Who is GHC?
Our Values
We are committed to living out the values of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to love God, love others, and share the good news of Jesus Christ. To recognize that we serve a real God, as real people, showing real love to our community and those we interact with.
Our Beliefs
We invite you to explore our beliefs and join us in our pursuit of living faith in boldness and passion.
The Scriptures Inspired
The Bible—both the Old and New Testaments—was inspired by God. It’s how God reveals Himself to us, and it’s our trustworthy and guiding authority for what we believe and how we live. The bible was verbally inspired by God and is a revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
1 Thessalonians 2:13
2 Peter 1:21
2 Timothy 3:15-17
1 Thessalonians 2:13
2 Peter 1:21
One True God
There is one true God, who has always existed and calls Himself “I AM.” He created everything and is the One who rescues and restores humanity. God shows us who He is through relationship—as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4
Isaiah 43:10-11
Matthew 28:19
Luke 3:22
1. The Adorable Godhead (Trinity)
The words ‘Trinity’ and ‘persons’ aren’t found in the Bible, but they help us explain what Scripture teaches about who God is. They give us language to describe the way Jesus talked about God—one God, not many gods or lords.
Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:14
John 14:16-17
2. Distinction and Relationship in the Trinity
Jesus showed us that within God there are distinct Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and He talked about them in relational terms. But how that relationship actually works is beyond what He explained.
Luke 1:35
1 Corinthians 1:24
Matthew 11:25-27
Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:14
1 John 1:3-4
3. Unity of the One Being of Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Accordingly, therefore, there is that in the Father which constitutes him the Father and not the Son; there is that in the Son which constitutes Him the Son and not the Father; and there is that in the Holy Spirit which constitutes Him the Holy Spirit and not either the Father or the Son. Wherefore the Father is the Begetter, the Son is the Begotten, and the Holy Spirit is the one proceeding from the Father and the Son. Therefore, because these three persons in the Godhead are in a state of unity, there is but one Lord God Almighty and His name one.
John 1:18
John 15:26
John 17:11
John 17:21
Zechariah 14:9
4. Identity and Cooperation in the Trinity
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are never identical as to Person; nor confused as to relation; nor divided in respect to the Godhead; nor opposed as to cooperation. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son as to relationship. The Son is with the Father and the Father is with the Son, as to fellowship. The Father is not from the Son, but the Son is from the Father, as to authority. The Holy Spirit is from the Father and the Son proceeding, as to nature, relationship, cooperation and authority. Hence, neither Person in the Godhead either exists or works separately or independently of the others.
John 5:17-30
John 5:32
John 5:37
John 8:17-18
5. The Title, Lord Jesus Christ
The appellation, "Lord Jesus Christ," is a proper name. It is never applied in the New Testament, either to the Father or to the Holy Spirit. It therefore belongs exclusively to the Son of God.
Romans 1:1-3 | 1:7
2 John 3
6. The Lord Jesus Christ, God With Us
The Lord Jesus Christ, as to His divine and eternal nature, is the proper and only Begotten of the Father, but as to His human nature, He is the proper Son of Man. He is therefore, acknowledged to be both God and man; who because He is God and man is "Immanuel," God with us.
Matthew 1:23
1 John 4:2 | 4:10 | 4:14
Revelation 1:13
Revelation 1:17
7. The Title, Son of God
Since the name "Immanuel" embraces both God and man in the one Person, our Lord Jesus Christ, it follows that the title, Son of God, describes His proper deity, and the title, Son of Man, His proper humanity. Therefore, the title Son of God, belongs to the order of eternity, and the title, Son of Man, to the order of time.
Matthew 1:21-23
2 John 1:3
1 John 3:8
Hebrews 7:3
Hebrews 1:1-13
8. Transgression of the Doctrine of Christ
It goes against what Jesus taught to say that He’s called the ‘Son of God’ only because He was born on earth or because of His role in saving us. The Bible shows that the Father has always truly been the Father, and the Son has always truly been the Son—this relationship is eternal. So denying that is basically denying who God is, denying the Father and the Son, and ignoring the truth that Jesus really came to us in human form.
2 John 9
John 1:1-2 | 1:14 | 1:18 | 1:29 | 1:49
1 John 2:22-23
1 John 4:1-5
Hebrews 12:2
9. Exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord
Jesus, the Son of God, paid for our sins Himself and now reigns at God’s right hand, with every spiritual power under His authority. Since He’s been made both Lord and Messiah, He sent the Holy Spirit so that, in His name, we would worship Him and declare that Jesus Christ is Lord—bringing glory to the Father. And in the end, when God’s plan is complete, the Son will place everything under the Father so that God will all in all.
