Welcome to Northlake!
We are delighted that you have found us and give thanks for whatever brings you here. It may be ongoing questions that keep coming up from time to time. It may be an experience of deep sorrow or great joy and for some it may not even be something put into words. That’s okay with us. We are so rooted in the love of God in Jesus that we welcome everyone regardless of your previous religious traditions or the absence thereof and celebrate a diversity of ages, race, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We look forward to walking together and learning from one another. Whatever brings you here, YOU ARE WELCOME!
Mission Statement
We are created, called, and challenged to be in relationship with God, each other, the community, and all of creation.
What We Believe
We believe that we are called to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind; and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
We believe that all people are imperfect and are made right with God by God’s grace, and God’s grace alone, through Christ. There is nothing specific that you need to do to receive this gift; there is nothing that you can do to stop this gift from being offered to you.
We believe that through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God became one of us and took upon himself the sin and suffering of all the world. God did this to demonstrate God’s love for everyone.
We believe that we receive the gift of grace by faith alone on account of Christ. We live in the tension of still being sinful, but trusting that we are forgiven and that the Holy Spirit is at work in us. The gift of grace expresses God’s unconditional love, and in response to that love, we are set free to live gratefully and lovingly.
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