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Throughout the years, ministry has extended beyond this location with Club Jesus apartment ministries, mission churches and mission trips, a 24-hour Prayer Chapel and Watchman Prayer Ministry, Cornerstone Assistance Network, Cornerstone Counseling Center, Operation Touch Vacation Bible Schools, and other outreach opportunities. Continuing the process of sending members to establish a new mission, in the Fall of 1985, NRHBC planted a church on the northern boundary of NRH, pastored by Bob Roberts, now known as North Wood Church for the Communities.

Five Senior Pastors have served NRHBC over the past 45 years, providing vision and leadership: James E. Hester (February 1956 - April 1959), W. Hal Brooks (July 1959 - June 1983), Phillip E. Simmons (January 1984 - January 1994), L. Joe McKinney (August 1994 - July 1997) and Tommy W. Teague (since August 1998).

Because the strength of a church is really the people of God, not the places they meet, we are blessed with our community of believers at NRHBC...on their journey of transformation...connecting others with Christ.

The stained glass mosaic windows displayed inside the Worship Center were constructed by church members, after two companies said the angles of the windows would be very difficult to make and the minimum bid was $12,000. Instead, the congregation rose to the challenge, using scrap glass from a local glass company that was sorted by color.  Symbolically, this provides an illustration of what Christ does in the lives of believers, taking something “worthless” and making a beautiful new creation.

Christ In Creation	Christ In Prophesy	Christ In Birth	Christ In Baptism	Christ In Ministry	Christ In Death and Resurrection	Christ Coming Again
John 1:3	John 1:29	John 1:14	John 1:32	John 6:1-15	John 19:20	John 14:3

God is the all knowing, all powerful, ever present creator of the universe.

• God is  the one and only true and living God
• God eternally exists in three inseparable persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct in function, yet equal in substance.
• God's character consists of attributes both unshared with his creation, such as his eternal nature and shared with his creation, such as mercy.
• God is deserving of creation’s worship and obedience.  All creation is totally dependent upon Him.

Jesus is the Son of God, Savior of man, and Lord of all.

• Jesus is fully man, yet has a sinless nature and lived a sinless life.
• Jesus is fully eternal God, yet humbled himself in obedience to the Father.
• Jesus demonstrated His obedience to the Father and love for mankind by dying on the cross, bearing the wrath of the Father against sinful man.
• Jesus rose bodily from the grave and ascended to the right hand of the Father where He intercedes for His own.
• Jesus will return to redeem the church and execute final judgment.

The Holy Spirit manifests God’s active presence in the world.

• The Holy Spirit secures every Christian until Christ returns.
• The Holy Spirit empowers for service.
• The Holy Spirit convicts and purifies of sin.
• The Holy Spirit illuminates God’s will to His people and is always verified through scripture.

People are created in God’s image and for His glory, but are separated from God by their sin.

• People are the crowning work of God’s creation and are designed to enjoy a relationship with Him.
• People are born with a sin nature as a result of Adam’s sin, and are born into an environment inclined toward sin.
• People are unable to escape the wrath of God on their own.
• People’s inherited sin nature brings physical death, spiritual condemnation and eternal judgment in hell.

Salvation is a free gift from God that cannot be earned.

• Salvation requires repentance of sin through the conviction of the Holy Spirit.
• Salvation begins with the confession of Christ alone as Lord, and belief in His death and resurrection.
• Salvation is the ongoing surrender of one’s life to the Holy Spirit.
• Salvation comes to fruition in the eternal dwelling with God.

The Bible is the written word of God, testifying to the living word of God, Jesus Christ.

• The Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and was written by men.
• The Bible is authoritative as God’s revelation.
• The Bible is sufficient for all matters of belief and behavior.
• The Bible is accurate when it is true to its original writing. 

The Church is God’s people, partnering in God’s redemptive mission.

• The Church is discipleship pursued in Christian community.
• The Church is the visible and verbal expression of the gospel in the world.
• The Church is governed by Christ and practices the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
• The Church is the body of Christ expressed as local congregations and as a universal community.

The Great Commission is the responsibility of all believers to share their faith with others.

• The Great Commission is about making disciples, which is the full commitment of one’s life to Christ.
• The Great Commission is empowered by the Holy Spirit.
• The Great Commission is to be followed locally, regionally, and globally.