Who is New Life?

Josh & Stacey

Senior Pastor Josh Turner has served as the Senior Pastor of New Life Community Church since the church’s birth in November, 2002. He was bi-vocational working as a forester until becoming full-time pastor of the church in January, 2005. Pastor Josh graduated with a B.S. in Forestry from Virginia Tech in 1995 and will complete his Master of Arts in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary this summer. In 2007, Pastor Josh was named Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary’s preacher of the year and had the honor of preaching to over 8000 students during their convocation. In addition, Pastor Josh was invited to speak at our annual Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (www.sbcv.org) annual homecoming meeting. Pastor Josh has been married to Stacey for 11 years and they have 3 children; Caleb, Laura Ruth, and Anna. His hobbies include hunting, four-wheeling, wakeboarding, and hanging out with the men of New Life.

Staff

Nichols   Photo Coming Soon
John & Wendy Nichols
Associate Pastor		   Jeff Benz
Worship & Technology Team

Board of Directors

Scott Renalds
Dale Turner
Monty Hiter
Gary Liffick
Josh Turner
Jennifer Carroll - Business Administrator

    
     
     

Team Leaders

Ken Musser-Greeter Team
Mike Pelloni- Childrens/Youth Team
Mark May- Adult Sunday School
Trey Singleton- Counseling Team
John Nichols-Associate Pastor/Ministry Administrator
Josh Turner-Mission Team/Pastoral Team
Jeff Benz-Worship & Technology Team

 

New Life Community church is a diverse group of believers coming together for one cause. Acting on Galatians 3:26-29, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." While we all come from different backgrounds and ethnicity, we serve ONE God and celebrate the biblical mandate of going to all nations with the gospel. Our desire is to Connect individuals with a mighty God, Grow believers in their relationship with Christ, and then Serve through our spiritual giftedness.

 

STATEMENT OF FAITH

Section 2.01 - Statement of Faith

The following comprise the Scriptural beliefs of this church and its members.

(A) The Holy Scriptures. We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and all issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the pastor. (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21)

(B) The Godhead. We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, coequal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 14:10, 26)

(C) The Person and Work of Christ.

    1. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men. (Isa. 7:14; 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19-21; Gal. 4:4-5; Phil. 2:5-8)

    2. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (Acts 2:18-36; Rom. 3:24-25; 1 Pet. 2:24; Eph. 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5)

    3. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10; Heb. 9:24; 7:25; Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2)

(D) The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit.

    1. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John 16:8-11; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14)

    2. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who assists believers to understand and appropriate the Scriptures and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 1:17-18; 5:18; 1 John 2:20, 27)

    3. We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowal of spiritual gifts to every believer. God uniquely uses evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip believers in the assembly in order that they can do the work of the ministry. (Rom. 12:3-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11, 28; Eph. 4:7-12)

(E) The Total Depravity of Man. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23; 5:12; 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; 4:17-19; Mark 3:29)

(F) Salvation. We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. We believe that all sins, except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, are forgivable. (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:18-19; Matt. 12:31-32; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 3:29)

(G) The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers.

    1. We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1; 38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Pet. 1:4-5)

    2. We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God's Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh. (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-15)

(H) The Second Advent of Christ. We believe in that "blessed hope," the personal, imminent return of Christ Who will rapture His church prior to the seven-year tribulation period. At the end of the Tribulation, Christ will personally and visibly return with His saints, to establish His earthly Messianic Kingdom which was promised to the nation of Israel. (Ps. 89:3-4; Dan. 2:31-45; Zech. 14:4-11; I Thess. 1:10; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; Rev. 3:10; 19:11-16; 20:1-6)

(I) Missions. We believe that God has given the church a great commission to proclaim the Gospel to all nations so that there might be a great multitude from every nation, tribe, ethnic group, and language group who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. As ambassadors of Christ we must use all available means to go to the foreign nations and not wait for them to come to us. (Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-48; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2 Cor. 5:20)

 

 
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