FOREST GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Who We Are at Forest Grove Baptist
Forest Grove Baptist in Pleasant Hill: a church committed to preaching the gospel of Christ which changes lives. We hold the Bible in highest regard and are careful not to impose our thoughts, ideas, or philosophies into the scripture.
We are committed to making disciples who will abide in Christ, be established in his Word, love one another and bear much fruit. Our long-term goal, by God’s grace, is to become a mission supporting and sending church that transforms our countryside and world with the gospel. We believe that Christ has come into our lives not just to save us from the destruction of Hell, but to live out a life of glory to God through us.
We want to live in a way that is pleasing to Christ, that others outside of Forest Grove Baptist may see the change that he has made in us. This is not done by rules and regulations, but by allowing Him to live through us – in Pleasant Hill and beyond.
In consideration of the above, we fully believe that every saint at Forest Grove Baptist can have a part in God’s great mission and can use his/her gifts to edify and serve the body of Christ. We believe that we are to pour our lives into others. We are to take what we have been taught and systematically teach others also.
Additionally, Forest Grove Baptist believes that the ministry of the Lord should be spiritually rejuvenating as we rest in the Lord and are refreshed by his presence. Thus our capacity to minister to others comes not from our abilities, but from a place of overflow as we spend time with the Lord.