What We Believe At First Congregational Church
THE BIBLE
We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the only inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word of God written.
 
THE TRINITY
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
 
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
We believe in the deity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and is the means to attaining eternal salvation.
 
REDEMPTION
We believe that, for salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
 
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by Whose indwelling power and fullness the Christian is enabled to live a godly life in this present world.
 
THE RESURRECTION
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost – they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
 
SPIRITUAL UNITY
We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ.
 
THE CHURCH
We believe that the Church, composed of true believers, is that Body of Christ on earth, and that Jesus Christ is the sole Head of the Church.
 
THE TWO SACRAMENTS
We believe there are two sacraments to be shared among God’s people on the basis of faith and obedience, these two sacraments being:
1. Lord’s Supper
2. Baptism
 
 
 
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About First Congregational Church
HISTORY
First Congregational Church is a congregational, interdenominational church family. People come from many different church traditions and have found a common bond around the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
 
MESSAGE
We believe that the most significant decision anyone ever makes is to turn the control of his or her life over to Jesus as Savior and Lord.
Church life involves introducing people to Jesus and helping one another through instruction, encouragement, and training to serve Him faithfully.
We accept the Bible as the Bible as the infallible Word of God, and we organize our lives around it.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to have “A Passion For God, Compassion for People”
 
We accomplish this by:
 
Reaching In through preaching, teaching, and fellowship, and by
 
Reaching Out through evangelism, missions, and social outreach, “that we may present everyone perfect in Christ” (Colossians 1:28)
 
MEMBERSHIP
Membership involves a commitment to participate in worship, prayer, giving and service in ministry.
Pastor Harlan & Debi Seri
 

Wouldn’t It be Great If:

The Pastor is the One Teaches Bible Studies…

The Pastor was a Teacher Before Earning His Master’s degree in Theological Studies…

The Pastor also has been trained as a Coach…
 
It is!
 

Harlan.Seri@gmail.com

 
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Pastor Harlan Seri has been at First Congregational Church since November of 2015.  Before that, he served 8 years as a pastor in Minnesota. 

Pastor Seri taught reading, writing, computers, media and was a test coordinator/administrator in the Minneapolis Public Schools for many years.
 
Pastor Seri also coached high school basketball, soccer and track.
 

Pastor Seri earned his Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Northwestern College of St. Paul, Minnesota in 2008. He has also taken classes at the doctorate level at Bethel Seminary as well as the Institute of Lutheran Theology.

Pastor Seri grew up on a farm in North Dakota and came to faith in Jesus at the age of 16 (after years of his mom witnessing to him.)  
 
Pastor Seri is also an online Bible instructor for Village Schools of the Bible.