Hebrews 1:3
1 Peter 3:22
Acts 2:32-36
Romans 14:11
1 Corinthians 15:24-28
10. Equal Honor to the Father and to the Son
Since the Father has delivered all judgment unto the Son, it is not only the express duty of all in heaven and on earth to bow the knee, but it is an unspeakable joy in the Holy Spirit to ascribe unto the Son all the attributes of Deity, and to give Him all honor and the glory contained in all the names and titles of the Godhead except those which express relationship (see Distinction and Relationship in the Godhead, Unity of the One Being of Father, Son and Holy Spirit , and Identity and Cooperation in the Godhead) and thus honor the Son even as we honor the Father.
John 5:22-23
1 Peter 1:8
Revelation 5:6-14
Philippians 2:8-9
Revelation 7:9-10
Revelation 4:8-11
Deuteronomy 6:4
Isaiah 43:10-11
Matthew 28:19
Luke 3:22
1. The Adorable Godhead (Trinity)
The words ‘Trinity’ and ‘persons’ aren’t found in the Bible, but they help us explain what Scripture teaches about who God is. They give us language to describe the way Jesus talked about God—one God, not many gods or lords.
Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:14
John 14:16-17
2. Distinction and Relationship in the Trinity
Jesus showed us that within God there are distinct Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and He talked about them in relational terms. But how that relationship actually works is beyond what He explained.
Luke 1:35
1 Corinthians 1:24
Matthew 11:25-27
Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:14
1 John 1:3-4
3. Unity of the One Being of Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Accordingly, therefore, there is that in the Father which constitutes him the Father and not the Son; there is that in the Son which constitutes Him the Son and not the Father; and there is that in the Holy Spirit which constitutes Him the Holy Spirit and not either the Father or the Son. Wherefore the Father is the Begetter, the Son is the Begotten, and the Holy Spirit is the one proceeding from the Father and the Son. Therefore, because these three persons in the Godhead are in a state of unity, there is but one Lord God Almighty and His name one.
John 1:18
John 15:26
John 17:11
John 17:21
Zechariah 14:9
4. Identity and Cooperation in the Trinity
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are never identical as to Person; nor confused as to relation; nor divided in respect to the Godhead; nor opposed as to cooperation. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son as to relationship. The Son is with the Father and the Father is with the Son, as to fellowship. The Father is not from the Son, but the Son is from the Father, as to authority. The Holy Spirit is from the Father and the Son proceeding, as to nature, relationship, cooperation and authority. Hence, neither Person in the Godhead either exists or works separately or independently of the others.
John 5:17-30
John 5:32
John 5:37
John 8:17-18
5. The Title, Lord Jesus Christ
The appellation, "Lord Jesus Christ," is a proper name. It is never applied in the New Testament, either to the Father or to the Holy Spirit. It therefore belongs exclusively to the Son of God.
Romans 1:1-3 | 1:7
2 John 3
6. The Lord Jesus Christ, God With Us
The Lord Jesus Christ, as to His divine and eternal nature, is the proper and only Begotten of the Father, but as to His human nature, He is the proper Son of Man. He is therefore, acknowledged to be both God and man; who because He is God and man is "Immanuel," God with us.
Matthew 1:23
1 John 4:2 | 4:10 | 4:14
Revelation 1:13
Revelation 1:17
7. The Title, Son of God
Since the name "Immanuel" embraces both God and man in the one Person, our Lord Jesus Christ, it follows that the title, Son of God, describes His proper deity, and the title, Son of Man, His proper humanity. Therefore, the title Son of God, belongs to the order of eternity, and the title, Son of Man, to the order of time.
Matthew 1:21-23
2 John 1:3
1 John 3:8
Hebrews 7:3
Hebrews 1:1-13
8. Transgression of the Doctrine of Christ
It goes against what Jesus taught to say that He’s called the ‘Son of God’ only because He was born on earth or because of His role in saving us. The Bible shows that the Father has always truly been the Father, and the Son has always truly been the Son—this relationship is eternal. So denying that is basically denying who God is, denying the Father and the Son, and ignoring the truth that Jesus really came to us in human form.
2 John 9
John 1:1-2 | 1:14 | 1:18 | 1:29 | 1:49
1 John 2:22-23
1 John 4:1-5
Hebrews 12:2
9. Exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord
Jesus, the Son of God, paid for our sins Himself and now reigns at God’s right hand, with every spiritual power under His authority. Since He’s been made both Lord and Messiah, He sent the Holy Spirit so that, in His name, we would worship Him and declare that Jesus Christ is Lord—bringing glory to the Father. And in the end, when God’s plan is complete, the Son will place everything under the Father so that God will all in all.
