What We Believe

What is a NazaRENE?

Throughout the New Testament, the Son of God is known as JESUS THE NAZARENE.

Why was he called a “Nazarene,” you might ask? Well, let's just say it was NOT A COMPLIMENT.

Nazarenes during the time of Jesus were people from NAZARETH, a city in Northern Israel. Nazarenes were known as people who were UNWANTED, UNWEALTHY, and UNWORTHY.

That's who Jesus IDENTIFIED with; those are the people he sought out.

At LifeBridge, we are a Church of the Nazarene. In other words, we are a CHURCH FOR THE NAZARENE: for anyone who doesn’t belong anywhere, whom the world says is unwanted, unwealthy, unworthy, and simply "not-good-enough."

No matter who you are, or what you've done, or what you will do tomorrow...God loves you.

God believes you're WORTH DYING FOR. And so do we.

Purpose, mission, vision

a deeper look into Lifebridge

Purpose

LifeBridge exists to:

Embody Jesus & journey together through life.

mission

Our mission is to Encounter, Experience, & Build, and to help others do the same.

ENCOUNTER (the grace of Jesus) (Rom. 8:1, Eph. 3:16-21)

EXPERIENCE (transformation in Jesus) (II Cor. 5:17, Rom. 12:1-2)

BUILD (bridges to Jesus) (Matt. 28:19-20, Acts 15:19)

Pastoral Info

David Petersen

Pastor

David and his wife (Alisha) have two children, Micah and Brooklyn. They have lived in Rochester since February, 2020. Besides being called to pastoral ministry, David enjoys board games & card games, football & fútbol, music & math, as well as disc golf & tennis. Other of David’s interests include hearing people’s stories, sipping on Coca Cola (May - Sept) or Coffee (Oct - April), playing with his kids in the snow, and making homemade pizza.

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THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

This is the specific branch of Christianity that we IDENTIFY with and BELONG to.

Here are some specifics on what Nazarenes believe:

CHRISTIAN PEOPLE

(We follow Jesus.)

(We believe in the Bible.)

(We're not the only ones.)

MISSIONAL PEOPLE

(Jesus is bringing heaven to earth.)

(We get to partner with him.)

HOLINESS PEOPLE

(God is holy love.)

(We were made to reflect God's character.)

(We believe it's possible through Jesus.)

(For a full version of Nazarene beliefs, visit: nazarene.org/who-we-are/articles-faith)