WHO WE ARE
At Risen Christ we want to be a local church ‘making Jesus known in Wyken’.
We aim to do so through the commandment of “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself” (Luke 10:27).
It is our hope that in sharing the love of Jesus through our words and actions we will be able: Worship God, make new disciples, transform communities and be a family.
We are an Anglian church that is part of the HTB network through our partnership with St Mark's Coventry. There are two places of worship either side of the churchyard: St. Mary Magdalene and Risen Christ. Both churches are used regularly for a variety of services.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
ABOUT SALVATION.
Salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace and cannot be earned or deserved. It has been accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is offered to all in the gospel. God in his love forgives sinners whom he calls, granting them repentance and faith. All who believe in Christ are justified by faith alone, adopted into the family of God and receive eternal life, which can never be lost.
ABOUT THE BIBLE.
God has revealed Himself in the Bible, which consists of the Old and the New Testaments alone. Every word was inspired by God through human authors so that the Bible as originally given is in its entirety the word of God, without error and fully reliable in fact and doctrine. The Bible alone speaks with final authority and is always sufficient for all matters of belief and practise.
ABOUT THE FUTURE.
The Lord Jesus Christ will return in glory. He will raise the dead and judge the world in righteousness. The wicked will be sent to eternal punishment and the righteous will be welcomed into a life of eternal joy in fellowship with God. God will make all things new and will be glorified forever
ABOUT THE HUMAN RACE.
All men and women, being created in the image of God, have inherent and equal dignity and worth. Their greatest purpose is to obey, worship, be loved by and love God. As a result of the fall of our first parents, every aspect of human nature has been corrupted and all men and women are without spiritual life, guilty sinners and hostile to God. Every person is therefore under the just condemnation of God and needs to be born again, forgiven and reconciled to God in order to know and please him.
ABOUT GOD.
There is one God, who exists eternally in three distinct but equal persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God is unchangeable in his holiness, justice, wisdom and love. He is the almighty Creator, Saviour and Judge who sustains and governs all things according to His sovereign will for His own glory.
ABOUT THE LORD JESUS.
The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life in obedience to the Father. He taught with authority and all his words are true. On the cross he died in the place of sinners, bearing God’s punishment for their sin, redeeming them by his blood. He rose from the dead and in his resurrection body ascended into heaven where he is exalted as Lord of all. He intercedes for his people in the presence of the Father.
ABOUT THE CHURCH.
The universal church is the body of which Christ is the head and to which all who are saved belong. It is made visible in local churches, which are congregations of believers who are committed to each other for the worship of God, the preaching of the Word, the administering of baptism and the lord’s supper, for pastoral care and discipline, and for evangelism. The unity of the body of Christ is expressed within and between churches by mutual love, care and encouragement. True fellowship between churches exists only where they are faithful to the Gospel.
ABOUT BAPTISM AND THE LORD’S SUPPER.
Baptism and communion have been given to the Church by Christ as visible signs of the gospel. Baptism is a symbol of union with Christ and entry into his Church but does not impart spiritual life. Holy Communion is a commemoration of Christ’s sacrifice offered once for all. All its blessings are received by faith.
WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
The Holy Spirit has been sent from Heaven to glorify Christ and to apply his work of salvation. He convicts sinners, imparts spiritual life and gives a true understanding of the Scriptures. He indwells all believers bringing assurance of salvation and producing increasing likeness to Christ. He builds up the Church and empowers its members, with gifts of the Spirit, for worship, service and mission.
