Core Values

Our Core Values are the essence of our identity and support the vision

of our leadership and help shape our culture.


The Body of Christ here at OKC First is composed of members who believe that God’s mind about us is made up, and the news is GOOD. 


It is our intention to respond to this Good News of grace and love by extending grace and love to all. And so, we will make every effort to do no harm, to do good, and to stay in love with Jesus. We recognize it is only by the resources of God’s love that we are able to do no harm and to do good. Holiness, or Christlikeness, is both our journey and our destination, and a Holy life is possible only as we pursue companionship of- and participate with- the Holy Spirit.


Therefore, our gathered life together is marked by these practices:

We are a people listening for and eager to follow the lead of the Spirit of Christ. We are a people who pray; we immerse ourselves in Scripture; we are a sacramental people who gather every week around the Table; we believe faith is learned and expressed in relationship with others; we believe God to be healing and mending the world, making use of people like us; we believe that love has won, is winning, and will win.

 

Apostles creed

We believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

We believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
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,
is seated at the right hand of the Father, and will come again to judge the living and the dead.


We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.