ABOUT CALVARY CHAPEL JACKSONVILLE, NC
STILL GETTING TO KNOW US? ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL LEARN WHO OUR PASTORS/ELDERS ARE, AS WELL AS DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE LORD IS LEADING US TO DO MINISTRY HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, NC AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
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OUR PASTORS AND THEIR WIVES
Pastor Matt
&
Sharon Hull
SEÑOR Pastor Ricky
&
Kara rueda
Pastor PAUL
&
BRENDA SMITH
Pastor JASON
&
LORA OWEN
GOD'S MODEL FOR THE CHURCH
THERE WERE FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE EARLY CHURCH. ACTS 2:42 TELLS US, “AND THEY CONTINUED STEADFASTLY IN THE APOSTLES’ DOCTRINE AND FELLOWSHIP, AND IN BREAKING OF BREAD, AND IN PRAYERS.” THESE FOUR FOUNDATIONS MUST BE INSTITUTED WHEN DEVELOPING A FELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS. IF WE LEAD PEOPLE TO CONTINUE STEADFASTLY IN THE WORD OF GOD, TEACHING THEM THE APOSTLES’ DOCTRINE, BRINGING THEM INTO FELLOWSHIP IN THE BODYOF CHRIST, PARTICIPATING IN THE BREAKING OF BREAD, AND BEING PEOPLE OF PRAYER, WE WILL SEE GOD MEET EVERY OTHER NEED.
UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH…
MATT 16:18
THE PRIORITY OF THE WORD
ANOTHER DISTINCTIVE OF CALVARY CHAPEL IS OUR ENDEAVOR TO DECLARE TO PEOPLE THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD. WE SEE THIS PRINCIPLE ILLUSTRATED WHEN PAUL MET WITH THE EPHESIAN ELDERS IN ACTS 20. AS THEY WERE ON THE SHORE OF THE AEGEAN AT MILETUS, AROUND THE COASTAL AREA OF EPHESUS, PAUL SAID THAT HE WAS INNOCENT OF THE BLOOD OF ALL MEN, “FOR I HAVE NOT SHUNNED TO DECLARE TO YOU ALL THE COUNSEL OF GOD’ (ACTS 20:27)
TILL I COME, GIVE ATTENTION TO READING, TO EXHORTATION, TO DOCTRINE.
1 TIM 4:13
VISIT OUR "STATEMENT OF FAITH" PAGE TO LEARN MORE OR CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW
EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
ANOTHER DISTINCTIVE IS OUR IS OUR POSITION CONCERNING THE HOLY SPIRIT. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN EXPERIENCE OF THE EMPOWERING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF A BELIEVER THAT IS DISTINCT AND SEPARATE FROM THE INDWELLING OF THE SPIRIT THAT TAKES PLACE AT CONVERSION. PAUL ASKED THE EPHESIANS IF THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN THEY BELIEVED, OR SINCE THEY BELIEVED. NO MATTER WHICH TRANSLATION YOU CHOOSE, THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH THAT THERE IS AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM THAT OF SALVATION.
BUT YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; AND YOU SHALL BE WITNESSES TO ME IN JERUSALEM, AND IN ALL JUDEA AND SAMRIA, AND TO THE END OF THE EARTH
ACTS 1:8
A FEW DISTINCTIVES
ONE THING IS THE SAME AT CALL CALVARY CHAPELS THAT ARE THE PART OF THE CALVARY CHAPEL ASSOCIATION. OUR DISTINCTIVES. HERE ARE A FEW OF THOSE DISTINCTIVES TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND OUR CHURCH AND OUR MOVEMENT. TO LEARN MORE YOU CAN VISIT OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH PAGE OR ASK US FOR A COPY OF OUR CALVARY CHAPEL DISTINCTIVES BOOK.
OUR HOPE
WE HOPE TO GLORIFY GOD AND POSSESS THE CHARACTER OF GOD'S HOLY PEOPLE
“WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD ALWAYS FOR ALL OF YOU, CONSTANTLY MENTIONING YOU IN OUR PRAYERS, REMEMBERING BEFORE OUR GOD AND FATHER YOUR WORK OF FAITH AND LABOR OF LOVE AND STEADFASTNESS OF HOPE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.”
1 THESSALONIANS 1:2-3 ESV
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
WE AINT GOT ONE!
JESUS ALREADY GAVE US A MISSION! TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, TO BAPTISE, AND TO MAKE DISCIPLES. WE CONSTANTLY SEEK THE HOLY SPIRIT BY PRAYER TO ENSURE WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING THIS AS A CHURCH.
"GO THEREFORE AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS THAT I HAVE COMMANDED YOU; AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE ." AMEN.
MATT 28:19-20
JERUSALEM BEFORE INTERNATIONAL
HERE AT CCJNC WE HAVE A FOCUS TO BE FAITHFUL TO GREAT COMMISION BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD SERVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.
HERE ARE A FEW WAYS WE DO THAT
- OVERSEEING LOCAL MEN'S HOMES
- HEADING RE-ENTRY DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR COUNTY (PRISON MINISTRY)
- ADDICTION RECOVERY MINISTRIES (SOBER AND VIGILANT)
- COMMUNITY EVANGELISM
THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
THANKFULLY THE LORD HAS ALLOWED US IN THE PAST FEW YEARS TO BEGIN SUPPORTING MINISTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE SUPPORT THE MINISTRIES WITH REGULAR MISSIONS TRIPS, A GOAL OF 10% OF ALL GIVING TO GO OUT TO MISSIONS, AND A DEVELOPING COFFEE BUSINESS THAT WILL FUND THESE MINISTRIES.
HERE ARE THE PLACES WE ARE CURRENTLY FOCUSING
- UGANDA AFRICA
- KENYA, AFRICA
- TRUJILLO, PERU
OUR HOPES AND MISSIONS
MORE DETAILS
faq section
Who are the pastors at Calvary Chapel Jacksonville, NC?
Our pastors and elders include Señor Pastor Ricky Rueda and Kara, Pastor Paul Smith and Brenda, Pastor Matt Hull and Sharon, and Pastor Jason Owen and Lora.
What are the main distinctives of CCJNC?
Like other Calvary Chapel Association churches, we emphasize teaching the whole counsel of God verse by verse and chapter by chapter, and we believe in the empowering of the Holy Spirit that is distinct from conversion. We also follow the early church model in Acts 2:42: the apostles’ doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer.
What is the mission of Calvary Chapel Jacksonville?
Jesus already gave the mission: go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them (Matthew 28:19-20). We seek the Holy Spirit’s leading to accomplish this, starting with faithful local ministry in Jacksonville before expanding internationally.
What local ministries does CCJNC support?
Local work includes overseeing men’s homes, heading re-entry development for the county (prison ministry), addiction recovery ministries, and community evangelism.
Where is CCJNC focused internationally?
We currently support and partner with ministries in Uganda, Kenya, and Trujillo, Peru, through regular missions trips, a goal of 10% of giving to missions, and a developing coffee business that funds these ministries.