We are the church where Jesus is Lord and love is the main course.

Our Mission is to bring everyone into a saving personal relationship with Jesus Christ, nurture them to spiritual maturity, and equip them for their ministry so that the Lord is glorified.

Our vision is to be the Church where:

1. The Glory of God is sought above all things.
2. The spirit of excellence is alive
3. People bring their family and friends to meet Jesus.
4. Love is the order of the day,
5. Holiness is still the standard for living.
6. Prayer is heard.
7. Mercy is shown
8. The word is taught
9. Every person is made ready for kingdom life and service.

Therefore

We participate in joining together to celebrate and to worship the Lord through preaching, singing, Communion, baptism, giving, prayer, praise, and sharing the Lord’s Word and His works (1 Chron. 16:27-29).

We believe that it is scriptural to train believers.

Therefore

We participate in the process of equipping and educating believers (children, youth, and adults) for the work of the ministry through Bible studies, Women Around The Table, Sunday School classes, fellowship activities, and Bible College (Eph. 4:11-13). We participate in the ministry of overseeing and caring for one another through encouragement and counsel in order to present every person complete in Christ.

We want a dynamic relationship with nonbelievers.

Therefore

We participate in outreach to our community and world through relationships. We pray for God to open up doors for the good news of salvation to be expressed and experienced in a realistic, relational, and responsible manner (Acts 2:38).

The scriptural basis for this statement:

“To be active disciples of Christ by attracting and leading the unsaved to Jesus . . .”

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name Jesus,

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

“. . . challenging all Christians to dedicate themselves to the ministry”

Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will (Rom. 12:1-2).

“. . . and to stimulate an atmosphere for Christian maturity that results in Spirit-filled believers reaching out to others”

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:11-13).

“. . . and a powerful ministry serving the city of Margate and beyond.”

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matt. 9:35-38).

Personifying our Ministry

This purpose has a personality that has been, is, and will continually be reflected in this Body of Believers. Within this statement there are words that describe the atmosphere that we desire at church: words that point to Christ as the Head of the Church are also intentionally used in our Statement of Ministry!

A. The Atmosphere of the Church

1. We want to be a growing church. Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

2. We want to be a magnetic church. Right after Jesus gave us the Beatitudes in Matt. 5, He made two interesting statements concerning Christians. He said, “You are the salt of the earth” (v. 13) and “You are the light of the world” (v. 14). Jesus’ expectation of our lives is that we should be a preservative to our society. Our lives should, as salt, make those around us thirsty for Jesus. We ought also to be light on the path of a darkened, troubled world. We become beautiful when our attitude toward Christ, others, and ourselves is right. An attitude is nothing more than “an outward _expression of an inward feeling.” When we are inwardly attractive we become an outwardly beautiful demonstration of love to those around us.

3. We want to be an encouraging church. Heb. 10:25 states that we are not to “give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but . . . encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

4. We want to be a church with multiple ministries—“a dynamic ministry serving . . .” To minister is to reach out and meet needs. Jesus taught us that the highest form of ministry is service to others. We do injustice to the word ministry by restricting its use to pastors or full-time ordained ministers. The importance of lay ministry is demonstrated in Matt. 26:6-13. A woman came, poured perfume on Jesus, and expressed her devotion to Him. Others complained about the cost of the perfume—evidence that they did not understand that ministry to others is more important than cost or status (for she was a lowly woman). Jesus was so touched by her ministry to Him that He declared, “Wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her” (v. 13).

B. The Attitude of the Church

1. Reach the lost for Christ. “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10).

2. Preach the doctrine of entire sanctification. “For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life” (1 Thess. 4:7).

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thess. 5:23).

3. Equip believers for a dynamic ministry (Eph. 4).

C. The Achievement of the Church

1. Disciple believers in God’s Word. A disciple of Christ is one who loves and obeys the Lord’s teachings.

2. Send others into full-time Christian service (Acts 13).

3.Provide a climate for spiritual growth. The only thing beautiful about our church is Jesus. When, as a congregation, we sense His presence in our services, then all is well. When He comes, lives are changed, hurts are healed, and joy is received.

4.Grow a great church in our city for God’s glory.

Conclusion

• M. O. B. [Mother Of Boys]
• Teen Jam [Youth Ministries]
• CLS kids [Pre-School]
• The Institute [Bible school]
• The Pantry [Food Distribution]
• Men's and Women's Ministries
• Single's Ministries
  

Our Statement of Ministry will be a faithful guide into the future. This Statement of Ministry will infuse direction, prayer, and energy into the PGTM. As we cooperate and worship together, God will honor and bless our resources in order that we might reach a hurting world for Jesus.