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ImageNew Life Life Cells are communities built on relationships where Jesus is seen, love is felt and lives are changed!

Life Cells are a place where individuals can investigate Christianity in a safe, unhurried atmosphere. Safe and unhurried are words that describe an openness to meet and accept an individual at their level. People will have the opportunity to investigate the claims of Christ in an environment that is friendly, non-judgmental, not even critical.

Life Cells strive to reach people by offering love, acceptance, and encouragement through enduring friendships and the life changing truths of the Bible. Life today is filled with many diverse challenges. Our desire is to reach people in the vital areas of their lives (i.e. family, relationships, finances, emotional strength) by offering practical tools with Biblical solutions. We build people in such a way that they will be effective and productive through Christ Jesus.

Life Cells are an environment where the felt-needs of families are a priority to us. We seek to become involved in the lives of those who God brings, striving to know and understand who they are, and interacting with them in a genuine way. They will discover quality, contemporary programming that addresses these needs. We are about equipping the families, training them to deal constructively with the challenges they encounter as we face a new century.

Life Cells seek to be involved in people's lives in a personal and genuine way. Relationships are very important and will distinctively mark what New Life is all about. In a day where so many "friends" are in it for only what they can receive from us, we will befriend people for who they are, not for what we can get from them. We will care for individuals and extend friendships that are enduring and genuine.

Life Cells are a sending agency. We are characterized as a church that has a world-view. This world-view compels us to send individuals and teams around our immediate area, region and throughout world. These teams will perform a variety of tasks and ministries, meeting the specific needs of the community in which they are ministering and bring honor to the name of Christ Jesus.

Life Cells celebrate the greatness and love of God through worship. The more we understand about God, (His love and greatness), the more we are compelled to celebrate Him. Freedom marks our celebrations and worship based on the Spirit's leading. We are informal and relaxed in dress and style; however, we are never casual in our message, nor in the way we celebrate God's greatness and love.

Life Cells are a place where people can be healed, mended and can face life unafraid. So many people walk through life wounded and afraid. Someone along the way has told them to "suck it up" and move past it. They've done that. However, the calm, cool, got-it-together outside is a mere facade to the shell of a person that lives beneath the surface. Tragically, many live their whole lives this way, never feeling a sense of wholeness, never attaining a real sense of, "It's a great day to be alive!"

At New Life Life Cells we desire to come along side those that have been wounded by life. The Life Cells are small groups of people that are a platform for intimacy, where people can share their hurts and receive the nurture that is necessary for healing. In some cases, each Life Cell strives to provide quality counseling that endeavors to heal not only the emotional, but also spiritual needs that individuals have.

Multiplication is a key component of New Life's "Life Cells". As the church matures, multiplication will mark all that we are about. Individuals will multiply themselves in others by sharing the life-changing message of Christ. Others will act as mentors; reproducing the Godly qualities of parenting, of living as a godly woman or as the husband that God intended them to be. Others will spearhead ministry that multiplies the church and ultimately the Kingdom of God. We will also be a multiplying church, in that we will parent new churches in and around our region.

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