Hebrews 1:3
1 Peter 3:22
Acts 2:32-36
Romans 14:11
1 Corinthians 15:24-28
10. Equal Honor to the Father and to the Son
Since the Father has delivered all judgment unto the Son, it is not only the express duty of all in heaven and on earth to bow the knee, but it is an unspeakable joy in the Holy Spirit to ascribe unto the Son all the attributes of Deity, and to give Him all honor and the glory contained in all the names and titles of the Godhead except those which express relationship (see Distinction and Relationship in the Godhead, Unity of the One Being of Father, Son and Holy Spirit , and Identity and Cooperation in the Godhead) and thus honor the Son even as we honor the Father.
John 5:22-23
1 Peter 1:8
Revelation 5:6-14
Philippians 2:8-9
Revelation 7:9-10
Revelation 4:8-11
Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures describes:
His Virgin Birth
Matthew 1:23
Luke 1:3
Luke 1:35
His Sinless Life
Hebrews 7:26
1 Peter 2:22
His miracles
Acts 2:22
Acts 10:38
His substitutionary work on the cross
1 Corinthians 15:3
2 Corinthians 5:21
His bodily resurrection from the dead
Matthew 28:6
Luke 24:39
1 Corinthians 15:4
His exaltation to the right hand of God
Acts 1:9
Acts 1:11
Acts 2:33
Philippians 2:9-11
Hebrews 1:3
His Virgin Birth
Matthew 1:23
Luke 1:3
Luke 1:35
His Sinless Life
Hebrews 7:26
1 Peter 2:22
His miracles
Acts 2:22
Acts 10:38
His substitutionary work on the cross
1 Corinthians 15:3
2 Corinthians 5:21
His bodily resurrection from the dead
Matthew 28:6
Luke 24:39
1 Corinthians 15:4
His exaltation to the right hand of God
Acts 1:9
Acts 1:11
Acts 2:33
Philippians 2:9-11
Hebrews 1:3
The Fall Of Man
Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God.
Genesis 1:26-27
Genesis 2:17
Genesis 3:6
Romans 5:12-19
Genesis 1:26-27
Genesis 2:17
Genesis 3:6
Romans 5:12-19
The Salvation Of Man
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
Conditions to Salvation
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life.
Luke 24:47
John 3:3
Romans 10:13-15
Ephesians 2:8
Titus 2:11
Titus 3:5-7
The Evidence Of Salvation
The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit.
Romans 8:16
The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.
Ephesians 4:24
Titus 2:12
Conditions to Salvation
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life.
Luke 24:47
John 3:3
Romans 10:13-15
Ephesians 2:8
Titus 2:11
Titus 3:5-7
The Evidence Of Salvation
The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit.
Romans 8:16
The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.
Ephesians 4:24
Titus 2:12
The Ordinances Of The Church
Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by immersion, while not a requirement for salvation, is commanded by the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Saviour and Lord are called to be baptized. This is an outward sign on inward faith, a public declaration, and symbolic cleansing for a new life in Christ.
Matthew 28:19
Mark 16:16
Acts 10:4-48
Holy Communion
The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4), a memorial of his suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26), and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26), and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!"
The ordinance of baptism by immersion, while not a requirement for salvation, is commanded by the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Saviour and Lord are called to be baptized. This is an outward sign on inward faith, a public declaration, and symbolic cleansing for a new life in Christ.
Matthew 28:19
Mark 16:16
Acts 10:4-48
Holy Communion
The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4), a memorial of his suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26), and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26), and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!"
Baptism In The Holy Spirit
Every believer has the right—and the invitation—to expect and seek the gift God promised: the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, just like Jesus told us to. This was totally normal for the early church. When the Holy Spirit fills us, He gives us power to live out our faith, to serve others, and to use the spiritual gifts He gives us for ministry.
Luke 24:49
Acts 1:4
Acts 1:8
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth.
Acts 8:12-17
Acts 10:44-46
Acts 11:14-16
Acts 15:7-9
With the baptism in the Holy Spirit come such experiences as:
1.an overflowing fullness of the Spirit | John 7:37-39, Acts 4:8
2. a deepened reverence for God | Acts 2:43, Hebrews 12:28
3. an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work | Acts 2:42
4. and a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost | Mark 16:20
Luke 24:49
Acts 1:4
Acts 1:8
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth.
Acts 8:12-17
Acts 10:44-46
Acts 11:14-16
Acts 15:7-9
With the baptism in the Holy Spirit come such experiences as:
1.an overflowing fullness of the Spirit | John 7:37-39, Acts 4:8
2. a deepened reverence for God | Acts 2:43, Hebrews 12:28
3. an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work | Acts 2:42
4. and a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost | Mark 16:20
Initial Physical Evidence Of Baptism In The Holy Spirit
The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance.
