About Us
ABOUT US
Countryside Fellowship Story
Countryside Fellowship has a vision of creating a place where worship is an act of the heart, soul and mind. A place where the people we are reaching out to feel at ease. A place of spiritual comfort for the weary. A place where those who have fallen find a hand to help them up.
If you are looking for a home church in Decatur that teaches from Bible and supports each other through fellowship and prayer, then we invite you to come as you are to Countryside Fellowship Church.
ABOUT US
What we believe
The Scriptures
We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men supernaturally inspired; that it is truth without any admixture of error for its matter; and therefore is, and shall remain until the end of the age, the only complete and final revelation of God to Man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.
The True God
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent spirit, the maker and supreme ruler of the heaven and earth, inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that He was active in the creation; that in His relation to the unbelieving world He restrained the evil one until God’s purpose is fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, of judgment, and of righteousness; that He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel in preaching and testimony; that He is the agent of the new birth; and that He seals guides, witnesses, sanctifies, and helps the believers.
The Freeness of Salvation
We believe in God’s electing grace that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the Gospel; which rejection involves him in an aggravated condemnation.
Baptism & The Lord’s Supper
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with the authority of the local church to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem of our faith in the crucified, buried, and resurrected Savior with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life; that is a prerequisite to the privilege of a church relation and to the Lord’s Supper in which the members of the church, by the sacred use of bread and wine, are to commemorate together the dying love of Christ, preceded always by careful self-examination.
The Resurrection & Return of Christ
We believe in and accept the sacred Scriptures upon these subjects at their face and full value. Of the Resurrection, we believe that Christ rose bodily on “the third day according to the Scriptures”, that He then ascended “to the right hand of the throne of God”; that He alone is our “merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God”, “that this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven” — bodily, personally, and visibly; that the “dead in Christ shall rise first”; that the living saints “shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump”; “that the Lord shall give unto Him the throne of His father David”; and that “Christ shall reign a thousand years in righteousness until He put all enemies under His feet”.
REASONS TO CHOOSE US
Deep Dive Into Our Beliefs
We are committed to sound Biblical theology.
Talk with Our Staff
New to Countryside Fellowship or been attending for a while? Come as you are! Regardless of how little or long you have been with us, we want to talk with you! Things like your faith journey, questions you may have about Sunday’s sermon, prayer requests for changes in your life, or even just to say hi – these are all important to us.