More About ABC
Welcome!
“Our great desire is to honor God by loving Christ, finding life, joy and peace in Him. We invite you to join us in the greatest quest any person may undertake...‘to know and follow Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord!’”
ANKENY BAPTIST CHURCH MISSION – “To honor God by making disciples for Christ”
“We believe God’s purpose for Ankeny Baptist Church is to glorify God by loving Jesus Christ and our neighbors. Therefore, by God’s grace, we are committed to making disciples locally and globally.”
ANKENY BAPTIST CHURCH GOAL – The aim of our church is to “make disciples” (Matthew 28:18-20). A true disciple of Jesus Christ loves God, displaying that love by...
1. ...faith in & obedience to Jesus Christ!
2. ...humility before Christ and His Word!
3. ...a life transformed by Christ and His Word!
4. ...godly character that mirrors Christ!
5. ...fruitful witness for Christ and in making disciples!
Faith … Humility …Transformation … Godliness … Witness
What are our values?
We are a church that loves the gospel…Christ crucified for sinners like us!
We are a disciple-making church! From small groups to our worship celebrations all we do is focused upon “one thing” – making disciples!
We are a Bible-preaching, Bible-living congregation!
We are a Baptist church, holding the teachings of the gospel tenaciously, confessing the biblical doctrines held by Baptists through the centuries!
We are a fundamental church, separating ourselves to God to make disciples for Him!
We are worshiping church. We exalt Jesus Christ, honoring Him by in our preaching, in taking commitment to Christ seriously, in presenting music that is excellent.
We are committed to ministry to our community and world! Forty-seven missionary families, 7 active missionaries currently serving around the world from our membership attest to our worldwide vision to make disciples of every nation.
We are church being transformed by the Spirit. We are yet growing into the unity of the faith and will do so until Christ returns! We are “under construction!”
We are a church committed to biblical roles: Our Pastors lead, our Deacons serve, our Congregation decides, and all—Pastor, Deacons & Congregation does the work of ministry, all under the authority of Jesus Christ, the Great Shepherd and His Word!
We do the “work of ministry,” leading all—saved and unsaved alike—to faith and growing love for Christ!
