WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe God is at work in us, as well as through us, to positively impact our community, region and world.
Our Mission
The mission of Rolling Hills Community Church is to reach the world one person at a time, as we learn to think, love, and live like Jesus, and reproduce that in the lives of others.
Our Vision
Love God. Love people. These words summarize what Jesus said are the two greatest commandments. We believe God is calling Rolling Hills to actively demonstrate what this kind of love looks like. Therefore, over the next 5 to 10 years, we envision God will continue to transform Rolling Hills Community Church into a place where:
- Our faith family is challenged and equipped to be authentic disciples of Jesus who make more disciples where they live, work, and play.
- New generations of leaders whose hearts are deeply connected to God, His Word, His mission, and His calling for the church are identified, developed, and deployed.
- People of all generations, especially young adults and families, find encouragement, spiritual growth, and hope.
- Our campus is a community hub that meets the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of people in the SW Portland area so that they experience God’s love in a tangible way.
OUR BELIEFS
The family of Rolling Hills is a group of diverse people united in our commitment to reaching the world, one person at a time, as we learn to think, love, and live like Jesus, and to reproduce that in the lives of others. This means that we seek to be in real community together, where it’s safe to be known and walk alongside each other as we pursue Jesus together. When we are in genuine relationships with others who are being guided by Jesus, as revealed in the Bible, God transforms us. He takes what is broken in us and makes it whole. Then, as we experience our own love relationship with God, our heart for the needs of others cannot remain indifferent. As a church family, we are motivated to move toward the people and needs in our community with love and compassion. We believe God is at work in us, as well as through us to positively impact our community, region, and world.
Having a shared understanding of what we believe as a church, and having agreed upon which beliefs are essential to the gospel, central to formational discipleship to Christ, and important to our mission as a church, Rolling Hills holds to the beliefs found in this Doctrinal Statement. Our Doctrinal Statement is not an abstract intellectual exercise on paper and pixel. These doctrinal beliefs represent the root and fruit of a lived faith—a genuine whole-life relationship of love and union with our Maker, Savior, and Lord. Our mission to reach the world one person at a time as we learn to think, love, and live like Jesus and reproduce that in the lives of others is shaped by these beliefs. Our heart is that this Doctrinal Statement will not just guide our faith, but encourage, convict, inspire, and propel us to worship God with our whole lives.
Our Doctrinal Statement is separated into three sections:
Essential: Foundations of Christian Faith
We believe these foundational truths are essential in order to know who God is, who we are, and where we find our ultimate hope. These truths provide the basis for understanding the nature, character and eternal purposes of God, the image-bearing, yet sinful and fallen nature of humanity that separates us from God, and the good news of God’s redemptive plan through Jesus to reconcile sinners, establish his reign, and restore creation that offers hope and salvation to all people.
Central: Being Formed into Christlikeness
God’s work of salvation has continual impact as we learn to think, love and live like Jesus. Though this list is far from exhaustive, we believe God has given clarity on how we are to live and thrive as He transforms us into His likeness for His glory. All Rolling Hills members who aspire to step into positions of spiritual leadership are to aspire toward this life.
Important: Beliefs and Practices
We believe the Essential and Central doctrines of our faith are revealed by God to us in the Bible and are true. However, there are other important Beliefs and Practices about which Christians of good faith differ in their interpretation and application, while still handling the Bible with integrity. This being so, we believe we can still walk in unity towards God’s mission in our faith family with any follower of Jesus Christ who holds to the Essential and Central doctrines of our faith. Yet for the sake of unity, leaders and teachers within Rolling Hills are to know and accurately represent the following positions as stated below.