WHO WE ARE:

Saybrook Christian Church (SCC) is a non-denominational New Testament Church. Simply put, we are a church that believes that God’s Word is the sole authority for what we do and believe! We strive for unity among all Christians as Jesus prayed in John 17. We have no creed but Christ, the only creed required in the New Testament. We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God (I Timothy 3:16), therefore we accept as true the miracles of the virgin birth and the resurrection.

“In essentials: Unity. In opinions: Liberty. In all things: love.” Our foundation is built on Christ and His apostles’ teachings (Ephesians 2:19-22).

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OUR VISION:

To claim the township of Saybrook, Illinois for the Kingdom of Christ.

(This doesn't mean that we've effectively made everyone in Saybrook believe in Jesus Christ but instead that we've effectively brought the love, mercy, grace, and generosity of Jesus to everyone in Saybrook.)

 

OUR MISSION:

To love God; To win others to Christ; To edify and equip the faithful for service. (Matthew 22:34-40; Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 2: 42-44).

 

We strive to accomplish our mission by equipping our brothers and sisters to fulfill the ministries the Lord has called each of them into. These include spending time together on Sunday's remembering who Jesus is, what He did, and what He is currently doing. We learn from His teachings, and we strive to do the same kinds of things that He did during His own ministry here on Earth. 

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We believe that Jesus Christ is God the Son from eternity (John 1:1) and it is by His generosity, love, and power that we exist (John 1:3, Colossians 1:16) and are granted reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18) and reunion with our originally intended identity as Image Bearers of the eternal divine nature of God. 

 

The New Testament has only two ORDINANCES:

 

1. Baptism: A command from God (Matthew 28:18-20). This baptism is a believer’s baptism (Acts 2:38). It is by immersion only (Acts 8:36-39; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12)

2. Communion (Lord’s Supper): The early church observed this ordinance as often as they met (Acts 20:7), on the first day of the week, therefore we observe it weekly. We observe it as Paul taught us in 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26.

 

Admission into Christ’s Body (the church) is identical with the plan of salvation: 

 

1. Hearing God’s Word and believing in Jesus. (Romans 10:9-17; Mark 16:15-16; Hebrews 11:6)

2. Confessing your faith. (Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:10)

3. Repenting of your sins (Acts 2:38; Acts 17:30)

4. Baptism for the remission of your sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38-39; Galatians 3:26-27; 1 Peter 3:18-22)