Statement of Faith
Last Updated on Monday, 05 October 2009 16:22 Written by COI Monday, 05 October 2009 15:13
Christian Outreach International is an evangelical, international, & interdenominational Christian ministry using sports, music, drama, dance, witnessing & other vehicles as platforms to present the Gospel to all the world. Christian Outreach International believes in the essential & vital importance of the unity of the church. We recognize each member's Christian liberty to hold varying views within its established policy. The following is the basis of faith & doctrine of Christian Outreach International.
• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible & totally authoritative Word of God.
• We believe that there is one true God, eternally existing in 3 co-equal persons - Father, Son, & Holy Ghost.
• We believe in the personality of Satan, who is called the devil (Revelation 20:2).
• We believe man is totally unable to save himself & in his unsaved state is condemned before God.
• We believe in the deity of Christ & His virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, ascension, & personal return.
• We believe in salvation by grace alone through faith in Christ. Man must be born again by receiving Jesus Christ personally in his heart & confessing Him as Lord (Romans 10:9-10). Good works are a subsequent fruit of salvation.
• We believe in the Holy Spirit's present ministry in & to the believer enabling him to live a godly life & serve God effectively.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord JESUS CHRIST, who comprises the Church which is His Body, & its local manifestation, the local church.
Newsflash
August 9, 2010 - I led a team of 15 to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic the middle of July. We had great anticipation as we prepared and finally departed for our mission trip.
I had been to the DR before with COI and knew that the staff, housing and ministry were excellent. We were not disappointed at all. We had an incredible week of ministry.
Our ministry consisted of assisting two pastors in the area that have visions for their villages to provide schooling for the children in their area. Both villages had makeshift schools that were in process of becoming more stable. At the first school, we were able to build a new fence, clean up the schoolyard, tear town an existing building, spend time with the children and completely transform their facilities. We also purchased new chairs for the children that would be attending school.
At the second village which was even poorer than the first we continued this transformation. We completely landscaped their schoolyard, painted the entire school inside and out, built new walls inside the school in order to provide an extra classroom, spent time playing with the children and investing in young families.
One of the blessings we also experienced was attending a youth service at a retreat center. The teens at this camp had a tremendous love for God that was very evident. It was beautiful. We left this service knowing that we had been in the presence of God.
I have been in missions for 15 + years and I can say that this trip was one of the best mission trips I have ever been on. The staff were once again true servants and outstanding folks to work with. Our accommodations were first rate and the food was the same.
If you are considering taking a trip to the DR with COI, I would say do it, you will not be disappointed. Our team rated our experience a 12 out of a possible 10. That is how much we enjoyed our time in this amazingly beautiful and yet poverty stricken country. --- SW, Canada
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