ABOUT RISEN LIFE
CHURCH

Our Mission

Invite you to pursue authentic relationships with God and other people.

Equip you to grow into a disciple of Jesus.

Activate you to support others to grow into a disciple of Jesus.

Our Values

01

Seeking God's Presence

One moment in the presence of God can change everything. We pursue the presence of God in all we do.

James 4:8

Come near to God and he will come near to you.

Mark 5:25-34

25And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,28because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”29Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”

32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

02

Authentic Worship

We were made to worship. While this may look different for each of us, our worship is spirit-filled and authentic.

John 4:23

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

03

Humility and Forgiveness

Following Jesus means following his example of humility and forgiveness. We forgive others because Christ first forgave us.

James 4:6

But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.

Ephesians 4:3

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

04

Protecting Unity

Unity is at the core of who God is. We don't gossip, we speak life; we don't tear down, we build up. We each play our role in protecting the Body of Christ.

John 17:22-23

I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one- I in them and you in me- so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

Ephesians 4:3

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

05

Running After Others

God-honoring relationships require commitment and sacrifice. We actively pursue authentic relationships no matter the cost.

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

John 13:35

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

06

Contributing not Consuming

God created each of us for a purpose. We commit ourselves to actively contributing to growing God's Kingdom.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

07

Mercy and Justice

Mercy and justice are at the heart of the mission of God. We're committed to helping hurting people (mercy) as well as addressing the cause of that hurt (justice).

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Our Beliefs

Risen Life Church is a part of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. The Covenant Church has a passion for seeing people engage in a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, across more populations, in a more caring and just world. They have six affirmations that help define the views and ethos of the denomination:

01Word of GodWe affirm the centrality of the word of God.
02New BirthWe affirm the necessity of the new birth.
03The MissionWe affirm a commitment to the whole mission of the church.
04Fellowship of BelieversWe affirm the church as a fellowship of believers.
05Holy SpiritWe affirm a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.
06Freedom in ChristWe affirm the reality of freedom in Christ.

More on the Evangelical Covenant Church can be found here.

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