Core Values

At Steamtown, we are a community that is:

1) Scripture Driven
In a confusing world, the Bible is our foundation. We treasure it as a personal love letter from God believe it as divine revelation just as powerful today as when it was written. The Bible shapes our worldview, determines our beliefs, and ties us millions of other God-followers who have embraced this ancient revelation for millennia. We value the Bible as the instruction manual for our lives, both individually and as a community. 

2) Redemptive
The good news that Jesus death, burial, and resurrection has opened the way for us to be forgiven and restored to relationship with God is central to everything we believe and do. We are committed to the proclamation of this message and believe that spiritually redemption is foundational for all freedom. Our passion for redemption, however, extends to a desire to see each man, woman, and child freed holistically from every form of bondage. We are committed to seeing the freedom which is first spiritual extend to physical, financial, emotional, and relational redemption as well.

3) Incarnational
We believe an individual, in flesh presentation of God’s character is essential if people are to understand and connect with God. As Jesus imaged and expressed the Father to humanity, we as the body of Christ are to incarnate and express Jesus to those among whom we live. As the church, our lives must reflect authentic Christianity to those within our circle of influence. We are dedicated to becoming such an authentic, personal witness that those we know are forced to honestly evaluate the truth claims of the gospel in light of our undeniable life-change.

4) Monastic & Missional
We are the church gathered and scattered. We purpose to be a gathered community which exemplifies what a Christian body looks like and warmly invites a lost world to come and see. We are committed to being a body in which the world can see authentic worship, true love, illogical forgiveness, and transcendent purity lived out in the real world. But the church must also go and tell. We don’t live in a bubble. We’re committed to living in the world where people are—bringing eternal, unchanging truth to our time and culture. We desire to connect to people through the bridge of culture and reach them with the gospel.

5) Connected
We value authentic community among believers. We believe that the Christian’s spiritual development is directly related to his or her connections in a God-ward, relational community which supports, encourages, and lovingly challenges its members towards deeper intimacy with God. We are committed to every follower of Jesus being plugged in and doing life together in the context of a church community.