Welcome to the creek

Welcome to the Creek. We are a new church plant in North Sarasota, Florida.  We will begin having worship services on Sunday mornings in the fall of 2008.  Currently we are serving our community through meeting practical needs. We believe as just as Christ came to serve people, we should exist to serve people too. We are also meeting together regularly to create a place where we love God and love others so completely that the effects are felt within the community. We hope that you will find The Creek a place of connection and community. Instead of saying, “welcome to our church” we really want to say “welcome home!”.

There is one sovereign God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all things. (1 Chronicles 29:12, Psalm 135:6, Acts 2:32-33, Mark 12:29-30)

Jesus Christ God’s only Son was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, died as a substitute for us, and rose from the grave. (Colossians 2:9, Luke 1:30-35, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:21)

The Holy Spirit who convicts the world in regard to sin, righteousness and judgment, and indwells every believer and equips them for personal growth and service to Jesus Christ. (John 16:8, Acts 2:38, Ephesians 1:13-14)

The Bible is the inspired Word of God and the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Man, created by God in His image, willfully sinned and as a result, is lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ. (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, Acts 4:12)

The forgiveness of sins is available only by the grace of God through the blood of Jesus Christ. This free gift of salvation is offered to all who receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. (John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 2:6)

Death seals the eternal destiny of each person. When Jesus returns he will pronounce the eternal fate of each individual whether to heaven for those who are saved, or eternal separation from God.
(Acts 1:10-11, John 5:28-29, Daniel 12:2, 2 Corinthians 4:14