Our Vision
Thanks for exploring our website. If you have found your way to this part of our site, it's likely that you are trying to figure out who we are and what we are about.
We are family. Through faith in Jesus we believe that we become sons and daughters of God, and we are seeking to live out that identity together. We have a significant emphasis on smaller groups here at Kettlebrook because if we are truly family, we want to know one another and be known. Jesus Himself said that the world will know that we are his followers by our love for each other. We are the first to admit that we don't do this perfectly, but we grow together through the beautiful mess that is family.
We are followers of Jesus. We are seeking, among many things, to be humble and servant-hearted because Jesus didn't come to be served but to serve and give His life. In so doing, He altered the course of history, and He continues to do so all over the world. Jesus said a lot of things that both inspire and convict us. We're just trying to follow Him because we believe He's the only one worth following.
We are committed to helping others follow Jesus. We can't be just about ourselves. That's why we want to help others follow Jesus, you included! We truly believe that Jesus is the best news you and anyone else could ever hear. So, welcome! We invite you to join us on this journey together.
~ Troy Loether, Kettlebrook Lead Pastor
Our Beliefs
Scripture
We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the Divine final authority for all Christian faith and life.
God
We believe in one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are equal in every divine perfection.
The Father
We believe in God the Father, who is true holiness, eternal power, infinite love, absolute truth.
The Son
We believe in Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins according to the scriptures. Furthermore, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of God, He is now our advocate and High Priest and in the person of the Holy Spirit, indwells the believer; He will return in glory to judge the living and the dead.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit whose ministry is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and to convict, regenerate, seal, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower believers for life and service.
Mankind
We believe that mankind was created in the image of God, chose to sin and is, therefore, spiritually dead. Only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can he obtain salvation and spiritual life.
Salvation
We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only grounds for justification, sanctification, and glorification of those who believe, and that all who thus receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and become children of God.
Ordinances
We believe that water baptism and the Lord’s Supper are commanded by our Lord Jesus and are, therefore, to be observed by the church. They are not, however, to be regarded as means of salvation. This church shall practice believers’ baptism by immersion.
The Church
We believe that the true church is composed of everyone who has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit through saving faith in Jesus Christ, who is its Lord and Head; and that God has called His church to worship Him, to disciple believers and to proclaim the Gospel to all the world. The local church shall be composed of members of the true church. Every local church has the right under Christ to decide and govern its own affairs.
Death
We believe that it is appointed unto man once to die, and after this, judgment will occur. We also believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and of the unbeliever to judgment and eternal separation from God.
Christ's Return
We believe in the personal and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that this has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.