 13:4, 16:6; 1 Corinthians 2:11, 6:11, 12; Ephesians 4:30; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 1:21).
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life (Romans 8:5; Philippians 2:12, 13; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 John 2:29).
We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is given to believers who ask for it (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:4).
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female through genetic encoding and physiological manifestation before birth. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
We believe that the family is God’s foundational institution for human society (Matthew 19:5-6; Ephesians 5:22-6:4).
We believe that marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4). Because marriage is a covenant between one man, one woman, and God, the church has the responsibility, in its sole discretion, to evaluate the readiness of those seeking to enter into the marriage covenant. The church may decline to solemnize or host a marriage ceremony for various reasons including but not limited to unequally yoked partners (2 Cor. 6:14), those emotionally or financially unprepared for marriage, or those seeking to enter into a marriage relationship that is contrary to the church’s Statement of Faith or the Bible.
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