Embracing Our Future

Embracing Our Future!

In September 2007 our church began a building fund campaign to expand our current facilities. Our campaign theme is “Cherishing Our Heritage…Embracing Our Future!”

With fond appreciation, we cherish the incredible sacrifice of the generations before us. Through their commitment and sacrifice, they planted, built, and prepared the church we now enjoy. We cherish this heritage! Likewise, we also understand that we cannot relish in yesterday’s victories forever. We must also embrace our future! We believe that God has even greater things in store for us. Just as the generations before us made sacrifices, we are now prepared to make the necessary sacrifices to embrace our future.

After making our step of faith, God opened the doors for us to purchase the adjacent lot. Complete with a home and much needed real estate, this property is a true God send! We are now set to sign papers in June and officially become the single owners of 671 Waianuenue Avenue!

We have been able to renovate the lower portion of this new addition we have created a cutting-edge, yet practical children’s and youth ministry center. LifeHouse, as it is affectionately known, contains both a game and ministry area, as well as a snack bar.

Our goal is to cancel the debt in 5-7 years. At that time we will pursue the possibilities of constructing a new sanctuary and ministry area.

We are excited to see ALL that God has for us! So, pray for  and join us as we Embrace Our Future!

What We Believe

What we Believe

• In the verbal inspiration of the Bible
• In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
• That Jesus Christ is the only begotten son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended into heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
  
• That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
• That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
• In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
• Holiness to be God’s standard of living for his people
• In the baptism to the Holy Ghost in subsequent to a clean heart
• In speaking with other tongues as the spirit gives utterance and that this is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
• In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
• Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement .
  
• In the Lord’s supper and washing of the saint’s feet.
• In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
• In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.

Our Core Values

Reaching

Responding to Christ’s commands to evangelize our world, we value every soul and commit ourselves to expressing salvation through Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Relating

Responding to the unity of the Godhead, we value relationships and intentionally create and involve ourselves in community.

Redefining

Responding to Christ’s commands, we value discipleship and commit our lives to the redefining process of the Word, Spirit, and body of Christ.

Realizing

Responding to the gifting of the Holy Spirit, we value the talents and abilities placed in each of us for the purpose of expanding the Kingdom of God on earth.

Revealing

Responding to the beauty and holiness of God, we commit all that we do as worship unto God and to revealing Him as our prized possession.

Our Pastor

Pastor Allen Townsend, was born and raised on a farm in rural Northern Florida. On February 4th of 1996, he was saved and felt the call of ministry. In February of 1997, he moved to Cleveland, Tennessee to begin his dream of studying at Lee University. He graduated from the External Studies Department in December 2000 with a Bachelors degree in Christian Ministry with an emphasis in Pastoral Ministries. During that time he had the privilege of working with Rev. Robert Green at the Westmore Church of God under leadership of Dr. David Bishop and Rev. Kelvin Page. Pastor Allen moved to Hilo on July 3rd, 2001 to work with Pastor Bishop as the youth pastor for the Hilo Church of God. Later he was blessed to be able to serve under Pastor James Dill. However, on Father’s Day 2003, Pastor Allen became the Senior Pastor of the Hilo Church of God and has served in that position until the present. He also served as the Hawaii State Youth & Christian Education Director from 2002-2010. His heart’s desire is that every person truly “Experience The Difference!” that is found in Christ Jesus.

Julie Townsend was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. Julie is a graduate of Lee University. While working on her RN degree in Tyler, TX., Julie was given the opportunity to volunteer on the staff at the Hilo Church of God under Pastor James Dill. She arrived in January of 2003. Julie assisted with the youth ministry, and when Pastor Allen became Senior Pastor, she took over as youth director. She and Pastor Allen were married in July of 2004.

Pastor Allen and Julie have two children, Wisdom and Addison.