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ABOUT US

First Alliance Church is a community of believers. What does that mean, the word community? We believe that together in fellowship we grow closer to God and one another. The bible speaks about iron sharpening iron. We believe that together we grow stronger. We are a community of believers. 

 

First Alliance Church strives to be a church without walls. Jesus calls for us to go outside the walls to reach the lost and the broken. It is there that the lost will be found. First Alliance Church makes an effort to be like the church from the book of Acts, to see our city changed.

 

First Alliance Church highly values our relationships with one another. We look to grow through fellowship, and ultimately growing closer to God. We value the word of God, and the leadership of the Holy Spirit. We look to extend grace to all of the lost and broken, and lead those with no hope to the hope of Jesus Christ.

WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION

We're committed to being a Christ-centered, multiethnic family that is inspiring greater devotion to God, inviting everyone into God's family, and impacting our world with the hope of Jesus Christ.

OUR VISION

We're committed to being a movement of Christ-followers that is multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches that carry the life-transforming presence of God into all the world.

OUR VALUES

We seek to embody these seven Core Values in all aspects of our community life.

Our Seven Values

OUR HISTORY

125 Years of Sharing Christ in Columbus

  1. Founded in 1897 by a small group of families who heard about the deeper life in Christ and the desire to share Jesus with the least reached people around the world of the Alliance.
  2. The first building was on Third Avenue in what is now the Short North area of Columbus.
  3. Moved a few more times, until building the current campus in Northwest Columbus in 1971.
  4. Refreshed vision to make disciples of all ages and all nations, equip and send out new leaders, and plant new churches.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Section 1.1. There is one God (Deut. 6:4), Creator of all things (Rev. 4:11), who is infinitely perfect (Matt. 5:48), existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19).


Section 1.2. Jesus Christ is the true God and true man (Phil. 2:6–11). He was sent by the Father (John 20:21), conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin, Mary (Luke 1:34–38). He died on the cross, the Just for the unjust (1 Pet. 3:18), as a substitutionary sacrifice (Heb. 2:9), and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood (Rom. 5:9). He rose from the dead according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:3–4). He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest (Heb. 8:1). He will come again to establish His Kingdom of righteousness and peace (Isa. 9:6–7).

 

Section 1.3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person (John 14:16–18), sent to indwell, guide, teach, gift, empower, and bear His fruit in every believer (John 16:13; 1 Cor. 12:4, 11; Acts 1:8; Gal. 5:22–23). He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment (John 16:7–11).

 

Section 1.4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for our salvation. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice (2 Pet. 1:20–21; 2 Tim. 3:15–17).

 

Section 1.5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: 16 he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, 17 are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.18 The portion of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; 19 and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.20 (16Genesis 1:27, 17Romans 3:23, 181 Corinthians 15:20–23, 19Revelation 21:8, 20Revelation 21:1–4)


Section 1.6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all people (1 John 2:2). Those who repent and believe in Him are justified by grace through faith (Rom. 3:21–24), born again of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:4–7), delivered from the dominion of darkness, transferred into the Kingdom of God’s Son (Col. 1:13), granted the gift of eternal life, and adopted as the children of God (Rom. 8:14–16; John 1:12).

 

Section 1.7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, 22 being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.23 This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.24 (221 Thessalonians 5:23, 23Acts 1:8, 24Romans 6:1–14)

 

Section 1.8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the whole person (Isa. 53:4–5; Matt. 8:16–17). Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures (James 5:13– 16) as privileges for the Church in this present age (Acts 4:30).

 

Section 1.9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, 27 which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. 28 The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

29 (27 Ephesians 1:22–23, 28Matthew 28:19–20, 29Acts 2:41–47)

 

Section 1.10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; 30 for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment. 31 (301 Corinthians 15:20–23, 31John 5:28–29)

 

Section 1.11. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent 32 and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. 33 This is the believer’s blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. 34 (32Hebrews 10:37, 33Luke 21:27, 34Titus 2:11–14)

 

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TEAM

Josh Franks

Lead Pastor

Monu Shinchoury

Kids Pastor

Aaron Pfahler

Youth Pastor

Sandi Paleos

Sunshine Early Learning Center Director

Jenn Franks

Administrative Specialist

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