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Location
The Avenue
The Hilton Garden Inn
19677 E Jackson Drive
Independence, MO 64057

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Service Day & Time
Sundays
10:45 A.M.

Lead Pastor
Nick Kendall
Our Mission, Vision and Values PDF Print E-mail
We have one focus, and that is Jesus. We were born into this generation for a specific purpose, and that is to worship Him and make His name known to the people around us.
  • Our Mission
    To present Jesus as the avenue to transform lives and impact culture.
  • Our Vision
    Growing followers of Christ to plant missional churches.
  • Values

    • Hearts.
      The Greatest Commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. A Close Second: Love your neighbor as yourself. A life of transformation begins with loving God with all of your heart. By intimately knowing Jesus through a personal relationship and daily pursuing Him, we transform out of our sinful lifestyles and into new ones that reflect what He's done for us. We love our neighbors, we are burdened for our generation, and we are certain of who we are and why we're here.
    • Minds.
      Our attitude comes from what's in our minds, and what's in our minds should be Jesus. We're not content with people "praying the prayer" so they can get a heavenly "Advance to Go and collect $200 dollars" card. Instead, we're about making disciples out of those who come to know Christ. We teach how to abide in Christ, obey him, live for him and then talk about him.
    • Community.
      The first church in Acts must have done something right, because thanks to them we have millions of churches throughout the world carrying on the work of Jesus. What did they do? We don't know exact details, but we do know they went to church service together, held prayer meetings, prepared meals for one another, encouraged and challenged each other, shared all of their stuff, and as a result - watched lives be transformed because of Jesus.
    • Mission.
      Therefore go. We're commanded as Christians to not stay stagnant and get too comfortable. Whether we're called to fly across the ocean and begin working with a new nation of people, relocate across the country and minister in another US state, move to a different area of the city to start a church, or actually get to know the hairdresser across town we see every other week - we are to make Christ known to them. It's relationship building wherever we've been called. We're to stretch our tents, get to know the people around us, and demonstrate God's love for them.