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The mission
of this church shall be to fulfill the commission of Christ, given to His
apostles, and incumbent on every generation of His church, to "preach the
gospel of the Kingdom of God as a witness unto all nations"; to "make
disciples of all nations," "teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you." This constitutes the primary goals of the church, and,
as such, represents the very justification and requirement for its
existence.
FURTHER, the goals of this church shall be:
(1) To conduct radio and/or television or other electronic media campaigns,
including the Internet on a continuing basis to further the message of the
church.
(2) To raise up local churches of converted and baptized believers as God
adds to His church through His calling as expressed by Jesus Christ who
said, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give
you rest" (Matthew 11:28) and "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and
drink" (John 7:37), and who said to His disciples, "Lift up your eyes and
look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest" (John 4:35), and
who inspired Luke to write, "And the Lord added to the church daily such as
should be saved" (Acts 2:47).
(3) To ordain and issue appropriate church credentials to fully qualified,
dedicated, and consecrated persons who meet the scriptural requirements for
the ministry, both as full-time pastors of the flock, or as local elders and
teachers, deacons and deaconesses, and to appoint other officers as required
by the church and specified in these articles for the fulfillment of all its
objectives, goals, and purposes.
(4) To publish, in any and every form required, the message of the church or
its affiliate institutions to the general public of all nations, and to the
membership of the church, or its fellow-laborers and supporters.
(5) To establish, at such time as God provides and His work requires, such
educative, cultural, and charitable institutions as deemed appropriate to
further the stated objectives, goals, and purposes of the church.
(6) To educate, instruct, encourage, inspire, and edify those added to the
church in all the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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