Serve The City is a coalition of 38 congregations and
10
non-profit ministries who have agreed to bring resources
together to serve the city. When we say “city” we mean ‘the city
behind your address.’ (The 38 congregations represent 29
different faith traditions; each tradition has their own unique
Statement of Faith.)
Serve The City (STC) is both a
noun and a verb. It is our name and it is our intention.
Beginning in 1998, we have served together in over 50 different
serve the city efforts. We believe one significant way we can
serve Jesus Christ is by serving the needs of our cities.
In the Old Testament portion of
the Bible there is a verse that begins with “Seek the welfare of
the city where I have sent you….” The Church has a living
mandate from the Lord to be a blessing to our communities and
neighborhoods, to actually "seek the welfare’ of the cities we
live in.
Our common Statement of Faith is
called The Lausanne Covenant (LC). The LC was signed by national
church leaders from 150 nations in 1974 in Lausanne Switzerland
. The North American Lausanne Committee came into being after
The Lausanne Conference in 1974; in 1992 they changed their name
to The Mission America Coalition. STC is affiliated with the
Mission America Coalition which has leadership from over 80
denominations and 450 national non-profit ministries.
Please note: We do not consider
ourselves to be the only true followers of Jesus Christ in this
region.
