We are Northwood!  We are not a club!  We are a church – God’s church!  We are a community of followers of Jesus Christ, committed to pursue and share “Right Direction” living!  “Right Direction” is given to us by God through His Word and helps us to live blessed, fulfilled and growing lives!

We Are The People Of Right Direction!  God has given each of us a personal mission of sharing how every person can have a real and meaningful relationship with Him and of helping people to grow in that relationship.  God has given us a corporate mission of joining together to and working to accomplish His Great Commission!  We have to get Right Direction and we have to share it!

We Are The Place Of RIght Direction!  We are the “You Are Here!” spot!  A spiritual reference point for upstate South Carolina.  We help people to know where they are and how to get to where they need to go!  God has an awesome plan for each of us, so let’s jump in and get some great things done for Him!

I am a Christian!  I am a follower of Christ!  I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins and paid the price that I could not pay, so that I might have a forever and always relationship with God!  Colossians 3 says that I have been raised with Christ!  Because of all that Jesus has done for me – I am going to do my best to set my heart on things above, where Jesus is seated at the right hand of God.  Every time I set my heart on something here on earth, I end up getting frustrated and disappointed!  I am going to do my best to set my mind on things above and not on earthly things.  I can do this, because when I accepted Jesus, I died to my old self and old way of living and my life is not hidden in and with Christ!  When Jesus appears in glory – I will appear with Him!  So my life that I am living – I make the choice to live it in Christ – Who lives in me!

     Have you ever seen one of those maps at the rest areas that has a big arrow pointing to your location that says:  “You Are Here”?  This is exactly what God wants us to be as a church!  God desires for us to be a reference point for upstate South Carolina and the rest of the world!  God has taken me on a very interesting journey over the past several months, that has brought me right back to that “You Are Here!” spot.  This month we are going to be taking a look at some very important questions and answers that God has provided for us as a church.  Questions like:

WHO ARE WE?  We are the place and people of RIGHT DIRECTION!  We are a community of followers of Jesus Christ, committed to pursue and share “RIGHT DIRECTION” living.  We acknowledge that RIGHT DIRECTION is given to us by God through His WORD and helps us to live blessed, fulfilled and growing lives!

WHAT ARE WE DOING?  We are helping people to find RIGHT DIRECTION in life!  We are doing this by being a church that is:

· A point of reference for upstate South Carolina. 

· A community of faith that provides direction in love. 

· A ministry of equipping people to fulfill God’s purpose.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?  We are going outside of ourselves to reach inside of others!  We have a COMMISSION to share Jesus and the difference a relationship with Him can make!  We have COMMUNION and can experience God in real and relevant ways!  We have CHARACTER and are growing through obedience to God’s Word!  We have COMMUNITY in which we develop caring relationships that help to get us through life on this earth.  We have CONNECTION and enjoying giving of ourselves to make life better for everyone!

We Believe:  The Bible is God’s Word to us and is the foundation upon which we build and grow our lives!  Jesus is the only hope for a lost, broken and hurting world!  The Church is God’s agent for redemptive change, growth and fulfillment!  Every Christian is called and gifted by God to fulfill the Great Commission!  There is a RIGHT DIRECTION and it will change your life!