Denomination: Evangelical Missionary Church
Our Mission
Mission Statement:
Heartland Community Church exists to serve the spiritual needs of the people in the Clinton area.
To Fulfill Our Purpose:
We provide a comfortable atmosphere of acceptance for everyone and meet needs as we are able.
We invite people to establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
We provide opportunities for Christ-centered worship and Biblical learning.
We help people develop their God-given abilities to serve Christ.
We develop leaders who follow the example of Christ in character, service and outreach.
We Believe:
The Bible is God's inspired word. It is authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
There is only one true God, the creator of everything that exists. God eternally exists as three-in-one: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Adam and Eve, the first human beings, were created in the image of God to fellowship with God and give Him glory. Sadly, Adam and Eve chose their own independent way and disobeyed god. All of creation has been affected by this "fall of man." Every person ever born has also resisted God's will, and for this sin, deserves God's judgement.
Jesus Christ is the Lord, God given in the form of human flesh, born of the virgin Mary. Jesus was totally sinless in His life so that He could die as a substitute for us sinners. He arose from the dead and ascended into Heaven. He will return for those who have accepted His free gift of salvation.
Why We Believe the Bible Can be Trusted
Below are a few of many reasons why we believe the Bible’s own claim to be God’s word can be trusted.
IT’S HONESTY. The Bible is painfully honest. It portrays people and the human situation as it is. Even the greatest persons are shown ‘warts and all.’ only as Israel’s most loved king, general, and spiritual leader, but as one who took another man’s wife and then, to cover his own sin, conspired to have her husband killed. At one point, the Scriptures accuse the people of God, the nation of Israel, as being so bad they made Sodom and Gomorrah look good by comparison (Ezekiel 16:46-52). The Bible represents human nature as hostile to God. It predicts a future full of trouble. It teaches that the road to heaven is narrow and the way to hell is wide. The Bible was clearly not written for those who want simple answers or an easy, optimistic view of religion and human nature.
IT’S UNITY. Forty different authors writing over a period of 1,600 years penned the 66 books of the Bible. Four hundred silent years separated the 39 books of the Old Testament from the 27 of the New Testament. Yet, from Genesis to Revelation, they tell one unfolding story. Together they give consistent answers to the most important questions we can ask: Why are we here? How can we come to terms with our fears? How can we get along? How can we rise above our circumstances and keep hope alive? How can we make peace with our Maker? The Bible’s consistent answers to these questions show that the Scriptures are not many books but one
IT’S MIRACLES. Israel’s exodus from Egypt provided a historical basis for believing that God revealed Himself to Israel. If the Red Sea did not part as Moses said it did, the Old Testament loses its authority to speak in behalf of God. The New Testament is just as dependent upon miracles. If Jesus did not rise bodily from the dead, the apostle Paul admits that the Christian faith is built on a lie (1 Corinthians 15:14-17). To show its credibility, the New Testament named its witnesses, and did so within a time-frame that enabled those claims to be tested (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). Many of the witnesses ended up as martyrs, not for abstract moral or spiritual convictions but for their claim that Jesus had risen from the dead. While martyrdom is not unusual, the basis on which these people gave their lives is what’s important. Many have died for what they believed to be the truth. But people do not die for what they know to be a lie.
IT’S PROPHETIC ACCURACY. From the days of Moses, the Bible predicted events no one wanted to believe. Before Israel went into the Promised Land, Moses predicted that Israel would be unfaithful, that she would lose the land God was giving her, and that she would be dispersed throughout all the world, re-gathered, and then re-established (Deuteronomy 28–31). Central to Old Testament prophecy was the promise of a Messiah who would save God’s people from their sins and eventually bring judgment and peace to the whole world.Over twenty detailed Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in the live, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Mission Statement:
Heartland Community Church exists to serve the spiritual needs of the people in the Clinton area.
To Fulfill Our Purpose:
We provide a comfortable atmosphere of acceptance for everyone and meet needs as we are able.
We invite people to establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
We provide opportunities for Christ-centered worship and Biblical learning.
We help people develop their God-given abilities to serve Christ.
We develop leaders who follow the example of Christ in character, service and outreach.
We Believe:
The Bible is God's inspired word. It is authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
There is only one true God, the creator of everything that exists. God eternally exists as three-in-one: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Adam and Eve, the first human beings, were created in the image of God to fellowship with God and give Him glory. Sadly, Adam and Eve chose their own independent way and disobeyed god. All of creation has been affected by this "fall of man." Every person ever born has also resisted God's will, and for this sin, deserves God's judgement.
Jesus Christ is the Lord, God given in the form of human flesh, born of the virgin Mary. Jesus was totally sinless in His life so that He could die as a substitute for us sinners. He arose from the dead and ascended into Heaven. He will return for those who have accepted His free gift of salvation.
Why We Believe the Bible Can be Trusted
Below are a few of many reasons why we believe the Bible’s own claim to be God’s word can be trusted.
IT’S HONESTY. The Bible is painfully honest. It portrays people and the human situation as it is. Even the greatest persons are shown ‘warts and all.’ only as Israel’s most loved king, general, and spiritual leader, but as one who took another man’s wife and then, to cover his own sin, conspired to have her husband killed. At one point, the Scriptures accuse the people of God, the nation of Israel, as being so bad they made Sodom and Gomorrah look good by comparison (Ezekiel 16:46-52). The Bible represents human nature as hostile to God. It predicts a future full of trouble. It teaches that the road to heaven is narrow and the way to hell is wide. The Bible was clearly not written for those who want simple answers or an easy, optimistic view of religion and human nature.
IT’S UNITY. Forty different authors writing over a period of 1,600 years penned the 66 books of the Bible. Four hundred silent years separated the 39 books of the Old Testament from the 27 of the New Testament. Yet, from Genesis to Revelation, they tell one unfolding story. Together they give consistent answers to the most important questions we can ask: Why are we here? How can we come to terms with our fears? How can we get along? How can we rise above our circumstances and keep hope alive? How can we make peace with our Maker? The Bible’s consistent answers to these questions show that the Scriptures are not many books but one
IT’S MIRACLES. Israel’s exodus from Egypt provided a historical basis for believing that God revealed Himself to Israel. If the Red Sea did not part as Moses said it did, the Old Testament loses its authority to speak in behalf of God. The New Testament is just as dependent upon miracles. If Jesus did not rise bodily from the dead, the apostle Paul admits that the Christian faith is built on a lie (1 Corinthians 15:14-17). To show its credibility, the New Testament named its witnesses, and did so within a time-frame that enabled those claims to be tested (1 Corinthians 15:1-8). Many of the witnesses ended up as martyrs, not for abstract moral or spiritual convictions but for their claim that Jesus had risen from the dead. While martyrdom is not unusual, the basis on which these people gave their lives is what’s important. Many have died for what they believed to be the truth. But people do not die for what they know to be a lie.
IT’S PROPHETIC ACCURACY. From the days of Moses, the Bible predicted events no one wanted to believe. Before Israel went into the Promised Land, Moses predicted that Israel would be unfaithful, that she would lose the land God was giving her, and that she would be dispersed throughout all the world, re-gathered, and then re-established (Deuteronomy 28–31). Central to Old Testament prophecy was the promise of a Messiah who would save God’s people from their sins and eventually bring judgment and peace to the whole world.Over twenty detailed Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in the live, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
