About Us
Our Mission
At Silver Lake Christian Community Church, we are a Christ-centered community devoted to living out the love and truth of Jesus. Our mission is simple: to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Through heartfelt worship, authentic relationships, and acts of service, we seek to reflect God's love and invite others into the life-changing message of the gospel.
Guided by the Great Commission, we are committed to reaching out to those who have not yet encountered the hope of Jesus, promoting peace, justice, and the inherent dignity of every person. As a Reformed church, we are grounded in the historic confessions of our faith, and we pursue spiritual growth through worship, study, prayer, and service. We believe that through these means of grace, God transforms our hearts and shapes us to reflect the image of Christ.
We welcome all who are curious, questioning, or seeking deeper faith. At Silver Lake, you will find a warm, welcoming space where you can ask hard questions, build lasting connections, and use your gifts to serve others locally and globally — all for the glory of God.
Our Vision
We envision a community where every person experiences the unconditional love of God, recognizes their God-given worth, and is empowered to contribute to the good of all people — both in our local neighborhoods and around the world.
Core Values
Christ-Centered
Our life together is anchored in Christ. Everything we do flows from Him, is guided by Scripture, and shaped by our Reformed theological heritage.
Integrity
We aim to live out our faith with honesty and consistency. Our beliefs are not just words — they guide our choices, actions, and relationships.
Inclusive
We welcome everyone with open arms, because the gospel invites all people into God's family. Differences do not divide us; they enrich us.
Collaborative
We believe every person has unique gifts from God. As members of the Body of Christ, we work together, encouraging each person to use their gifts to build up the church and care for others.
Compassion
We respond to the needs of others with kindness, humility, and action. Every person is created in God's image and deserves dignity, love, and respect.
At Silver Lake Christian Community Church, you are more than welcome — you are needed. Join us as we grow together in faith, rooted in God's Word and reaching out in love.
Join UsOur Leadership
You’ll find that our leadership looks a lot like our congregation. We are led by a ‘Session,’ a group of elders made up of our pastor and fellow church members who have been called to serve. As followers of Jesus, they aim to shepherd and serve this church family with humility and love.
Our Elders
Meet the faithful men and women who provide spiritual leadership, guidance, and oversight for our church family.
Jim Barber
Margo Benjamin
Lou Brotzman
Lindsay Butler
Joe Bynum(Pastor)
Butch Delousia
Tom Fancher
Rhonda Goldsmith
Shelley Hohn(Clerk)
Carol Rosenkrans
Our elders are here to serve you. If you have questions, prayer requests, or need pastoral care, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Contact the EldersThe Essentials of Our Faith
Being Truth requires our unreserved submission in all areas of life. The infallible Word of God—the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments—is a complete and unified witness to God's redemptive acts culminating in the incarnation of the Living Word, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, is the supreme and final authority on all matters on which it speaks. On this sure foundation, we affirm these additional essentials of our faith.
We believe in one God, the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To Him be all honor, glory, and praise forever!
Jesus Christ, the living Word, became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He who is true God became true man united in one Person forever. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the third day He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He now is our High Priest and Mediator.
The Holy Spirit has come to glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to our hearts. He convicts us of sin and draws us to the Savior, indwelling our hearts. He gives new life to us, empowers and imparts gifts to us for service. He instructs and guides us into all truth, and seals us for the day of redemption.
Being estranged from God and condemned by our sinfulness, our salvation is wholly dependent upon the work of God's free grace. God credits His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justifies them in His sight. Only such as are born of the Holy Spirit and receive Jesus Christ become children of God and heirs of eternal life.
The true Church is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit are united together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her visible yet imperfect expression in local congregations where the Word of God is preached in its purity and the sacraments are administered in their integrity, where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship is maintained. For her perfecting she awaits the return of her Lord.
Jesus Christ will come again to the earth personally, visibly, and bodily—to judge the living and the dead, and to consummate history and the eternal plan of God. "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20).
The Lord Jesus Christ commands all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the world and to make disciples of all nations. Obedience to the Great Commission requires total commitment to "Him who loved us and gave Himself for us." He calls us to a life of self-denying love and service. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:10).
The Essentials are set forth in greater detail in the Westminster Confession of Faith.
In Non-Essentials … Liberty
In All Things … Charity
Silver Lake Christian Community Church is a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC).
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