About The Village Church
Hello and welcome!
You've stumbled upon the online home of The Village Church in Hamilton, OH. We're glad you found your way here! Since you've obviously come to the "About Us" page, you probably want to know what makes us tick. Below is a small sample, but you can also learn more about The Village by checking out our mission and vision, core values, beliefs, and the ways you can connect with us.
Who We Are
We are a community of broken, sinful people who have found forgiveness, freedom, and purpose in the good news of Jesus. Together we encourage each other to carry out the mission of the church: to LOVE the Lord and our neighbor, LIVE out the Scriptures, and MOVE to engage our culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Village isn't the church in town, but it's certainly a church that loves Jesus, the Bible, and our city.
What We Love
Jesus
What defines us as Christians is Christ. The Village loves God above all things and lifts up Jesus as our only hope, ultimate joy, and perfect Savior. At the center of everything we do and say is the gospel: the good news that Jesus lived the life we should've lived, died the death we should've died, and freely offers us the eternal life, peace, and joy that we can't get on our own.
The Bible
What we know about Jesus, we know from the Bible. The Village teaches, preaches, and submits to the whole Bible - Old and New Testaments, easy and difficult passages, practical commands and theological truths - because we believe the whole Bible is the very word of God. We care infinitely more about what God has to say than anybody else says, and so we strive not to pack our ideas into the Bible, but rather unpack God's ideas already contained in it.
Our City
When we love Jesus and the Bible, we're driven to love our city because we already know how much we're loved. Hamilton is our home, its people are our neighbors, and its renewal is our aim. We want to serve people, bless people, connect with people, and invite people into God's work of restoring heavy hearts and creating new life in an old city.
What We Do
Gather
We don't go to church. Rather, we gather as the church throughout the week. The church is simply a committed body of believers who have bought into a common mission and live together in community - not just for a couple of hours on Sunday morning, but seven days a week. Community groups - pockets of people who live openly and authentically with one another - gather once a week in fellowship, devotions, and service to foster those relationships among a smaller circle of folks.
Scatter
Ultimately, we gather together on Sundays, Wednesdays and other times throughout the week so that we can scatter throughout the city and into our daily lives. By regularly gathering as the church, we refresh, refuel, and refocus one another so that we can engage people - from strangers on the street to our best friend - with the same love, grace, and mercy that we have been shown by Jesus.
