Who is FaithCCC?

We are a group of people who passionately seek to grow in and live out our faith in all areas of our lives, who actively work to love and serve our community, and who longs to be the Church that God calls us to be.

Formerly known as the Coopersville United Methodist Church, we have, for over 157 years, sought to faithfully honor God and be a beacon of God’s love & grace.

Our world is crying out for the hope & justice & love only God can provide! We will not be content sitting on the sidelines waiting for people to come to us; we are taking seriously our call to make disciples by Living, Loving, and Serving in fresh, new, & impactful ways, for the glory of God!

To that end, we seek to worship God with everything we are, and to offer that same opportunity to anyone who enters through our doors. We are committed to being fully devoted, mature disciples of Jesus Christ, seeking to transform the world for God’s glory!

And there's room for YOU! We are continually dreaming about what we could do with more faith, more prayer, more service, more worship, more giving, and more loving?

The Bible: We believe the sixty six books of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired and holy Word of God…God-breathed. The Bible is our textbook. It is our source of knowledge about God and Christ and contains all the truth necessary for understanding our way to salvation. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

The Trinity: We believe God is one living and true God, but who forever (and mysteriously) exists in perfect community as three equal and fully divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each form of God, while having different but complementary roles in our lives, has the same nature, characteristics and being, and is worthy of equal praise and obedience. (Matthew 28:19-20; John 1:1-4; Acts 5:3-4)

God the Father: We believe God the Father is the creator of the universe. He has unimaginable intelligence, infinite knowledge and is all-powerful. God has authority and control over all creation and yet desires to love us very personally as His children. (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3; John 1:12-13)

God the Son: We believe Jesus Christ is uniquely God’s Son—fully God and yet fully human, sent by God, to be born of Mary. He lived a sinless life and serves as our role model for life on earth. It is because of His death on the cross and resurrection from the dead that people are forgiven of their sins, brought into relationship with God, and promised real life here and now, and eternal life to come. (John 14:9-12,19; 2 Corinthians 5:19)

God the Holy Spirit: We believe the Holy Spirit is God’s presence with us on earth today - our primary teacher, comforter, and source of God’s power. The Holy Spirit came in a new and mighty way upon Christians at Pentecost and is present in the world today. The Holy Spirit convinces the world of sin and leads people to respond in faith to the Gospel message. (Acts 2; John 16:7-11; Romans 8)

Salvation: We believe that because of rebellion against God going all the way back to Adam, all people sin, and therefore, deserve separation from God. People, on our own, can never overcome sin or please God. Jesus’ death on the cross was a sacrifice on our behalf, and makes possible our forgiveness and reconciliation with God. This is not because of anything we might do for God, but out of His grace and love for us. To repent from (be sorry for) our sins and trust in Jesus Christ are the only requirements for us to receive this gift from God of forgiveness and eternal life. (Romans 2:22-26,5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:21)

Holiness: As the result of commitment to God through Jesus, we grow in faith. Our love for God and for one another becomes more complete, although we can never become sinless. As we grow in our Christian faith, our desire to please God and live like Jesus also grows. (Romans 8:29)

Heaven and Hell: We believe that God desires for all of us as His children to spend eternity with Him in heaven. Jesus alone will judge our eternal destiny, but those who have not accepted Jesus’ offer of forgiveness and new life risk living apart from Him for all eternity. (2 Peter 3:9)

Baptism: In baptism, we acknowledge and celebrate the grace of God, freely offered to us before we were even aware of it. We confess our sin, accept membership in the family of Christ, and vow to trust in and serve Jesus Christ. Baptism is the public sign of God’s covenant with us. It is a communal celebration; the congregation vows to nurture and support those being baptized—adults or infants. We believe baptism may occur at any age. We enter this world as imperfect beings in need of salvation, and it is through God’s grace that we can be in this covenant relationship with Him. When infants are presented for baptism, parents and the entire church pledge to surround the children with Christian care and teaching until the children profess and confirm their faith for themselves when older. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:38-39, 16:15,33)

​Communion: We believe that communion is a remembrance of the suffering and death of Christ and a way of drawing Christians’ focus back to the essentials of faith on a regular basis. We believe in an open table—that all who believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are welcome to participate in this blessing from God. (Luke 22:14-21)

Blended Worship- Here at FCCC, we worship God through a blend of both traditional practices and contemporary worship styles- this means we sing praises to God with both the organ and with a praise band, both hymns and more contemporary songs. Each service includes times of prayer as well as instruction from Scripture.

Creative Worship- Because we belong to a long and beautiful tradition of worship, we incorporate many different practices into our services of worship, including: hymns, praise songs, special music, drama, dance, video, liturgical readings, as well as the sacraments of Baptism and Communion.

Communion, or the Lord's Supper, or Eucharist, is observed typically on the first Sunday of each month. Our Communion table is open to all who desire to take of the bread and the cup and experience God's grace.

Nursery is available for you and your children ages birth through 2nd grade. The message can be watched on a television in both the Nursery and the Fellowship Room for those needing more space and quiet.

PrayGround - Our church also has a space near the front of our Worship Center where your child can sit at a table that has quiet toys and coloring books. There are chairs for you to sit next to them.

Busy Bags - We provide busy bags supplied with coloring books and small toys for kids of any age during the service.

Community- This is a place where everyone can come and find love and community. God calls us to come as we are... so come as you are. Whether you're comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt, or a suit and tie- there's a place for you here. We all need God's love. Come worship God with us!

105 N 68th Ave.

Coopersville, MI 49404

Pastor:

Rev. Cori Conran

PastorCori@Faithccc.com

Administrative Assistant:

​Kris Brandt

Office@Faithccc.com

Office Phone:

616.997.9225

Office Hours:

Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday - 9am - 4pm (Call first)