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History
and Vision
Ammanford
Evangelical Church began 30 years ago. Right from the start there
have been 3 key qualities to the church. Weekly Bible teaching, close
community, and reaching out. As the years have gone by we have met in
many rented buildings around Ammanford on a Sunday. Many who are in
the church today became Christ followers in some of those rented
buildings. But in the nineties we decided to have a place of our own
and so converted an old basement (now called the Cellar). We use this
for all our children and youth work. Many have become Christ
followers through the work there, including the current Pastor. As
the church has grown we embarked on a larger building project and so
now meet on Wind Street in our own building. Just like 30 years ago
though, we still have 3 central emphasis: Weekly Bible teaching,
close community, and reaching out.
Our vision can
be summed up like this:
Making and
maturing Christ followers in Ammanford and Area and to all nations.
Our vision
demonstrates that:
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We want to
'make' Christ followers. That is, see people's lives transformed as
they meet the living God through Jesus.
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Our desire is
for growth - 'Maturing'. We want people to grow in Christ. To know
him more.
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Its all about
Christ. We want to be 'Christ followers'. Not tradition followers,
law followers, fad followers, or blind followers. We want to follow Jesus.
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Our specific
aim is Ammanford and Area. That is our focus. We don't want to steal
from other churches - we want to build Christ's church here in
Ammanford and Area.
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We worship an
International God. As a local church we have a part to play in world
mission. Supporting, praying and sending.
Our guiding values:
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To seek to
pioneer rather than settle
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To choose the
best from various church traditions
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To be open
continually to what God is showing His people
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To be trustees
and guardians of the unchanging Christian message
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To encourage
and develop an all member body ministry
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To be honest
and relevant in our claims and communications
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To be
committed to excellence
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To reach out
to the local community |
