ABOUT US

Our Mission:

     Building Followers of Christ Who Share God's Love.

Our Vision:

     At Cape Coral First, we are committed to helping every person believe in Jesus, belong to a family, become a disciple and build His Kingdom.

 

Our Church Council meets regularly to pray and to put in place a vision plan for the church. This plan seeks to build from our strengths: worship, leadership, and small/study groups. It also seeks to transform our facilities so they are better equipped as venues for ministry as well as add new ways for our church to reach out into the community.

   In 2023 we are seeking to:

 

• Continue to develop Leadership.

 

• Continue to grow our Preschool (FELC)

 

• Align current ministries under the model:

   Reach -> Connect -> Grow -> Serve

 

• Grow our Prayer Ministry.

 

• Grow our Congregational Care Ministry.

 

• Continue to develop, and grow, our local and global partnerships.

What We Believe:

These Statements of Faith describe our core beliefs as a church. There is nothing new or controversial about them.

As you read through them, you’ll be able to see that they are in line with the historical Wesleyan theology. As Wesleyans, we believe in the authority of Scripture over all matters pertaining to our faith or conduct, and it inspires all our ministry decisions. Our theological analysis is derived from four key sources: (1) Scripture - our beliefs are rooted in The Bible as our foundational source; (2) Tradition - our doctrines are validated by Tradition (the historic teachings of the apostolic church); Experience - our doctrines are lived out through experience (truth should be vivified in the personal experience of Christians through the power of the Holy Spirit); (4) Reason - our beliefs are filtered through reason (all our beliefs can be defended “rationally”; there is no divorce between faith and reason.)

 

GOD

We believe in the triune God who exists in three persons; God the Father and Creator; God the Son who revealed himself to all humanity in the person Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer; and God the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, the Sustainer of life. All three are distinct, but inseparable, forming a perfect and eternal relationship of love. This relationship models love and community for us as followers of Christ.

 

 

Jesus Christ

Jesus is the eternal Son of God. He was both fully God and fully human and lived a sinless life, always loving perfectly. Through His death on the cross Jesus paid in full the debt of our sin, bridging the gap between God and humanity for everyone who believes in Him. He rose from the dead, ascended to Heaven and is the only mediator between God and humanity. It is through repentance and faith in Jesus that we receive salvation. He will come again to restore the whole Creation and fulfill God’s purpose of salvation, including the resurrection of the body and life eternal.

 

 

Human Destiny

God’s desire is to be in a permanent love relationship with every person. Because God gives us a free will, it is possible for us to accept or reject having a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The blessing of accepting God’s gracious offer is to live a life that is pleasing to God and a blessing for all those around us. We believe in the reality of Heaven and hell. When Jesus comes again, there will be eternal life offered to those who have accepted God’s gift of grace and will be in His Presence forever.

 

 

Baptism and Holy Communion

In the sacrament of baptism, we are initiated in the body of Christ, forgiven of our sins, and given new life through water and the Spirit. We practice infant baptism as a cleansing of the original sin and an act of prevenient grace, where parents, sponsors and congregation are all committing to help raise this child in the faith and teachings of Jesus. When we partake in Holy Communion, the bread and juice symbolize the body and blood of Jesus. His presence at the Table is real and spiritual. The sacrament of Holy Communion is open to any person who seeks to turn toward Jesus and experience His grace.

 

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, is present in the world reminding people of their need for God, nudging humanity to a relationship with God through Jesus, and empowering us to live a godly life where the fruit of the Spirit is made evident each day. The Holy Spirit is constantly providing comfort, strength, and encouragement. The Holy Spirit also enables us to understand and apply the Bible to our daily lives and gives us spiritual gifts to build up the church and do God’s mission in the world.

 

 

 

Salvation

The Good News we preach is God’s unmistakable pursuit of all people, urging them to enter into a new-life relationship made possible through Jesus Christ. Originally created to live in perfect harmony with God, we chose to go our own way and became separated from God. All of us have suffered the same fate of turning away from God, experiencing separation, and being unable to restore that relationship by ourselves. Salvation is an act of grace initiated by God, that can’t be motivated by human good actions. We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus, our Lord.

 

 

 

 

The Church

Once we begin a relationship with Jesus Christ, the next step is to be baptized and become a member of the Body of Christ — the Church universal. When we gather as a body, we do that for the purpose of worshiping, praying, encouraging one another, receiving the illumination of Scriptures, serving and loving each other, and our community, through our spiritual giftedness, sharing communion and baptism, and connecting people with Christ. The Church is not called to be a refuge from the world, but a powerful, Spirit-driven force God can use to make disciples and transform the world. All are welcome to be part of the Body of Christ regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, language or economic status. We are all one in Christ!

At Cape Coral First, our purpose is ‘building followers of Christ who share God's love.’

 

Our church seeks to build from our strengths: worship, leadership, and small/study groups.

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(239) 542-4051

 

4118 Coronado Pkwy

Cape Coral, FL 33904

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