Our Mission
To help people who struggle with faith live like Jesus Christ forever.

What We Believe
The statements of faith below, which are centered in Christ and supported by Scripture, are our beliefs as a church. There are many issues on which churches hold differing views. Gray issues about which the Bible is silent are left to individuals to decide on their own. On these issues SouthBrook takes no official position.

God is a community made up of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
This statement of faith is about the importance of living in community. While the Trinity is mysterious, think of it as God living in community with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. While He walked the earth, Jesus lived in community with his disciples. To that end, SouthBrook seeks to make it easy for people to connect with others in small community groups (10 - 12 people who meet regularly for prayer, Bible study, service and fun) where life change is most likely to happen. Scripture Support

Jesus is God graciously and truthfully showing Himself to our world.
There are many facts that point to Jesus’ claim to divinity. One of the acid tests of a belief is its effectiveness. Does it work in practical daily life? Skeptics have tried to explain Christianity away as a delusion, a psychological quirk, but the bottom line is it works. The transforming power of the resurrected Christ has positively influenced people's lives for centuries. Scripture Support

The Bible is God’s complete guidebook for living like Jesus forever.
The Bible claims to be the inspired word of God and there is compelling evidence to back up that claim. SouthBrook’s top priority is to communicate the Bible’s relevance to our everyday lives using transformational teaching. In other words, our goal is not to “feed” people, but to make them hungry to know more, because that’s the way Jesus taught. Scripture Support

God in us gives us the power to live like Jesus forever. We grow by living authentically with God and with each other.
Authentic community with God, as well as with others, is what makes it possible to live like Jesus. The ability to live like Jesus happens when you apply relevant teaching (applying God’s Word to your everyday life), seek out providential relationships (intentionally seek community with others), practice private disciplines (such as prayer or Bible study), endure life changing circumstances (the good and bad things that happen in life) and develop a personal ministry (discover how you can best serve God and others). Scripture Support

Being with God forever or without God forever is our choice.
Heaven and hell are really about God giving us in eternity what we desired on earth.

Jesus described heaven as a vast community of people who loved and served Christ on earth, forever released from the ravages of sin, with no more sorrow, death, disappointment, guilt or remorse.

Jesus also described hell. He said there would be utter darkness (isolation, separation), intense fire (discomfort) and gnashing of teeth (extreme remorse). In hell unbelievers will experience what they spent a lifetime attempting to experience on earth: a life of total separation from God. God doesn't hurl people into hell; people choose it.

SouthBrook’s mission is to help people who struggle with faith live like Jesus Christ forever. We want to help all people, whatever their background or experiences, learn to live and love like Jesus Christ. Scripture Support

God designed His church to serve the world and make His presence real in it.
Jesus challenges us to reorient our "me-first" mindsets to a servant mindset. When we live with a servant’s mindset, when we make Jesus’ presence known in practical ways, the church becomes a powerful, unstoppable force for change in the local community and around the world. Scripture Support