“Why are there so many different churches?” we are sometimes asked. “Why are there so many different restaurants?” could be our reply! After all, aren't all restaurants there for the same thing? Of course they are; but each one has its own atmosphere, interests and specialities. And so it is with churches. In GGC, we know that certain things we do and believe are not unique, but there are certain things which give us our own particular atmosphere and character, that ‘make us tick'... We believe...
- We believe that the Bible (i.e. the Old and New Testaments excluding the Apocrypha), is the inspired Word of God, the infallible, all sufficient rule for faith and practice (2 Tim. 3:15-16; 2 Peter 1:21).
- We believe in the unity of the One True and Living God who is the Eternal, Self-Existent "I AM", Who has also revealed Himself as One being co-existing in three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14).
- We believe in the fall of man, who was created pure and upright, but fell by voluntary transgression (Gen. 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-21).
- We believe in the Virgin Birth, Sinless Life, Miraculous Ministry, Substitutionary Atoning Death, Bodily Resurrection, Triumphant Ascension and Abiding Intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ and in His personal, visible, bodily return in power and glory as the blessed hope of all believers (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23; Heb. 7:26; 1 Pet. 2:22; Acts 2:22, 10:38; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 9:12; Luke 24:39; 1 Cor. 15:4; Acts 1:9; Eph. 4:8-10; Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25; 1 Cor. 15:22-24, 51-57; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:1-6).
- We believe in salvation through faith in Christ, who, according to the Scriptures, died for our sins, was buried and was raised from the dead on the third day, and that through His Blood we have Redemption (Titus 2:11, Titus 3:5-7; Rom. 10:8-15; 1 Cor. 15:3-4). This experience is also known as the new birth, and is an instantaneous and complete operation of the Holy Spirit upon initial faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 3:5-6; James 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23; 1 John 5:1)
- We believe that all who have truly repented and believed in Christ as Lord and Saviour are commanded to be baptised by immersion in water (Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Acts 2:38-39).
- We believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit as an enduement of the believer with power for service, as demonstrated by Jesus and his disciples (Acts 1:4-5, 8, 2:4, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 19:6).
- We believe in the operation of all the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of Christ in the Church today (1 Cor. 12:4-11, 28; Eph. 4:7-16).
- We believe in holiness of life and conduct in obedience to the command of God (1 Pet. 1:14-16; Heb. 12:14; 1 Thess. 5:23; 1 John 2:6).
- We believe that deliverance from sickness, by Divine Healing is provided for in the Atonement (Isa. 53:4-5, Matt. 8:16-17, James 5:13-16).
- We believe that all who have truly repented and believe in Christ as Lord and Saviour should regularly participate in Breaking of Bread (Luke 22:14-20; 1 Cor. 11:20-34).
 We are COMMITTED to the following:
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Commitment to... JESUS He is God's only Son and the only way to find forgiveness and friendship with God. He died on the cross to pay for the wrong things we've done and rose to life three days later to prove he had won the battle over sin and death forever. He forgives our sin as we trust in him.
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Commitment to... THE BIBLE The Bible really is God's message to us, and is exciting and relevant for today. It contains everything we need about what we believe and how to live. We teach it, study it, live by it, and accept it as the norm for our daily lives.
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Commitment to... THE HOLY SPIRIT We are committed to being ‘charismatic': using the spiritual gifts that God has given the church to glorify him and empower us; seeing the power of God (the Holy Spirit) bringing wholeness in every area of our lives; allowing him to direct our personal and corporate lives.
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Commitment to... THE KINGDOM OF GOD God does not just want our attention for an hour each Sunday! He wants to be king over every part of our lives — character, family, relationships, morality, work—and gives us his Holy Spirit to help us in all these areas. Personal pastoral care is offered to every member of the church. 
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Commitment to... THE CHURCH The church is not a building or organisation; it is God's family on earth. We want to be a real community together, serving and caring for one another.We are committed to everyone feeling part of the family and playing an active role:we meet in mid-week small groups as well as on Sundays to help us in this.
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Commitment to... PEOPLE God loves everyone in his world and wants everyone to be part of his family.We are committed to sharing that love in both word and action, as we pray for and show God's love to people, individually and corporately. We are involved in community projects, planting churches in Oxfordshire and sending people to other nations to share God's good news.
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Commitment to... THE FUTURE We invest resources to train people to be effective servants of God who can shape the future.We run our own independent Christian school (primary and senior) and a variety of training programmes, especially for young people. Our leaders want to see everybody realise their full potential.
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Commitment to... DISCIPLESHIP Discipleship means change! We are committed to providing opportunities and encouragement to see God change us to be more like him and to be trained for service.
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What we believe