Gathering Rhythms | We gather weekly for worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00a in the Sanctuary and Wednesday evenings at 5:30p for Family Feast.
Here with you, Westside! Since 1980
Vision Statement Servant’s Community Church envision a community of transformation, seeking Christ’s Kingdom, loving God and loving our neighbor.
Envisioning a community of transformation.
It is a phrase that starts our vision statement and it is the call Servant’s has been following since 1980. We believe that call is to move beyond the superficial and to share life together as a group of believers in ways that change us all. We believe that call is to join each other on a journey even when we aren’t sure where it is taking us. And we believe that call is to be a loving and serving community in a neighborhood so deeply loved by God that we can’t help but love it ourselves.
It is in that Westown neighborhood of Grand Rapids that Servant’s stands as a community where truly everyone is welcome to be transformed by a growing awareness of who God is and who God has created us to be. We come from many backgrounds, many situations, but in all our diversity we find ourselves woven together by one thread: Jesus, by all his words, by all his actions, by all the love of the cross, by all his victory over death.
As we follow Jesus we may not always know what God is calling us to do, but we are pretty sure of what kind of people God is calling us to be. People of hope, so compelled by the healing and justice, the grace and reconciliation of the gospel that we guide our lives by it. That is at the center of who we long to be as Servant’s Community Church, and we believe that everyone God calls into this community brings with them unique gifts and a unique role to play as we partner with that gospel work that God is doing in our midst.
Servant’s Community Church Welcome Statement
In response to the invitation from Christ to live in love and freedom,
We welcome all people to fully participate in this community:
At Servant’s Community Church, we believe each person is wonderfully made in the image of God, with distinctions and unique attributes that make the world more beautiful. Every person is beloved, gifted, and called to serve. Therefore, when it comes to participating and leading within this community, we make no distinction on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, or social and economic class. In this community, all people are encouraged to live fully into their created goodness.
To help encourage this authentic invitation, we work to practice the following postures:
We trust each other’s stories:
We are each a work in progress with varying perspectives on important topics. We seek to follow Christ’s command to love God and neighbor and do our best to be well-informed; yet we are each still learning. We trust that, apart from God, each person is the best source of knowledge regarding their own stories. We trust and encourage each other to listen to the Spirit, and we commit to a learning posture when personal stories are shared.
We take up each other’s causes:
When a member of this community suffers, we all suffer. When one of us celebrates, it is cause for all of us to celebrate! Therefore, we dedicate ourselves to one another’s well-being; offering support, showing care, and creating pathways toward a bright, just, equitable future.
We welcome transformation:
By committing ourselves to follow Christ's teaching, and living into these promises, we anticipate reflecting God's image even brighter than before as we continue growing into the people God has created us to be.