Acts 2:4
The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues, but is different in purpose and use.
1 Corinthians 12:4-10
1 Corinthians 12:28
Acts 2:4
The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues, but is different in purpose and use.
1 Corinthians 12:4-10
1 Corinthians 12:28
Sanctification
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God.
Romans 12:1-2
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Hebrews 13:12
The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord."
Hebrews 12:14
By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command: "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
1 Peter 1:15-16
Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by the faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 6:1-13
Romans 8:1-2,13
Galatians 2:20
Philippians 2:12-13
1 Peter 1:5
Romans 12:1-2
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Hebrews 13:12
The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord."
Hebrews 12:14
By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command: "You shall be holy, for I am holy."
1 Peter 1:15-16
Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by the faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 6:1-13
Romans 8:1-2,13
Galatians 2:20
Philippians 2:12-13
1 Peter 1:5
The Church And Its Mission
The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn, which are written in heaven.
Ephesians 1:22-23
Ephesians 2:22
Hebrews 12:23
Since God’s purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshipped by man, to build a body of believers in the image of His Son, and to demonstrate His love and compassion for all the world, the priority reason for being of the Assemblies of God as part of the Church is:
1. To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world.
Acts 1:8 | Matthew 28:19-20 | Mark 16:15-16
2. To be the corporate body in which man may worship God.
1 Corinthians 12:13
3. To be the channel of God's purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son.
Ephesians 4:11-16 | 1 Corinthians 12:28 | 1 Corinthians 14:12
4. To be a people who demonstrate God's love and compassion for all the world.
Psalms 112:9 | Galatians 2:10 | Galatians 6:10 | James 1:27
Ephesians 1:22-23
Ephesians 2:22
Hebrews 12:23
Since God’s purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshipped by man, to build a body of believers in the image of His Son, and to demonstrate His love and compassion for all the world, the priority reason for being of the Assemblies of God as part of the Church is:
1. To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world.
Acts 1:8 | Matthew 28:19-20 | Mark 16:15-16
2. To be the corporate body in which man may worship God.
1 Corinthians 12:13
3. To be the channel of God's purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son.
Ephesians 4:11-16 | 1 Corinthians 12:28 | 1 Corinthians 14:12
4. To be a people who demonstrate God's love and compassion for all the world.
Psalms 112:9 | Galatians 2:10 | Galatians 6:10 | James 1:27
The Ministry
A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the fourfold purpose of leading the Church in:
1. Evangelization of the world.
Mark 16:15-20
2. Worship of God
John 4:23-24
3. Building a body of saints being perfected in the image of his Son.
Ephesians 4:11-16
4. Meeting human needs with ministries of love and compassion.
Psalms 112:9 | Galatians 2:10 | Galatians 6:10 | James 1:27
1. Evangelization of the world.
Mark 16:15-20
2. Worship of God
John 4:23-24
3. Building a body of saints being perfected in the image of his Son.
Ephesians 4:11-16
4. Meeting human needs with ministries of love and compassion.
Psalms 112:9 | Galatians 2:10 | Galatians 6:10 | James 1:27
Divine Healing
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
Isaiah 53:4-5 | Matthew 8:16-17 | James 5:14-16
Isaiah 53:4-5 | Matthew 8:16-17 | James 5:14-16
The Blessed Hope
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 | Romans 8:23 | Titus 2:13 | 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 | Romans 8:23 | Titus 2:13 | 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
The Millennial Reign Of Christ
The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years.
Zechariah 14:5 | Matthew 24:27,30 | Revelation 1:7 | Revelation 19:11-14 | Revelation 20:1-6
This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel,
Ezekiel 37:21-22 | Zephaniah 3:19-20 | Romans 11:26-27
and the establishment of universal peace.
Isaiah 11:6-9 | Psalms 72:3-8 | Micah 4:3-4
Zechariah 14:5 | Matthew 24:27,30 | Revelation 1:7 | Revelation 19:11-14 | Revelation 20:1-6
This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel,
Ezekiel 37:21-22 | Zephaniah 3:19-20 | Romans 11:26-27
and the establishment of universal peace.
Isaiah 11:6-9 | Psalms 72:3-8 | Micah 4:3-4
The Final Judgement
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Matthew 25:46 | Mark 9:43-48 | Revelation 19:20 | Revelation 20:11-15 | Revelation 21:8
Matthew 25:46 | Mark 9:43-48 | Revelation 19:20 | Revelation 20:11-15 | Revelation 21:8
The New Heavens And The New Earth
"We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness."
2 Peter 3:13 | Revelation 21 | Revelation 22
2 Peter 3:13 | Revelation 21 | Revelation 22