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Point of Grace Community Church is a family. Like all families, we have structure, relationships, joys, challenges, and dreams. This information is created to tell you about our family. We’re not a perfect family by any means. And we’re still growing up, but have a fairly clear idea of what God has called us to be and do. Here’s our family portrait.
We’re a group of Christ-followers who banded together around a common vision in early 2004. Our desire is to worship God with vigor and excellence using all means acceptable to God including contemporary music and full use of the arts. We want to be a community that actually lives and demonstrates the love and grace of God, as found in Jesus. We like encouraging each other and we enjoy close, warm relationships. And we want to serve our community, as well as we possibly may.
Our name reflects our heart. We intend to be a gathering of people in which anyone can experience God’s grace, a band of brothers and sisters in which broken and hurting people can find healing and hope, and a platform where God’s love is gently presented. We believe God’s truth brings freedom, and we want to tell our personal stories of what His freedom means in our lives. Scripture describes Jesus as being full of grace and truth, and we want to share the history of his grace and truth, in our lives. It is our hope and dream that God may use our lives in ways that through us, others may experience His great love for them. Consistent with our name, we try hard to focus upon God’s grace as a vehicle, and as our dominant theme.
Point of Grace is a non-denominational church. Basically, it means we’re committed to serving, following and obeying Jesus Christ, and although we enjoy many close, loving friendships with lots of other churches in our community, we’re not officially linked up with any other church or denomination.
Point of Grace is a “come as you are” church ~ no perfect people allowed! You might say we’re a church for anyone, but not for everyone. We’ll love anyone that God brings to us, regardless of their situation ~ believers or otherwise. At Point you don’t have to dress up. You don’t have to be any particular age, marital status, race, or have any particular religious background. We couldn’t care less who you voted for in the last election. And we don’t feel the need to pretend about anything.
Here are a few things that make us unique: We call ourselves a “family” more frequently than we use the word “church,” because that’s how we wish to function ~ like a family. We’re contemporary in our worship style. We focus a lot on those outside the four walls ~ we are seriously committed to working in our community to do the work of Christ. We teach our children the ways of Christ, but the dominant emphasis in our Children’s Ministry is to equip moms and dads to conduct the spiritual formation of their children. We’re not a “dress-up” church ~ folks are free to come in blue jeans and shorts. We view scripture from a more conservative perspective. Membership is optional. We encourage small group participation. And we look for ways to have fun as a family.
Point of Grace is a place where God meets seeking people. So anyone is welcome, no matter where they are on their spiritual journey. People change at Point, but our intent is that the changes come from God’s Spirit working in us, not from our control.
At Point we encourage people to learn at their own pace. We invite questions, and we believe seekers will find what they’re looking for, because God reveals Himself to those who seek Him. Our heart’s desire is to help people learn to know God,8 to provide a nurturing and caring environment, and to serve our community in active and meaningful ways, so that people can experience what it means to be loved by God.
Point of Grace serves the 7 Rivers Region, which includes La Crosse, Onalaska, Holmen, La Crescent, West Salem and all points in between.
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About Point of Grace