About Our Church
Service Times
Sundays at 9am and 11am
Sean Obergfell – Lead Pastor
The church is located at 2000 Constitution Avenue in Olean, NY, take exit 25 from I-86 and head south to the first light. Take that right onto Constitution Avenue and the church is half a mile down the road on the right.
We are a worship and Word church. We desire to honor God with our worship and to proclaim the truth of His Word to all people! Our services typically consist of a time of passionate worship followed by a challenging message from the Word of God. We believe worship opens the door for God to speak to us and change our lives.
We desire to see every person that attends our services would not leave as they came in, it is life changing. We believe the truth found in God’s Word – The Bible – is a powerful tool that will guide us in the right path, God’s path for our lives. If you find yourself searching the Word is the only place to look. The answers to life’s questions are found in the pages of this wonderful gift that God has given us!
During our worship services you may see…
- Singing
Psalm 27:6 I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. - Hands Raised High
Psalm 143:6 I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. - Bowing
Psalm 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations will worship before You.
Tenets of Faith
The Scriptures Inspired
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to men, the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason (2 Tim. 3:15-‐17; 1 Pet. 1:23-‐25; Heb. 4:12).
The One True God
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-‐existent, self-‐revealed “I AM,” and has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association, by simultaneously existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28:19).
Man’s Fall and Redemption
Man was created good and upright, for God said, “Let us make man in our image and after our likeness.” Man, by voluntary transgression, fell, and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Gen. 1:26-‐31; Gen. 3:17; Ro. 5:12-‐21).
The Salvation of Man Conditions of Salvation
The Grace of God, which brings salvation, has appeared to all men, through the preaching of repentance toward God and through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; man is saved by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, and being justified by grace, has become heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 2:11; 3:5-‐7; Ro. 10:13-‐15; Luke 24:47).
Evidences of Salvation
The inward evidence to the believer of his/her salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Ro. 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of holiness (1 Thess. 4:7, 2 Tim.1:9).
Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by burial with Christ should be observed (as commanded in the Scriptures) by all that have repented of their sins and in their hearts have believed on Christ as their Savior and Lord. In doing so, they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they have also been released to walk with Him in newness of life (Matt. 28:19; Ro. 6:4).
The Lord’s Supper (Communion)
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements, bread and fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing in a memorial to His suffering and death, and a prophecy of His second coming, and is enjoined to all believers “until He comes” (John 6:48,51,53-‐57; Luke 22:19,20; 2 Pet. 1:4; 1 Cor. 11:25).
The Promise of the Father
All believers should ardently expect and earnestly seek the Promise of the Father, which is the filling in the Holy Spirit. With it comes the infilling of power for life and service, and the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-‐8; 1 Cor. 12:1-‐31; Eph. 5:18).
Sanctification Process
By the power of the Holy Spirit we strive to obey the command, “Be ye holy, for I am holy.” Sanctification is the will of God for all believers, and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience to God’s Word (Heb. 12:14; 1 Pet. 1:15, 16; 1 Thess. 5:23, 24; 1 John 2:6).
The Church
The church is the holy Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer is an integral part of the church, and their names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. (I Thess. 2:4)
Ministry
Divinely called and Scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for a two-‐ fold purpose: (1) The evangelization of the world, and (2) The edification of the Body of Christ (Mark 15:16, 20; Eph. 4:11-‐13).
Divine Healing
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement of Christ and is the privilege of all believers (Isa. 53:4, 5; Matt. 8:16, 17; Mark 16:18; John 5:14).
The Blessed Hope
The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation, together with those who are alive and remain unto the Lord, is imminent and is the blessed hope of the church (1 Thess. 4:16; Ro. 6:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Cor. 15:51,52).
The Millennial Reign of Jesus
The revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, the salvation of national Israel, and the millennial reign of Christ on the earth are Scriptural promises and our hope (2 Thess. 1:7; Rev. 19:1l-‐16; Ro. 11:25; Rev. 20:l-‐7).
The Lake of Fire
The devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, and whosoever is not found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Rev. 19:20; 20:10-‐15).
The New Heavens and New Earth
We, as promised in the Scriptures, look for a new heavens and a new earth wherein righteousness dwells (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:l).