What we believe

Dorchester Community Church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance, and as such is very comfortable with adopting their statement of faith. You can check this out through their own website on http://www.eauk.org

As a summary, you may find the notes below helpful regarding key beliefs and practises.

Beliefs

The Divine inspiration and entire trustworthiness of the Bible and its supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct. The full Deity and humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Saviour of mankind. This Jesus was begotten of the Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, died for our sin, was raised to life and is now seated in heaven. One day he will come again. Eternal salvation is through personal faith in the redemptive work of Christ.

We are aware that the above may sound very ‘wordy’ so if you would like to chat about these doctrinal issues further, please do contact us.

This year our teaching series has been looking further at what we believe, and you may wish to get hold of a tape of some of the subjects we’ve covered, such as the Bible, Prayer, the Trinity, Salvation being found in Christ alone, Jesus coming again, Baptism, Communion, and Reaching Out to Others. Please contact for further information.

Baptism and Communion >>more

We practise baptism by immersion of believers only.

We welcome anyone to share in communion with us, but recognise that it was Jesus followers who he told to remember him in this way. We break bread together as a reminder of Jesus body being broken. We take red grape juice as a reminder that his blood was shed for us, and this was necessary for ourselves to be able to be forgiven.

Church Leadership >>more

Spiritual leadership is in the hands of the Elders under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in accordance with the Bible.

Church Membership >>more

This is open to anyone who is a committed Christian and who sees Dorchester Community Church as their spiritual home. To find out more about why we have a formalised membership, and what it means to be a member of the Church, please click on this link. 

Note: We are aware that matters of doctrine can come across very 'wordy', so if you would like to know more about the above, and / or 'where the church is coming from', please do speak to one of the elders, or Contact Us

by 'phone on 01305 267171, e-mail or letter. Thank you.

The Future

The Dream
In a dream, I saw a building in a rounded shape all lit up and standing out from a dark background. The building was made of different shapes of bricks and stones. These bricks and stones themselves, were transparent, like glass, and were lit up from within. The building was incomplete. The “Builder” (who I sensed was Jesus) was standing by and placing bricks and stones into various gaps in the building. Next, I noticed faces of people in the bricks and stones; as I looked, these people jumped out of the building into the darkness all around. One by one they touched other people out in the darkness and brought these as bricks and stones and gave them to Jesus. As He took them, they too became transparent and lit up as He placed them into their slot in the building. The building was nearly complete. While watching this, I became aware that the Lord wanted me to share this dream with Roger before the AGM because Jesus wants us all to know that God is building His Church of people, and there is no time to lose. We must do everything we can to help Him build His Church of people. Make it our priority, and He will supply our needs for space in His way and His time. Trust Him.
Sally Holt

Our Vision

• To guard our relationship with Jesus and with one another
• To keep Church simple
• To keep doing what we do well
• To develop Ministries that focus on relationships
• To increase our influence in the Community
• To increase our working with other Churches
• To increase our profile in the Town
• To increase prayer
• To aim for excellence
• To analyse everything we do through the eyes of a non-believer
   

How well do you know your Bible? Try our online Bible Quiz >>more


 

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