Bold. Messy. Real.

We Love Jesus. We won't hide it.

We won't apologize for it. We won't be quiet about it.

We love people despite their messes.

We all have them and we're called to walk through them together.

We're not perfect and we don't fake it.

We're just real people who really need Jesus.

Meet The Team

Robert Hilson

Senior Pastor

robert@mynlc.org

Logan Chambers

Associate Pastor & Youth Pastor

logan@mynlc.org

Josh Hilson

Worship Pastor

josh@mynlc.org

Andi Pounsberry

Children's Ministry Director

andi@mynlc.org

Ronnie Rambo

Mission's Pastor

ronnie.rambo@mynlc.org

Brooke Jones

Head Tutor - NEWLIFE Tutorial

brooke@mynlc.org

Rebecca Thompson

Church Administrator

rebecca@mynlc.org

Ronny Settle

Production/IT Director

ronny@mynlc.org

What We Believe

We believe in the one and only God who created both the heavens and the earth is eternal, unlimited in power, unmatched in love, who created all things and holds all things together in heaven and on earth. This one God exists in unified essence as three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of whom is fully God, yet there is one God.

We believe the work of the Church is to usher in the Kingdom of God here and now. In this
pursuit, we believe that we will see believers empowered by the Holy Spirit to do the work of the
Gospel. Through the power of the Holy Spirit and the work of believers we will see the lost be
found, the broken be healed, and widows and orphans be cared for. By doing the work of the
Gospel the individual believer will become more like Christ. As a result, the believer will mature
and grow in their relationship with God and learn to be more intimate and open with Him.

We believe that humankind will exist forever, either eternally separate from God because of sin
or eternally with God because of His grace and salvation. We believe that heaven and hell are
real places, but we do not know what either of them looks like in their entirety. We also believe
that they are not the point of Jesus' story or the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We believe
that if getting into heaven or trying to escape hell becomes the point of someone's faith, they are
missing what Jesus commands in the Gospels: to love one another. If we only focus on eternity,
then our salvation and faith become all about us when Jesus desires that all receive this free
gift, and He has called us as believers to go reach the world with this good news, so they
receive His love too.

We believe that salvation is a gift given by God and is made available to every human being.
Through the story of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit’s prevenient grace, a person who is
fallen by nature can respond and choose to act in repentance and faith. In a personal response
and repentance, they should admit that they have sinned and rebelled against God, believe that
Jesus is the son of God and chose to die for the sins of the world and was raised from the dead
three days later by the power of God, and finally commit to making Him Lord of your life. We
believe that faith starts at the moment of salvation, and this faith will express itself through the
acknowledgment of Jesus as Lord and an identification with His Church.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Who was born of the virgin Mary through the power of the Holy Spirit, both fully God and fully man. We believe that Jesus, who lived a sinless life, was unjustly accused and sentenced to die, which He willingly chose so that humanity could be reconciled to God. He died on the cross, and three days later, He came back to life, defeating death and sin for all humanity past, present, and future. After Jesus' resurrection, we believe that He appeared to His disciples for 50 days, and then He ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us here and now. We believe that one day, Jesus will return in glory to usher in a new heaven and new earth where all of those who have faith in Him will be united with Him in glory for all eternity.

We believe the Holy Spirit is unified with the Father and the Son in nature and is God who is the advocate and administrator for all humanity. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, we experience God's presence, the conviction of sins, and the grace of God that is freely given to all people through the sacrifice and resurrection of the Son. We believe the Holy Spirit is always present, working to connect us further to the heart of the Father and the story of the son so that we can live in freedom from sin and become people who share God's love with the people around us.

We believe that humanity, male and female, were created in the image of God, and because of God's love for His creation, He allowed us to choose between right and wrong, making us morally responsible for our choices. But when Adam fell, it gave birth to sin, which corrupted who we are as human beings. Because of this original sin, humanity is hopeless in reconciling with God by their merit or righteousness and prone to evil and selfish desires. We believe we are all subject to sin, but we can reconcile with God because of Jesus, who gave His life and extends grace for all. Through this prevenient grace of God, we can turn away from our sin towards God to be saved.

We believe in the sanctity of marriage. Marriage in God’s eyes is between one man and one
woman. It is a covenant to each other before God and pledge to be united in marital love for the
rest of their lives. We believe that husbands should love their wives like Christ loves the Church
and wives should submit to their husbands out of reverence for Christ. We also maintain that it is
only in the bond of traditional marriage where sex and sexuality can be expressed and
permitted.

We believe that God perfectly and immutably created each person as either male or female, and
that these two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God
(Genesis 1:26-27). This means both men and women are unconditionally equal in essence,
dignity, and value but are distinct by divine design and serve complementary roles and
responsibilities inside of family, church, and society at large.