NEXT STEPS
Ready to call VCC home? Our Mission is Making, Maturing & Mobilizing Apprentices of Jesus. We are passionate about seeing people come to know Jesus, grow to become like Him, and participate in the world the way He would. We believe that happens as we learn God’s story, deepen our connection to His Spirit, and develop engaging and meaningful relationships in our communities.
Here are a few next steps for you to prayerfully consider:
Be Baptized
Become a Member
Join a comGroup
Sign up to Serve
Baptism
Baptism is meant to mark the beginning of our journey as Christians because it is a promise from God (think of a wedding ring) that commemorates our becoming a member of the church, Christ’s beloved bride. It is a powerful sign and seal of the promise of salvation that we have in Jesus. That is why we like to say that the sacraments are “visible declarations of good news.” When we witness a baptism, we are witnessing someone dying with Christ to their selfishness and rising again to a new life of serving God and others (Romans 6:4).
If you a new Christian or have never been baptized, then this is a great next step in your walk. Click below to find out more and to sign up to participate in the next baptism class.
Membership
Become a Covenant Member and partner with us to bless the Tri-Valley though the leading of the Spirit. Christians are not lone rangers, but covenant members: members of the body of Jesus Christ who has drawn us into His covenant embrace. Covenant Membership, or simply church membership, is faith incarnate: individual faith lived out in the corporate body of Christ. As a body we have different roles, but when one of us hurts, we all hurt (1 Corinthians 12:12). We are not club members, but family members who are accountable to care for one another (Matthew 12:49-50). We have one Spirit, one Father, and one Elder Brother: Jesus Christ. We belong to Him and therefore to one another.
Find out more about membership below.
Join a comGroup
comGroups gather together to share meals, learn God’s word, pray, sing, care for one another, and serve the marginalized. In other words, comGroups are small, diverse groups of people that are pursuing the Jesus life together.
SERVE OTHERS
We believe everyone can make a difference, and everyone has something to offer. There are many different ways for you to get involved and serve together. We are never more like Christ than when we are serving. We recognize that each person has been shaped for service. We can’t grow without serving and we cannot serve without growing.