We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original manuscripts and authoritative for daily living. We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His substitutionary death for our sins and His bodily resurrection from the grave.
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by practice, are sentenced to eternal separation from God and are in need of personal regeneration by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who have so trusted Christ as their Savior are indwelled by the Holy Spirit of God and enabled to live godly lives through submission to Him and dependence on Him.
We believe in the imminent return of Christ, and in resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved unto eternal life and the lost unto eternal judgment. It is our sincere desire and prayer that you may experience the assurance of forgiveness and eternal life that comes to those who have trusted the Savior.
If you have questions about your personal relationship with Christ, please contact us at grow@missionhillschurch.org or 760.759.2233 and we would be glad to give you more information.
Our Core Values:
- Evangelism is God’s “heartbeat”
- Spiritual maturity is God’s design for every believer
- Worship is God’s desire from His people
- The Bible is God’s Word, relevant and sufficient for every generation
- Prayer releases God’s power for ministry
Our Mission
Mission Hills Church exists to share God’s love with our community, to connect believers with His family, to help them grow in their faith, to equip them to serve the needs of others as they worship God with their lives.
Our Purposes
Every church is driven by something. Here are some of the typical forces that drive churches to do what they do: traditions, personalities, finances, buildings, programs, events or even seekers. While all of these are forces that should be talked about and prayed through, none of them should drive the way we "build" our church. The only elements worthy of that kind of influence are the biblical purposes for the church that God outlined in Scripture.
We firmly believe that a commitment to the Great Commission and the Great Commandment will lead to a great church.
The Great Commission
"18 Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’" Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)
The Great Commandment
"37 Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV)
Our Plan
1) We will CONNECT people to God and His family. Fellowship—"encouraging our members" (Ephesians 2:19)
2) We will help people GROW in the relationship with Jesus. Discipleship—"mentoring toward maturity" (Ephesians 4:12b-13)
3) We will SERVE the needs of others through our God given SHAPE. Ministry—"equipping to serve" (Ephesians 4:12a)
4) We will SHARE God’s love in word and deed. Evangelism—"evangelizing our mission field" (Acts 1:8, 20:24)
5) We will WORSHIP God’s presence. Worship—"exalting our Master" (Psalm 24:3, 122:1; 1 Cor. 10:31)
Mission Hills Church is a church plant of Emmanuel Faith Community Church (EFCC) in Escondido, CA. As such, we are still under EFCC's Constitution and Bylaws. Click here to see a PDF of our Constitution and Bylaws.
