Mission Statement

Our mission is to deepen community inside our church and serve the community outside our church by loving God, reaching people, sharing lives, serving others and following Jesus.

Southwest is...

A church which:

• is a 21st-century fellowship of Jesus-followers.

• has roots in the 19th-century Restoration Movement.

• lives a 1st-century faith of simple New Testament Christianity.

A church with:

• worship that's fresh but still focuses on Jesus.

• Bible-teaching that centers on everyday living.

• the attitude that we're not "the only Christians, just Christians only."

A church that:

• works at reaching all ages — from the "greatest generation" to the youngest generation to future generations.

• wants to help every age grow in following Jesus.

• wants to help people build healthy relationships — in families, among friends, and with their Heavenly Father!

A church where:

• you'll discover a place to worship, grow and serve as you follow Jesus.

Southwest has ...

• An exciting Children's Ministry called "Praiseville" - just imagine VBS every Sunday!

• A growing Student Ministry for Middle School & High School led by our Student Minister & his ministry team.

• Numerous Adult Groups that range from "in-depth" to "hot-topic" to "need-related" Bible Studies.

• Opportunities to serve in 13 different ministries, including Missions Ministry, Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry, Care Ministry, Hospitality Ministry & others.

• A Praise/Worship Ministry that blends the freshest of the contemporary with the best of the traditional.

• "Good News you can use" every Sunday from our Senior Minister's sermons.

• A 20,000 square foot facility located at 7101 Trail Lake Dr. (Just off Brandingshire).

• A warm welcome when you visit and a place for you to join us in following Jesus.

Southwest believes ...

• in the fundamentals of the faith - the sovereignty of God (Eph. 1:9-12), the deity of Jesus (Col. 2:9), the authority of the Bible (I Tim. 3:15, 16) - but we do not call ourselves Fundamentalists.

• in the evangelistic command of Jesus (Mt. 28:19, 20), but we do not call ourselves Evangelicals.

• in the centuries-old, worldwide scope of the church (Mk. 16:15) - i.e., in its catholicity - but we do not call ourselves Catholics.

• in the ongoing work of the Holy Spirlt that began on the day of Pentecost (Acts2:1-4}, but we do not call ourselves Pentecostals.

• in baptism, as commanded by Jesus (Mk.16:16), practiced by the Apostles (Acts 2:38-41) and expressed in the New Testament (Rom. 6:3,4) as being the immersion of a repentant believer, but we do not call ourselves Baptists.

• that God has used many men, such as Martin Luther, John Wesley, Alexander Campbell, et al to reform, revive and restore the church, but we do not call ourselves Lutherans, Wesleyans, Campbellites, etc.

• that since the New Testament says that there is one name above every name (Eph. 1:21), that there is no other name by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12), and one name before which every knee will bow (Phil. 2:10), - i.e., Jesus Christ - it is fitting that those who have believed on (Jn.1:12), called upon (I Cor. 1:2), and have been baptized in His name (Gal. 3:27), be identified simply by the name Christian (Acts 11 :26).