Our Core Values

These core values are convictions that we hold as a church. They help define who we are and permeate all that we do.

• The Bible. The Word of God is the standard against which all our activities and teachings are measured.
  
• Prayer. We value prayer as a vital part of all our church functions. Prayer enables us to worship, to give thanks, to confess our sins, to petition God for our needs, and to intercede for others and for the world. Without a solid foundation of prayer, nothing we do will have lasting significance.
  
• Doctrinal Diversity. We recognize that people join our fellowship from a wide variety of backgrounds. Within our evangelical understanding of faith, we enjoy a rather wide range of diversity. With the Reformers of old, we say: “In essentials, unity. In nonessentials, diversity. In all things, love.”
  
• World Missions. From the earliest days, LCC has been passionately committed to the cause of worldwide evangelization. This commitment continues today.
  
• Christian Education. LCC grew out of a community Sunday School program. We are committed to providing a Christian view of God and the world at all ages, through our preaching, teaching and Christian Education ministries (e.g., Sunday School, Loudonville Christian School, etc.).
  
• The Family. The family is the most fundamental and sacred of all human relationships. We value programs and activities that enhance and strengthen family ties.
  
• Worship. We practice a blended worship style, combining the best of traditional and contemporary forms of worship. Since God deserves our best, we seek to worship Him with excellence, honor, and in a “fitting and orderly way” (1Corinthians 14:40).
  
• Children and Youth. Our ministry priorities reflect the high value we place on our youth and children. We’re committed to helping children and youth understand the Gospel and become devoted disciples of Jesus Christ.
  
• Human Life. God created human beings, male and female, in His image. This makes every man and woman a creature of inestimable worth. We value every human life: old and young, born and unborn, healthy and handicapped, rich and poor. We oppose all attitudes and actions that devalue and degrade the dignity and worth of a human being made in the image of God.
  
• Caring for One Another. We believe that Christian ministry should include caring for the total person (body, mind, and spirit). Ministry to others should respond to physical and material needs as well as spiritual and emotional ones. With the New Testament church we want to do good to all people as we have opportunity, especially to those who belong to the family of believers (Galatians 6:10).
  
• Community. We value a Christ-centered oneness among God’s people where members are committed to honoring and serving God together and loving one another as Christ has loved us. We aspire to become a church where “no one stands alone.”