Core Values

What gives a successful church its unique identity is not its core beliefs but its core values. While most Bible-based churches share the same beliefs regarding the essential doctrines of historic Christianity, they differ significantly in worship styles, target audiences, teaching emphases/styles, program offerings, forms of government, visitor care, member care, marketing/advertising strategies, etc., depending on the philosophy of each congregation.

There are several core values that undergird the plans and practices of ALCF:

Accommodating the unchurched

1 Corinthians 9:22-23

Unity rather than uniformity

1 Corinthians 1:10

Winning the lost

Acts 1:8

Teaching God’s Word in a plain and practical way

Acts 20:20

Letting the Holy Spirit lead

John 16:13

Consideration of all racial, generational, and socio-economic groups

Rev. 7:9