Core Values

OUR CHURCH’S PURPOSE STATEMENT

“Preparing Disciples to Make an Impact for the

Kingdom of God Everywhere!” – Matthew 28:19-20

OUR CHURCH’S CORE VALUES

We value the Holy Scriptures as the complete, inspired, inerrant and authoritative Word of God in all we are to be and in all we undertake. (II Tim. 3:16-17)

We value the Supreme Lordship of Jesus Christ our Savior and therefore realize that our sufficiency is only in Him. (Col. 1:15-23)

We value strong, effective pastoral leadership committed to the spiritual development of the Body of Christ. (Eph. 4:11-16)

We value faithful and gifted preaching and teaching of God’s Word in a way that is relevant, biblically sound and theologically correct. (II Tim. 4:1-2)

We value the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the only way sinners can be saved and therefore are committed to being intentional regarding our outreach efforts. (Matt. 28:18-20)

We value the un-churched and lost souls and endeavor to go out of our way to foster a welcoming environment for everyone who walks through our doors. (James 2:1-13)

We value the community in which God has sovereignly placed us and commit to making a positive impact for Christ in our neighborhood. (Acts 1:8)

We value the biblical mandate of spiritual growth and maturity and therefore we are committed to providing multiple options for on-going, life-changing transformation in our congregants (disciples) through the discipleship process. (Acts 2:42-47)

We value the diverse spiritual giftedness of our congregants (disciples) therefore we are committed to the continual establishment of multiple ministries designed for the purposes of evangelism and discipleship within our congregation and our community thereby preventing anyone from bearing the burden of ministry alone. (Eph. 4:7-16)

We value worship experiences that are blended, dynamic, biblically correct & culturally relevant that bring the worshipper into a life-changing experience with the living God. (John 4:23-24)

Pastor’s Biography

Damone B. Jones, Sr., M.S., Senior Pastor

* Damone B. Jones, Sr., is the youngest of three children born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Boykin Jones of West Philadelphia. Pastor Jones is a deeply devoted

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Our Church’s History

After three years of much prayer and deliberation, on February 12, 1952, Dr. McKinley Gaither organized a Missionary Baptist Church in his home at 625 North 48th Street in Philadelphia. This newborn church

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Our Core Values

We value the Holy Scriptures as the complete, inspired, inerrant and authoritative Word of God in all we are to be and in all we undertake. (II Tim. 3:16-17)
We value the Supreme Lordship of
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