Aveleigh Presbyterian Church

ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians

Our Vision

Our vision at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church is to gather and grow a worshiping community of disciples who give of themselves and go into the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our Strategy

Gather, Grow, Give, and Go

Gather:

This involves regularly coming together for corporate worship and making diligent use of the ordinary means of grace, namely the ministry of word, prayer, and sacraments. At Aveleigh, we accomplish this through Sunday morning and other worship opportunities and by promoting personal and family worship.

Grow:

This involves personal, family, and corporate growth through the diligent study of God’s Word and meaningful fellowship with one another. At Aveleigh, we accomplish this through corporate worship services, Sunday School, Bible studies, Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministries, dinner groups, fellowship meals, shepherding ministry, and other intentional acts of Christian discipleship.

Give:

This involves sacrificing our time and resources for the good of the body of Christ and the expansion of Christ’s Kingdom upon the earth. At Aveleigh, we accomplish this through the giving of tithes and offerings, Gospel missions, hospitality, visitation, meal ministry, and other acts of love.

Go:

This involves reaching into the broader community by proclaiming the truth of the gospel to a lost and dying world. Additionally, we want to demonstrate the gospel by loving others and meeting their needs. At Aveleigh, we accomplish this through local, national, and world missions; personal evangelism; and other mercy ministries.

Our Vehicles

To make disciples, the church has to have practical tools for making disciples. We like to refer to these as “vehicles” for ministry. In terms of discipleship, this is where the rubber meets the road. We believe it is unwise to try and do too many things in the process of making disciples. Therefore, Aveleigh has intentionally chosen a select number of disciple-making vehicles. God directly commands the use of some vehicles, and they are therefore mandatory for the church, such as the ministry of the Word, prayer, and sacraments. Other disciple-making vehicles are helpful but not mandatory, such as Sunday School, Bible Studies, Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministries, Dinner Groups, etc. While not as important as the ordinary means of grace employed in our corporate worship services, we believe that these additional vehicles are invaluably helpful for growth in Christ. We wholeheartedly encourage our people to participate in them as their time allows.