Our Mission
At Christian Life Center we want to help you you find life’s best. We believe as Jesus Christ states in John 10:10 “the thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” We believe to have life’s best you must be:
Born Again – you must accept that Jesus Christ is the Lord of your life.
Engaged – in a real life relationship with Jesus Christ.
Serving – the kingdom of Christ and your community.
Telling Your Testimony – actively sharing what Jesus Christ has done for you.
Our Vision
Through the years one thing has remained the same. CLC has always been a church with a vision. Our vision is made up of 4 parts.
I. Worship- CLC has always been and will always be a church of worship. We are not just talking about music here, but Jesus. We believe in all things that we must worship Jesus Christ with our lifestyles, and our actions and choices will be a direct reflection of our relationship with Jesus Christ! We have a phenomenal Worship Band that echoes this statement and helps lead us into an atmosphere of Worship. This church was built on Worship.
II. Children and Youth- At CLC we always have and always will put a lot of emphasis on Children and Youth Ministries. We want to be proactive and invest in them at an early age, and make them a priority in our church. They are not the church of tomorrow but the church of today. We will invest spiritually, with pastors that have a heart for reaching children and youth. We have invested thousands into top notch facilities for the youth and children’s departments, and make sure that we are always using cutting edge technology to minister to your child.
III. Community- CLC will always be in the forefront of the community. Pastor Barry always says “If our church closed its doors today, would they know that we were gone tomorrow?” CLC is always reaching out to the community through different avenues. Our food pantry will serve 15 to 20 thousand families this year. In the past we have given numerous cars and vans away. We have rebuilt homes for people. God loves people, we love people. For the past 21 years we have also partnered with “House of Isaiah” which is a house for men fighting drug addictions. We are H.O.I. home church. We will do our best to shine as a beacon of hope to the people of Gun Barrel City, and its surrounding areas.
IV. People of Addiction or Compulsive Behavior- Every Tuesday night at 7 pm we have a program called “Overcomers.” Overcomers Is a fellowship of men and women who have been affected either directly or indirectly by the abuse of any mood-altering chemical or compulsive behavior. We believe that as we look to a loving God for help, and put into practice those principles for living which He has given in His Word, we shall find both the strength and freedom we need to live productive and happy lives. We strongly believe that our “Higher Power” is Jesus Christ.
We welcome anyone who has a desire to stay clean and sober; anyone who has a desire to rise above the pain and turmoil caused by their own addiction or the addiction of a loved one; anyone wishing to break the bondage of compulsive behavior; anyone who is not opposed to our general method of recovery. We are here to share our experience, strength and Hope with one another. We are dedicated to the principles of anonymity and confidentiality.