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History of The Mountlake Terrace
Church of Christ

May 13, 1956 was the first Sunday that the Mountlake Terrace Church of Christ began its ministry in south Snohomish County with twenty-nine visionaries. The inaugural Sunday assembly in our present facility was in March of 1975 was celebrated by over 200 attendees. Our first fifty years have illustrated an active participation in God’s Kingdom Story in Northern Puget Sound with three church plants (Woodinville, Marysville & Monroe). Additionally, we have supported international missions in the Philippines, Africa, Latin America and New Guinea. The legacy of the first fifty years of the Mountlake Terrace Church of Christ was to positively impact the spiritual journeys of thousands of people.

Our denominational roots can be found in the American Restoration movement of the early 19th century, but our spiritual heritage parallels first century Christianity that is as described in the Bible. Our core beliefs are centered on the inspired version of God’s Kingdom Story that is told in the Bible. The Kingdom Story is all about God’s love and His desire to reclaim His creation. The ultimate proof of God’s love was His graceful and merciful gift of Jesus Christ, in whom our restoration will transpire. Jesus’ part of the Kingdom Story was to fulfill the redemptive mission of God. God has invited us be part of His mission by joining the Kingdom Story.

As we begin our second fifty years, we still hold to the tenets of our faith and our mission: We believe that each Christian has a call on their life to live out their individual faith story as part of God’s Kingdom Story. We believe our purpose is to continue to be an active part of God’s Kingdom Story as we demonstrate God’s love to our community. And we would love to have you join us in God’s Kingdom adventure.

 

What We Believe

The following is not intended to be an official creed of the Mountlake Terrace Church of Christ, nor in any way an exhaustive summary of the things that we hold to be true. Instead, it's a basic idea of our teaching for those interested in knowing more about our basic beliefs. We're convinced that the Bible itself is the inspired statement of faith for Christ's Church and that anything written by us should be measured by the Word of God.

The central focus of our faith and life is the God of the Old and New Testaments. He is the creator of all things and sovereign ruler of the universe (Genesis 1:1, 26-27). He has eternally existed in three distinct persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three co-exist as the one and only God. (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14) The Father sent his only Son, Jesus, to live a sinless life on this earth and to pay for our sins by dying on the cross in our place. Then, he was raised from death to demonstrate the power of God over death. It is by the grace of God through Jesus Christ that we are saved. We believe there is not other name but Jesus by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). This same God makes available to us his powerful and comforting Holy Spirit.

All people must decide for themselves whether they believe the message of Jesus and are willing to put their complete trust in Him. Our Christian faith focuses on, and responds to, Jesus Christ and what he has done to save us by means of His life, death, burial, and resurrection. An integral part of our faith response is baptism by immersion for the forgiveness of sins and to receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). Baptism is a public declaration of one's faith in God and the beginning point for one's newness of life in Jesus Christ.

As a church, we believe we are the body of Christ in this community. As this body, we are dedicated to imitating Jesus collectively and in our individual daily lives. We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to make a difference in every area of our lives. We gather as a church to praise God, to encourage one another, and to share the good news of Jesus Christ!

We learn about Jesus and God's love for humanity primarily from the Bible. We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and is to be used for instruction, encouragement, and training (II Timothy 3:16-17). The Bible is God's authoritative revelation of his will for us. The Bible is our primary resource and the sole source of God's inspired revelation of how we must live. Jesus is our Savior and model.

Salvation
All people have sinned and as a result are separated from God and eternally lost. To be saved is to be forgiven of sin and to receive eternal life in heaven rather than the condemnation of hell (Luke 24:47; John 3:16-18; John 5:28-29). Salvation is a free gift from God in that it cannot be earned or achieved through good deeds or self improvement. God extends salvation to believers as an act of grace and mercy paid for by the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:26-28). Salvation, which includes the forgiveness of sins and eternal life are only available to those who trust Jesus Christ as Savior (John 8:24).

Those who accept and believe that Jesus is Lord should:

 
 

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