Our mission is to develop an intimate relationship with God, to lift up his Son, Jesus Christ, and be empowered by his Holy Spirit. As believers, we minister the love of Jesus as we encourage, equip and nurture each other and as we reach out to the lost, the hurting and the needy. As the church of Jesus Christ, we will grow together in faith and unity as we live in obedience to him.
Is. 61:1-4, Lk. 4:18, Matt. 28:19, Acts 1:8, Eph. 4:11-16
Rockville Fellowship, formerly Rockville Mennonite Church, was a church plant in the mid 1930's by another Mennonite church in our area of Central Pennsylvania. We are presently part of the Hopewell Network of Churches, www.hopewellnetwork.org,with both statewide and international churches. This network functions with an apostolic mindset to locally and globally advance Christ's kingdom together.
Rockville Fellowship's ministry has been and continues to be "to the least of these," plus much of our energies and efforts are about participating in and financially supporting missions both locally and around the world.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
- We believe in one God, eternally existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit Deut. 6:4, Heb. 11:6, Matt. 28:19
- We believe in Jesus Christ as God who became flesh, born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life, was crucified for our sins, was resurrected from the dead, and ascended, sitting at the right hand of the Father as the exalted Lord and head of the church. Jn 1:14, Heb. 1:1-6, Phil. 2-5-8, Rom 1:4, Col. 1:15-19
- We believe in the deity and person of the Holy Spirit, and his equipping ministry in the church today. Ezk. 36:26, Joel 2:28-29, Acts 1:4-5, 2:1-18, Jn 16:7-10; 16:13
- We believe that all scripture is the inspired infallible authoritative word of God. 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:20-21, Gal. 1:11-12, Prov. 30:5, Jn. 10:35, Heb 4:12
- We believe we are created in the image of God. Gen 1: 26-27, 31, Ps. 8: 5-6 Gen 3:8-9
- We believe we have been enslaved by sin from Adam's fall. Gen. 2 & 3, Rom. 1:21-32, Rom. 5-7, Ps. 14: 2-3 Rom. 3:12, Eph. 2:1
- We believe that Jesus Christ the Son of God is the only way to salvation. By faith we receive His gift of eternal life. Jn 3:16, Acts 4:12, 1 Jn. 4:14, 2 Cor. 5:19, Matt. 26:28, Eph. 2: 5-9, Rom 3: 20-31, Rom. 5, Heb. 2:14-18, Col. 2:13-15
- We believe the Church is made up of those who have accepted the gift of eternal life. Eph. 4, Acts 2, Acts 11, 1 Cor. 12:12-13, Gal. 3:26-29
- We believe the mission of the church is to spread the gospel to the world. Act 1:8, Matt. 28: 18-20, Mk. 1:15, 2 Cor. 5:14, Eph. 2:17-20
- We believe the water baptism of believers is a pledge of covenant with God. Rom 6:1, Matt. 28:19, Acts 1:22-24, 36-41, Acts 8: 26-39, Gal. 3:26-29, Col. 2:10-15
- We believe that through the Lord's Supper the church remembers its covenant with God and each other and participates in the life and death of Jesus Christ until he comes. 1 Cor. 11:23-32, 1 Cor. 10: 16-17, Lk. 22:15-22, Jer. 31: 31-34
- We believe it is God's will for Christians to refrain from violence in human relationships. We will follow Christ in the way of peace. Isa. 2:2-4, 11:1-9, Hos. 2:18, Matt. 5:8-12, 34-48, 6:14-15, 26:52, 1 Pet. 2:21-24, 1 Cor. 6:1-16, Rom. 12:14-21
- We believe Christ will come and again in glory to judge the living and the dead. Judg. 8:23, Mk. 1:15, Phil. 2:8-11, Rev. 11-15, 15: 3-4, 21-22, 1 Cor. 15:12-58, Jn. 5: 28-29, Matt. 10:28, 23:33, Matt. 9:43-38, Lk. 16-23