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About Us
Who We Are
Anchored in Christ Fellowship is a non-denominational fellowship dedicated fully to Jesus Christ. We are governed first and foremost, by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with the true, infallible Holy Bible.
God created human beings in his image in two embodied sexual kinds—male and female (Genesis 1:26-27). Marriage is between a male and a female. This statement does not give us the right to demean, demoralize, or disrespect any person. We love all people just as Christ loved us and all are welcome in our fellowship.
We observe Baptism by immersion, sprinkling or pouring water. However, any form of Christian baptism is recognized. We celebrate Holy Communion monthly as a regular part of Worship. We practice open Communion and any believer in Christ can participate.
Anchored in Christ Fellowship is not a business and will not be managed like one. Finances are for providing ministry and missions for our community and world. We support our congregation as well as others outside as we are able. We tithe off our income as God leads.
No formal membership process is required however formal acts of membership are welcome if so desired by individual preference. Attendance, participation, and tithing are considered acts of membership in our fellowship and the Treasurer maintains a database that records donations to support end of the tax year contribution statements.
Our Pastor and Leadership Team co-lead our fellowship in all oversight, decisions and administration. We gladly receive input from the Congregation; however, no voting or business meetings have any part in our governance. Our current Leadership Team and congregation will assist in worship services.
Meet Our Team
Led jointly by our Pastor and Leadership Team, we operate without business-style voting or formal bureaucracy. We simply follow Jesus, seek unity, and welcome input from our congregation as we minister together.
The Anchored in Christ Leadership Team consists of the following members.
- Rev. Dr. Donnie Bates, Pastor
- Noel Chapman, Leadership Team Chairperson
- Jamie Bosley, Treasurer
- Lila Crotwell, Co-Treasurer
- Tammie Bates, Secretary
- Jay Pittman, Long Range Planning Chair
- Michael and Annabelle Roever, Sound & Audio
- Deb Ravenscraft, Pianist
- Bill Austin, Guitarist
- Fred Ravenscraft, Worship Song Leader
- Scott Bosley, member at large
- Randy and Kathy Haupfear, members at large
- Sherlyn Chapman, member at large
- Mike Hipp, member at large
Our Beliefs
We believe in God the Father as Creator of everything, the Ultimate Master in all morals, principles and guidance being supreme over all things.
We believe Jesus Christ is the only means of salvation. Jesus is the Son of God, and Savior of humanity through His incarnate life as The Son of Man on Earth and in His death on the Cross, burial and resurrection.
We believe in The Holy Spirit as the divine presence and fullness of God in us leading, teaching, guiding and empowering us in our lives.
We believe the Bible is the supreme governing document. We believe that the life of the Christian should be in obedience to Scripture.
The Holy Bible is unchanging and completely authoritative. We believe in living Holy lives that separate us from sinful, worldly actions and beliefs. We refuse all things of this world through society, culture or other means which is disputing God's Word.