Who is Double Oak Community Church?

Our Purpose

"DOCC exists to glorify God by becoming a worshipping community of influence where every man, woman, and child are maturing in their Faith and being equipped to give their lives away."

Our History

Double Oak Community Church began meeting January 16th, 2005 and is committed to excellence in ministry from babies to senior adults.  Come enjoy the excitement of this fellowship.

Our Affiliation

While maintaining our autonomy as a local body of believers, we are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention for the purpose of supporting missions around the world.

Our Core Values

Five core values lie at the center of what we believe, who we are, and what we do. We believe these values are essential for genuine, from the heart, life-change. Embracing these values, we move from “lip service” religion to “life-style” faith:

W o r s h i p (Ephesians 5:18-20; Matthew 4:10; John 4:24)
True worship begins when a person places their faith in the person of Jesus Christ, believing in His death and resurrection as sufficient payment for their sin. True worship continues as a lifestyle of responding to God’s revelation of Himself with mind and heart in ways that declare the greatness of who He is.
C o m m u n i t y (Ephesians 4:1-6; Hebrews 10:24-25)
Genuine biblical community means living in caring relationships that are guided by biblical truth and grounded in spiritual accountability. We value real community, and yes, we know how messy and hard it is. But we also know that real and lasting life change – spiritual transformation – only occurs in the unity and diversity of authentic relationships.
G r o w t h (Ephesians 4:14-16; Philippians 3:14; Colossians 1:28)
Spiritual growth means that over time we are becoming, looking, and acting more and more like Jesus Christ. It is progressively moving toward spiritual maturity. A commitment to growth is not easy, because growth means change, and change is difficult. However, growth means we are living, really living, as the life of Christ is reproduced in our own lives.
S e r v i c e (Ephesians 4:11-13; Mark 10:45; 1 Peter 4:10-11)
Jesus demonstrated that the most influential life is a life of sacrificial service. In the words of Mark’s gospel, Jesus “did not come to be served but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many.” Likewise, we believe that we will influence the world for Christ, when resting in, and motivated by His great love for us, we extend that love through our own hands and feet in acts of service to others.
G e n e r o s i t y (John 3:16; Proverbs 11:25; Matthew 10:8b)
Every act of God is an act of lavish generosity. He gives freely, fully, graciously and without measure. He is a giver, not a taker. Generosity means living life with our hands open, generously giving away the truth, time, talent, and treasure that God has so graciously entrusted to us.

Our Beliefs

Often, we are asked, “What are your basic beliefs?” We always start by saying that we believe that the Bible is God’s Word and is to be interpreted by the literal method, where the rules of grammar, literature, history and culture are consistently applied. In this way, we can accurately understand the author’s meaning, and properly apply the Bible’s principles. 

The Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Hebrews 4:12)
We believe that the Scriptures in all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired of God, error free in the original manuscripts, and the supreme authority of faith and practice for followers of Christ.

God (Deuteronomy 6:4)
We believe there is one living and true God, who is one in essence, while eternally existing in three distinct persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Man (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 1:18-32, 3:10-23)
We believe that mankind was directly created in the image of God to enjoy His fellowship and fulfill His purposes on earth. However, in Adam, all mankind fell into sin; consequently all people are spiritually dead and subject to the certainty of both physical and spiritual death apart from faith in Jesus Christ.

Salvation (John 1:12, 3:16, 14:6; Ephesians 2:8-9)
We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. All who believe in Him are declared righteous by the Father on the grounds of Jesus Christ’s life, death and resurrection, being regenerated by and baptized in the Holy Spirit.

The Church (Acts 2:41-47; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Corinthians 12-14)
We believe that all who are “born again” by the Holy Spirit belong to the one true church and are instructed by the Scriptures to associate themselves in local, visible churches.

Ordinances (Matt. 28:18-20; Romans 6:3-7; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29)
We believe that baptism is an essential “first step” for all who, having believed in Christ for salvation, desire to walk as His disciple. Baptism is a clear injunction of the Scriptures which outwardly expresses the inward reality of new life in Christ. Our method of baptism is immersion as described in the New Testament and practiced in the early church.  We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a memorial of Christ and His redemptive death. It is also an expression of our fellowship with one another. In communion we are reminded of Christ’s first coming and encouraged to look forward to His coming again.

The Future (Matthew 24:36; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

 We believe the next great event of human history will be the personal return of Jesus Christ. This is the blessed hope for which all those who love Christ yearn. While the exact time of Christ’s return is unknown, it is imminent and certain.

OUR BYLAWS & CONSTITUTION

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