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Who are we?
Our church is an enthusiastic and loving body of Christ, learning and growing in the love of God. We are called to reach the unbelievers and create disciples for Jesus. We believe the power of God is for EVERY believer. At Charis Christian Church you will learn how to apply the Word of God to your everyday life and walk in your God given destiny. Come grow with us! |
M e e t t h e T e a m
Lead Pastor - Pastor Cindy Carpenter
Pastor Cindy Carpenter-Haynes is a graduate of Charis Bible College Arizona and has been ordained through Charis Bible College. She is also a graduate of the International School of Ministry. Cindy is passionate about seeing people healed and walking in the fullness of what God has for them. She has ministered in both the U.S. and abroad; some of which include Charis Bible College Arizona, Costa Rica, and Uganda. Aside from Pastoring and various speaking engagements, Cindy also ministers through her books and audio CDs. |
Pastors Ishmael and Reenie Awayan:
Pastor Ishmael and Pastor Reenie Awayan are talented and anointed pastors/musicians who have a heart to worship God. Originally from Southern California, they moved to Arizona in 1990. Ishmael worked for Boeing while Reenie stayed home and raised 3 amazing children. Before he and Reenie received the Lord in 1979, Ishmael was a full time musician. Since then, they have been involved in praise and worship in all the churches they've attended. Ishmael and Reenie are members of ARMI and are dedicated to spreading the Gospel through music. |
Elders
Diana Phelps
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Myra Moody
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Bruce and Donna Tarro
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Missions
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Librarian
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Women's Ministry
Women's Ministry Leader - Valerie Sartor
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Jenny Matherly
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Molly Sahli
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Church Mission
The mission of CCC is to be a church set apart to disciple, train, and activate people into the things of God. The early church moved in the power of the Holy Spirit to be witnesses of Jesus Christ, and every believer had signs and wonders following. Throughout the centuries, religion and complacency have diminished the impact of the Holy Spirit in the church and have in turn, limited the effectiveness of what we now call mainstream Christianity. We set our purpose to teach, train, and activate every WILLING Christian into the supernatural lifestyle of being a strong witness for Christ in these last days.
Statement of Faith
* No claim made contains all the truth in the bible, but it covers orthodox fundamental matters.
- We believe the Bible is inspired and empowered by God, infallible and authoritative.
- We believe in one eternal God who exists as three separate persons; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life as He walked among men, demonstrated the authority and power of God in works and speech, died on the cross, rose from the dead on the third day, and is now seated at the right hand of God having accomplished all that is necessary for man’s salvation.
- We believe it is essential for man to repent of sin and by faith receive the finished work of Christ by confessing Him as Lord with his mouth and believing in his heart resulting in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
- We believe the Holy Spirit is continuing the work He started at Pentecost empowering believers to live a godly life and continue in all works of Jesus.
- We believe in the imminent return of Jesus and that those who have believed in Him will be resurrected to a heavenly swelling in an incorruptible body, and those who do not believe will join Satan and his host in everlasting punishment.
- We believe the true church is composed of all born again believers in Christ, regardless of denominational affiliation.
- We believe all born-again believers have been commissioned to share the complete Gospel to all the world.
Church Vision
To sum up the vision of our church in one statement would be; "The Power of God is for EVERY Believer".
We aim to be a church body that reaches the lost and reaches the lost Christians.
To pull them out of complacency and passiveness and into an active lifestyle of praise and worship and witnessing for Jesus Christ. To develop and provide a strong community of like-minded believers for fellowship and action in the Kingdom of God.
To accomplish this, it will take more than just having a church with meetings on Sunday and Sunday evenings. It will take dedication, prayer, prayer, more prayer, and diligent and committed devotion to the cause of Jesus Christ.
Here is a list of some of the things that we plan to implement to help us fulfill our mission and accomplish our vision:
Church
Bible College
Mentor Program
Crusades
Conferences
Prayer Groups
Inner Circle
Ordination Program
Healing School
Cell Groups
24 Hour Prayer/Worship Room
Mission Trips
Community Outreaches
In other areas we aspire to plant: Churches, Bible Colleges, hold crusades, conferences, prayer groups and the like. We hope to plant community centers here and abroad where people can gather in the name of Jesus and help to accomplish the mission of this ministry and church.
We aim to be a church body that reaches the lost and reaches the lost Christians.
To pull them out of complacency and passiveness and into an active lifestyle of praise and worship and witnessing for Jesus Christ. To develop and provide a strong community of like-minded believers for fellowship and action in the Kingdom of God.
To accomplish this, it will take more than just having a church with meetings on Sunday and Sunday evenings. It will take dedication, prayer, prayer, more prayer, and diligent and committed devotion to the cause of Jesus Christ.
Here is a list of some of the things that we plan to implement to help us fulfill our mission and accomplish our vision:
Church
Bible College
Mentor Program
Crusades
Conferences
Prayer Groups
Inner Circle
Ordination Program
Healing School
Cell Groups
24 Hour Prayer/Worship Room
Mission Trips
Community Outreaches
In other areas we aspire to plant: Churches, Bible Colleges, hold crusades, conferences, prayer groups and the like. We hope to plant community centers here and abroad where people can gather in the name of Jesus and help to accomplish the mission of this ministry and church.