Who we are
City Church is a Bible-believing church in Savannah, Georgia committed to helping people encounter Jesus and live out His life together. We believe church is more than a place you attend. It is a family you belong to and a mission you live.
Everything we do is shaped by the convictions and values that guide our church. These values help define our culture, our priorities, and the way we pursue faith together. They shape how we teach the Bible, care for people, build community, raise families, and serve our city. They keep us grounded in what matters most and help ensure that as our church grows, we remain faithful to the heart of who we are called to be.
City Church is a place where stories matter, where people grow together, and where generations are raised to carry the light of Christ into the future.
Our Values
ROOTED IN TRUTH
Anchored in Scripture. Centered on Jesus.
DEPTH THAT ENDURES
Real encounters with Jesus that lead to lasting transformation.
FAMILY ON MISSION
Raising Kingdom-minded families who live their faith on mission
PEOPLE FIRST ALWAYS
We value who people are becoming more than what they produce, forming family instead of programs.
FRUIT THAT LASTS
We welcome the gifts of the Spirit, but expect the fruit of the Spirit.
FOR THE CITY
Living our faith outward for the good of the city and the communities God has placed us in.
Our Leadership
City Church is led by a team of pastors, elders, and ministry leaders who love God and people deeply. Together, they provide spiritual direction, care, and vision for our church family. Each leader serves with humility and faith, helping create an environment where people can encounter Jesus, grow in faith, and live out their purpose.
Our Belifes
Historically Orthodox
We hold fast to the core doctrines of the historically orthodox faith. We can't know God exhaustively, but we can know Him accurately. We're unified in the big stuff, don't make small stuff into big stuff, and make it a mission to clarify which is which through scripture.
The Bible
We believe in the plenary verbal inspiration of the traditional canon of Scripture; that both the Old Testament and the New Testament are the infallible Word of God in all matters of life and doctrine; that the Bible is completely relevant today for every area of the human experience because it is living and active; that the Bible is the exclusive and only authority for faith and lifestyle; and that the original autographs are without error. It is to be believed, practiced, trusted, and hoped in (1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 4:12; 2 Pet. 1:21).
The Triune God
We believe that there is One true God, the eternally self-existing “I AM”, who has revealed himself to us in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that the persons of the Trinity are co-eternal, co-equal, and yet with unique function (Ex. 3:14; Deut. 6:4; Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28; Jn. 8:58; 2 Cor. 13:14).
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus is the Son of God—the second person of the Trinity—fully God and fully human. He is a distinct person from the Father and the Holy Spirit, yet of the same substance, two natures in One person (divine and human). We believe that Jesus Christ is God of God, the Son of God, who was incarnated as a human, was born of a virgin, was crucified, was buried, was resurrected, and is seated at the right hand of God on high (Mt. 1:20; Mk. 16:19; Jn. 1:1, 14; 3:16; 20:1-2; 1 Cor. 15::3-5; Hebrews 2:17; Gal. 4:4 Phil. 2:8; 1 Pet. 3:22).
Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, fully God, equal with the Father and the Son, who works in and through the Church. He is a distinct person from the Father and the Son, God of God, sent by the Father to equip the Body of Christ with grace for work. In all he does, he glorifies Christ. He convicts the world of sin, regenerates sinners, and in him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted into the family of God. The Holy Spirit is received at salvation, and assists us in our weaknesses by enabling us to live victorious, bold, Christ-like lives (Jn. 14:16-26; Rom. 8:9, 26; Eph. 4:30; 1 Cor. 12:7-11; Heb. 10:29).
Sin and the Fall of Humanity
We believe that humankind was created in the image of God but voluntarily sinned when tempted by Satan and fell short of God’s righteousness. Sin is willful transgression of the law of God and deserves death. At the fall, humankind incurred physical death and spiritual death, which is separation from God. All human beings are in union with Adam and are sinners by nature and by choice. Sin has alienated humankind from God and subjected it to his wrath (Ge. 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Rom. 5:12-19).
Salvation and the Work of Christ
Fallen humankind’s hope of redemption is only possible through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and his work on the cross. The redemption offered to humankind through the work of Christ must be received by repentance toward God and faith in Christ who shed his blood. Those who receive God’s offer of grace by faith are born again, justified, regenerated, adopted into the family of God, made heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, and are partakers of eternal life to come (John 3:3; Acts 4:12; Eph. 1:7; Rom. 5:10; 8:14-17; 10:9-10; Titus 3:5-6).
The Church
We believe that the Church is the Body of Jesus Christ, who is its Head. The Church is comprised of all those who have been justified by God’s grace through faith alone in Christ alone. The Church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be only believers. The Church is being built up and made into the Bride of Christ, fully matured and presentable at Jesus’s Second Coming. We believe the Church is a pillar of truth to the world because of the abiding story and presence of Jesus as mediated by the Holy Spirit (Mt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 12:13; Rom. 5:1, 5; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:11-17; 5:27; Rev. 2-3).
