Welcome to Lighthouse Galveston Church!
A Community Christian Center

We are a Bible based, non-denominational house of worship.  We believe in the Holy Trinity; God the Father,  the Son and Holy Spirit, in the remission of sins through the shed blood of Jesus the Christ on the cross at Calvary.  We believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost and in the evangeleical work of the Great Commission to which we are dedicated.

Tenants of Faith
Statement of Faith

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third
day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is
seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He
will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy
Spirit, the Holy Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

What We Believe
The Gospel

The gospel is the good news that God became man in Jesus Christ. He
lived the life we should have lived, and died the death we should have
died, in our place. Three days later he rose from the dead, proving that
He is the son of God and offering the gift of salvation and forgiveness of
sins to anyone who repents and believes in Him.

The Church

The Church is the body of Christ and has a four-fold purpose: to Glorify God, make disciples, make Jesus known to a lost world, and to meet human needs. The Church is governed by the five-fold ministry of Ephesians 4, (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers); the offices of Elder and Deacon, as well as other offices mentioned in Scripture. It is essential to the life of the Church that scriptural patterns of discipline be practiced and that oversight for Church discipline, individual and corporate, be exercised by the leadership of the Church.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27;    Colossians 3:16-17,    Ephesians 1:12,   Ephesians 5:16-19;    Luke 6:35-36,      Acts 11:29,    1 John 3:17,    James 1:27;     Matthew 28:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:2; Acts 1:8

 

The Lord’s Supper
The Lord’s table consists of two elements: the bread and the cup. Those elements are symbolic of the body and blood of Christ. Communion is a memorial of Christ’s sufferings on the cross and a celebration of our salvation. It is an opportunity for a believer to examine oneself and repent in order to experience the forgiveness granted to us in the cross.  Communion is not a means of salvation. Rather, it is a testament of a  believer’s faith in the atoning work of the cross.
Matthew 26:26-30;    Mark 14:22-26;    Luke 22:19-20;    1 Corinthians 11:23-29

 

Eschatology
We affirm the bodily, personal, second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the millennium, and the final judgment.  The final judgment will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, determined by their relationship to Jesus Christ. We affirm with the Bible the final state of the new heavens and the new earth.                                     Matthew 24:27;    Acts 1:11;    1 Thessalonians 4:13-17


Man was created to exist forever. He will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation.  Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.                                                                                                                                                                                           John 3:16;    1 John 2:25;    1 John 5:11-13;    Romans 6:23;    Revelation 20:15;   Matthew 25:31-46

 

Our Structure
Lighthouse Galveston is led by our Lead Pastor, advised by a board of elders. Our ministries are led by our Director of Ministries and are staffed and fueled by our volunteers.  Each ministry of the church follows a volunteer leader assigned by the Director of Ministries who sets the ministry guidelines in accordance with the vision of the Lead Pastor and the values of Lighthouse
Galveston.  Staff will lead area ministries through the guidance of the Lead Pastor and a Senior Leadership team. Elders and staff are asked to model and champion the Ephesians 4 model of ministry of church discipleship. The qualifications are found in 1 Timothy 3:8-13.