About Us — Meadows Church

**Chris Lanier, Pastor**
Chris is fascinated by Jesus and his life-changing ideas of love and forgiveness. He truly believes that Jesus offers hope to a broken world through the local church, and has devoted his life to share this good news! He and his wife Jeslyn, along with their four children, absolutely love God’s beautiful creation here in Colorado! Chris loves teaching God's Word, wrestling with difficult questions, and is passionate about making disciples of Jesus through relationships. This is why Small Groups are so important at Meadows Church. Chris has his BA in Christian Ministry & Theology from Leavell College and has served in a variety of pastoral roles over the last 15 years.

V I S I O N

Following Jesus Together

M I S S I O N

Making disciples of Jesus through relationships

V A L U E S

Worship- We passionately lift praise to our God who is worthy

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the lord is good. his unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. Psalm 100

Justice- We work to bring healing to the world around us

The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him [Jesus]. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: “The Spirit of the lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim the captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the lord’s favor has come.” He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” Luke 4:17-21

Community- We walk beside one another in love and unity

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does it own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Ephesians 4:15-16

Baptism- We celebrate new life in Jesus through believer’s baptism

Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20

Communion- We remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us on the cross

For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people- an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

W H A T W E B E L I E V E

What we believe has been handed down to us from Christians who came before us. We don’t get to make up Christianity as we go; it is a received faith. We believe what the church has confessed from the beginning. The simplest summation of these beliefs can be found in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.

The Apostles’ Creed

 I believe in God, the Father Almighty, 
Creator of heaven and earth. 
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. 
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
And born of the Virgin Mary. 
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, 
Was crucified, died, and was buried. 
He descended to the dead. 
On the third day he rose again. 
He ascended into heaven, 
And is seated at the right hand of the Father. 
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, 
The holy Christian Church, 
The communion of saints, 
The forgiveness of sins, 
The resurrection of the body, 
And the life everlasting. Amen.

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.