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THE
SCRIPTURES:
We believe in the complete verbal inspiration of the Scriptures,
including both Old and New Testaments, by which we understand that the
Holy Spirit not only inspired the thoughts of the writers but also
formulated the very word structure into which the thoughts were cast
in the original documents. (I Corinthians 2:13; II Timothy 3:16,17; II
Peter 1:20,21)
THE GODHEAD:
We believe in one God, in three Persons, the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14)
MAN'S CREATION AND FALL:
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God,
but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sin nature and
consequent alienation from God and came under judicial sentence of
death. (Genesis 1:25,27; Romans 3:22,23; Ephesians 2:12; Romans 5:12)
THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST:
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became man,
without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit
born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem
sinful man. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our
redemption through His death on the cross as a propitiatory and
substitutionary sacrifice and that our redemption is made sure to us
by His resurrection from the dead in the identical, though glorified
body in which He was crucified. (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:35; Romans
3:24,25; I Peter 1:3,5) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is now
in heaven exalted at the right hand of God where as High Priest for
His people He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and
Advocate. (Hebrews 9:24; 7:24,25; Romans 8:35; I John 2:1,2) We
believe in the personal bodily return of Jesus Christ according to the
Scriptures, and that this will occur before He returns to the earth to
establish His Millennial Kingdom. (I Thessalonians 4:13,18; Zechariah
14:4,11; Revelation 20:6)
THE HOLY SPIRIT:
We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead,
in the present age indwells all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ;
baptizes them into the body of Christ; seals them unto the day of
redemption; empowers believers for witnessing; equips them with
spiritual gifts for service and that every believer is commanded of
God to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We are mindful of the cautions
in Scripture regarding the use of “sign gifts”, especially as it
relates to public worship. (Romans 8:9; I Corinthians, 12:12,14; I
Corinthians 14; Ephesians 1:13,14; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:18,20)
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, and
that this faith is manifested in works pleasing to God. (Ephesians
2:l8,20; Titus 2:11,14)
THE CHURCH:
We believe that Christ is the head of Lake Tapps Community Church,
and of the full body of born again believers, which is the body and
bride of Christ. The church is a spiritual organism made up of all the
born again believers in this age irrespective of their affiliation
with Christian organizations. (Ephesians 1:22,23;5:23,25-27; I
Corinthians 12:12,13)
THE FINAL STATE:
We believe that the condition and retribution of the lost and the
salvation and blessedness of the saved are conscious and everlasting.
(Mark 9:43,48; Revelation 20:15; 22:3-5,11) |
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How We Began. . .
In the mid 1950's some
people who lived near the newly developed Lake Tapps and some people
from the Dieringer Bible Church saw a great need to have a church up
at Lake Tapps. In June 1967 after much planning, the Fire Hall was
rented for $10 per Sunday and Sunday School and Worship Services were
begun. Visiting Pastors and Missionaries preached each Sunday.
Judy Naef had attended
a Village Missions church before moving here from Montana. She met
with the Board of the new church and Rev. Robert Rayburn of Village
Missions. Lyle & Clara Birkey who were serving on a VM field in
Garden Valley, CA were asked to come and pastor the church. The
Church met in the Fire Hall for 3 years and then moved to the newly
built elementary school in 1970.
In 1972, construction
began on the church on Tacoma Point with $5,000. Our policy was "No
borrowing, No Sunday labor, and use Volunteer labor." The church was
dedicated debt-free in 1973.
In August 1986 the
Forest Canyon Road Property was purchased from the Olympia Presbytery
who had planned to build a church, but changed their mind.
In June 1991 work
began to clear the site for building. September 1991 saw the sale of
the old church building and parsonage to Truth Tabernacle.
In
December 1991 the new parsonage was begun and the Birkey's
moved in on June 6,
1992.
September 1992 ground
breaking began on construction of phase 1 of the new church facility.
In February footings were poured and in April framing began.
We moved into Phase 1
in June 1994. Then began working on Phase 2 which was the
Multipurpose room and 5 classrooms.
In January 1997 our
new Pastor and family, Tim & Sue Heath and their four children came to
LTCC from a Village Missions field in
Boardman,
OR.
April 1997 Lyle and
Clara Birkey retired after serving over 29 years at LTCC.
We praise the Lord for
the way He has blessed the church through the years. Our purpose
continues to be. . .
"to honor God by
introducing people to Jesus Christ, helping them grow in the faith and
equipping them to reach others."
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