RCCG The Lighthouse Parish, Bury

General information

We welcome people by helping them experience a sense of belonging. One of our strength is our friendliness and ability to accept everyone, making them feel welcome.

Our church is a place of loving fellowship, a haven of hospitality.
We try to be as inclusive as possible and are mindful to ensure that there is no dominant culture apart from the Word Culture.

We allow people to come as they are; meet people where they are and help them grow from there to where they ought to be.
We help people receive courage and strength from God and then encourage them to celebrate this through thanksgiving and praise expressed through their testimony.

We’re passionate about the Bible because we know that God’s Word has the power to transform people’s lives.
We make sure that every sermon is rooted in biblical truth. We offer Bible studies and resources to those in our congregation.
We are committed to worship and help people connect with God through worship.

We encourage people to make a daily habit of reading the Bible and inviting the Holy Spirit to use its words to renew their minds.
We have designed our worship services with these principles in mind: worship is about what we give to God.
We worship God in spirit and in reality. Our worship of God is meaningful and grounded in the living Word of God.

It’s not a motion we go through; neither is it about a prop, but about giving oneself to another person (Jesus Himself) whom we exalt through our worship.
Our worship leads to the living Lord; and through worship, we connect with God’s Spirit.
We teach people to take advantage of every opportunity God gives them and to share the Gospel message.

We are committed to evangelism. We emphasise the importance of soul winning which is God’s heartbeat. We help people in our congregation learn how to share their faith effectively with unsaved friends, family members, co-workers, and others they know who need relationships with Jesus.
Through this, God’s kingdom becomes populated and Satan’s become depopulated.
We instead teach people to choose to live faithfully as a way of expressing their gratitude to God for the grace He has freely given them.
We’re mindful of God’s grace and we emphasise how God has done for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves. We help those in our congregation avoid the unhealthy extremes of either legalism (which is imposed obedience) or licentiousness (negative freedom).

We have a burning desire to see people go to heaven. We make it a top priority to help the people in our church learn more about heaven, and to live holy lives without which no man shall see the Lord.