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Our vision:
Connecting people to the Lord
Jesus Christ as His disciples.
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We believe:
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that the Bible is inspired by the Lord God and
is accurate, has authority and applies to our
daily lives.
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that there is one God and Creator of all
things. He exists in three persons – God the
Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
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that God is loving, just and holy.
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that Jesus was born of a virgin, Mary.
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that sin has separated us from God and His plan
for our lives.
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that Jesus as God and man is the only way back
to the Father.
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that Jesus died on the cross and rose from the
dead on the 3rd day to take away the
penalty for sin.
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that we must ask God for forgiveness of our sins
through Jesus and walk in God’s ways.
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in the necessity of being water baptised and the
importance of being baptised in the Spirit,
evidenced by speaking in tongues.
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that if we allow the Lord to equip us, we can
achieve His purpose by finding our place in the
local church and reaching out to others in the
community.
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that in church services we should have freedom
in worship and see the gifts of the Holy Spirit
working.
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that God loves us and that God has a great plan
for our lives (although Christians do experience
pain and difficulty in life as well as joy and
victory) and that we in return should love Him
because He first loved us.
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that if we obey the Lord Jesus Christ, we will
live eternally in heaven.
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that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming to earth
again just as He promised.
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History:
The church began in 1975 when Keith and Deenie
Rensford were called to Shepparton from Waverley
Christian Fellowship in Melbourne (now CityLife).
They began meetings in Knight Street, Shepparton
with their own family and a few prior contacts from
Euroa.
As the church grew, public meetings began at various
rented premises over a 25-year period, much of which
was spent at Gowrie Street Primary School and
Shepparton High School. The present building was
first occupied in 1999.
The church has a history of involvement in the local
church community, initiating and hosting various
inter-church crusades, youth events, regular monthly
combined church nights, weekly pastor prayer times
as well as much participation in the secular
community.
The vision has always been outreach, both locally
and into the nation of India in supporting a
children’s home and local pastors. G.V.C.F. has
also raised up and sent out other church ministries,
founding the Euroa Christian Fellowship in 2002.
Presently the church is affiliated with Ministers
Fellowship International. See
www.mfi-online.org for more details.
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