Our Mission:

Mission Statement:

To glorify God as the body of Christ by being and helping others become committed followers of Jesus.

Vision Statement:

We at Parkway will both worship and witness as expressions of our faith.

1. We will strive to be a church that truly worships and witnesses to the glory of God, in and outside our

assemblies (John 4:23, 24; 1 Cor. 14:24, 25)

2. We will offer our members and visitors assemblies that are biblically meaningful and engage the mind, heart and body.

3. We value the apostolic traditions recorded in the Scriptures, and will fashion our Sunday assemblies after the first century

church. We also recognize the need to be relevant to our community, and will adapt the eternal principles into practices that

are meaningful to our generations.

4. We want to form a body that promotes both corporate and individual worship, and both private and public service.

5. We will strive to live a life 24/7 that truly glorifies, honors and serves God.

We will strive to be a church that is truly concerned for those both inside and outside the body.

(Acts 2:42; 2 Cor. 13:14; Phil 3:10-11; 1 John 1:3, 5-7 Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15, 16; Luke 24:47)

1. We will emphasize the forming of close relationships between members so that we can know and serve each

other’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

2. We will be known as the disciples of Jesus by the way we love one another. (John 13:35)

3. We will motivate members to become more evangelistic in their thinking.

4. We will train members to effectively teach others.

5. We will continually emphasize the importance of evangelism.

6. Assimilation of each new Christian into the Body, and making him or her part of the Body and fellowship is critical.

We will strive to be a church that emphasizes life transformation.

(Matt. 28:20; Eph. 4:11-16; Col. 1:28)

1. We will strive to be a church that emphasizes life transformation.

2. We will strive to grow into mature Christians by emphasizing the transforming power of God’s word and commit ourselves

to Bible study and enhancing our Bible knowledge.

3. We will strive to grow into mature Christians by emphasizing the transforming power of taking on the attitude of Christ

and being committed to Him.

4. We will strive to grow into mature Christians by committing ourselves to Christ and to each other.

5. We will strive to grow into mature Christians by helping each other grow in steadfastness in what we believe so we do not

become discouraged. (Eph. 4:14; James 1:2)

6. We will strive to grow into mature Christians by equipping and assisting each other to use the talents God gave us to have

effective relationships with each other and those around us, and to lead spiritually productive lives.

7. We will seek to transform our thoughts and actions, and our desire to follow God, by emphasizing the transforming power

of the Holy Spirit and by learning to live by the Spirit. (John 14:15-18; Acts 2:38; Eph 4:22-24; Romans 12:1-2)

8. We will emphasize that transformation is a process of growth and the importance of being involved in the church -

being part of the body of Christ - in this transformation process. (Eph 4:11-16)

9. We will emphasize the need to grow by developing maturity and completeness in Christ. (Col 1:28, 29)

10. We will emphasize the need to be involved in teaching others to be leaders. (1 Cor 15:58; II Tim 2:2)

We will strive to be a church that shows our diverse community how to live harmoniously as one body.

(Rom. 12:3-16; 1 Cor. 12:4-6; 2 Cor. 9:13; Gal. 6:10; Eph. 4:12)

1. We will strive to be a church that shows our diverse community how to live harmoniously as one body.

2. We see our presence in Sacramento as part of God’s larger purpose for his body and the world.

3. We want to be faithful to God’s vision for a united body, regardless of racial, linguistic, cultural, and

socio-economic differences.

4. As one body, we want to move towards a true cooperation between the English-speaking members and the