SPREADING OAK CHURCH

WELCOME TO SPREADING OAK CHURCH

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Thank you for taking the time to learn more about SOC.  I hope as you view our web site and visit our worship services that you will consider becoming an active part of our church. I would love for you to call  Spreading Oak Church your home.  There are Worship and fellowship  opportunities  for people of all ages and walks of life here at SOC. We are a growing church, with services designed to help believers develop in their faith and enjoy the abundant life thats available for them through Jesus Christ.

Our worship services and adult bible study are constructed so that believer's at any stage in their christian experience will understand and  grow each time they attend.   Our youth and children’s ministries are designed to equip our younger believers to become champions for God in life. 

So, if you are new to church life and young in the things of God, we would love to help you find your answers.  If you are a committed Christian who is looking for a place to mature in your faith as you serve others, you are welcome here. 

My prayer is that no matter where you are on your journey, you will feel right at home here at Spreading Oak Church. Each person who comes through our doors, regardless of where they are in life is important to us - because we are all important to God

OUR PASTOR

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 Pastor Edward K McCrary .........

 


 

 SPREADING OAK CHURCH was founded in 1939 and has been on Helen Street for 72 years.   A member of the Old Time Religion Group, Spreading Oak is a Multi-Cultural Non-Denominational, Holiness church.  We maintain the Wesleyan/Armenian Doctrine.
WE BELIEVE..........
  1. The supreme authority of the Word of God which stands written in the sixty-six books of the Holy Bible, all therein being divinely inspired by Almighty God and therefore without error or defect in the autographs.
  2. The one true God as Creator, Sustainer and Sovereign Ruler of the Universe, eternally existent in the Holy Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each with personality and deity.
  3. The Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, as manifested in the flesh through a miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and virgin birth, who lived a sinless life and then died on Calvary, making a full and satisfactory atonement for the sins of all men, rose bodily the third day, ascended into Heaven and is enthroned at God’s right hand as our abiding Intercessor.
  4. The Holy Spirit, dwells within the believer taking the things of Jesus Christ and applying them to man and to his salvation and service.  Assurance of personal salvation and the fruit of the Spirit are clearly distinguished from the gifts of the Spirit which are for the edification of the Church and which carry no guarantee of personal holiness or destiny.
  5. The special original creation of man in God’s image and likeness and the willful disobedience through which man became deeply fallen and tragically lost apart from God’s redeeming grace.
  6. The privilege and necessity of each person’s being made a new creature in Christ by the life-giving Holy Spirit, adopted into God’s family, and delivered from the penalty and practice of sinning. In this context sinning is regarded as known, willful violation of the will of God.
  7. The second definite work of grace subsequent to regeneration, accomplished by the baptism with the Holy Spirit, thereby purifying the heart from original sin and empowering for continuous growth in grace, victorious living and fruitful service.
  8. The possibility of forfeiting divine grace and being lost since persons are Christians solely by their willing response to the gracious call and enabling of the Holy Spirit. However, backsliders may be restored to their forfeited state of grace if they truly repent and return to the Lord in obedient faith.
  9. The Church as the living body of Christ, constituting all who are united by faith to Him as members of His body and who are under the commandment to love one another with pure and fervent hearts. .
  10. At the end of this Age, the return of Jesus Christ to gather His Church, to judge the world and to rule over all in righteousness.
  11. The everlasting blessedness of all who die in Christ and the everlasting pain and loss of all others.
  12. The obligation of all who are truly Christ’s to live righteously, joyously, and sacrificially, to endeavor to bring salvation to all persons everywhere, and to express compassionate love in ministering to every kind of human need.