We are rooted in Scripture and the timeless truths of Christian faith. Here are the core convictions that anchor our mission to share God's Good News in Sioux Falls and beyond-the beliefs that drive our worship, our outreach, and our commitment to serving this community together.
Everything else we believe flows from who we understand God to be. So this is where we start, and where we keep coming back.
We believe in one God, eternal and good, who made the world and everything in it. He is not a distant force or a cosmic therapist. He is a Father who knows us by name, and who made us on purpose.
We believe this one God has always existed as three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Not three Gods. One God, whose very being is relationship, whose very nature is love spilling outward, and whose plan from the beginning has been to draw us into that love.
If God is who the Bible says he is, nothing about our lives stays the same. Every other tenet we hold to is really just an attempt to take that first sentence seriously.
At Lee Crawford and Friends Gospel Outreach, we hold these truths at the center of everything we do. We believe God's Word transforms lives, and we're committed to sharing His good news with Sioux Falls and beyond.
At Lee Crawford and Friends Gospel Outreach, we are centered on the cross of Jesus Christ and the hope of his resurrection. Here are the core convictions that guide our worship and service in Sioux Falls.
We believe Jesus of Nazareth was a real person in real history who lived a sinless life, spoke truth we can trust, and rose from the dead to reign over all creation.
Christ's sacrifice on the cross was God's deliberate plan to free us from sin and brokenness. Through his death and resurrection, we are reconciled to our Creator and given new life.
Three days after the cross, Jesus rose victorious over death. That resurrection is our hope, the reason we gather to worship, and the guarantee that death is not the final word for any believer.
Salvation cannot be earned or deserved-it is a gift God extends to all who believe. Living in gratitude for that grace, and sharing it with others, is the heart of our gospel outreach.
At Lee Crawford and Friends Gospel Outreach, we stand on the foundation of God's Word and His transformative power. We believe in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and living out a faith that reaches our community in Sioux Falls with love, authenticity, and purpose.
"Our calling is to love God with everything we are, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. That is the whole of the Christian life. Everything else is commentary on those two sentences."The Great Commandment, Matthew 22
We believe God's Word speaks to real life. If you're searching for answers or wrestling with faith, we'd love to talk it through with you. Come as you are-questions and all.