Mission page – Morning Star Victory Church

WHO WE ARE:

Morning Star Victory Church is a 501c(3) Religious Corporation registered in California in April 5, 2004 for the purpose of: Proclamation and propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; Establishment and maintenance of churches: Provision of places of public worship, prayer and service in accordance with scriptural traditions and practices of the Christian faith; Establishment, maintenance and conduct of schools for religious instruction of children, and adults in the tenets of the Christian faith; Ministration of love, care and compassion in the name of Jesus Christ to all people; Licensing and ordaining ministers of the Christian faith; and for carrying out any and all other lawful activities which would be likely to further the propagation and acceptance of the Christian faith to the people of the local communities, at the national level and the world at large

STATEMENT OF FAITH:

The whole Bible is truly the statement of faith for Morning Star Victory Church. However, as it cannot be reproduced into this limited space, the following are highlights of what we believe all derived from what the Bible says. We believe in…

The God Head: There is One God, eternally existent in three personalities: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The deity of Jesus Christ, His Virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His atoning death, His bodily resurrection, and His return to earth in glory and power for the millennial rule before ushering His own to eternity.

The Inspired Word of God:The inspiration and inerrancy of the Holy Scriptures in their original manuscripts.

Depravity of humanity:Humanity is naturally depraved without God.

Salvation from sin:Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and not by works. The propitiation for sin is only by the blood of Jesus Christ. Personal repentance and faith in Christ Jesus is necessary for salvation from sin. The regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation.

Baptisms of the Holy Spirit: This occurs after salvation and consequently the Holy Spirit manifests His gifts in the believers in Jesus Christ and helps them to bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit in life. Believers get constantly infilled with the Holy Spirit in the course of their service to God.

Water Baptism:Water baptism by emersion as in Matt.3: 15, 16 at an age of accountability. This occurs after personal repentance and salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Devine Healing:Divine healing through the atoning suffering and death of Christ on the cross (I Peter 2:24.) The anointing of oil and prayer for the sick by Church elders (James 5:14.)

Holy Communion:The taking of the Holy Communion or the “Lord’s Supper” by people who call Christ their Savior in remembrance of Jesus Christ. (Mark 14:22-25, I Corinthians 11:23-26)

Giving:The giving of tithes and offeringsshould be done cheerfully as it is God’s financial plan (2 Corinthians 9:6-9). Giving of self in service to God and to others, as well as giving of material things for distribution to the needy.

Existence of Angels:Angels exist as ministers of God.

Heaven: The blessed Hope – We believe in a pre-tribulation rapture of the Church at Christ’s coming with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then the living in Christ will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air (I Thes. 4:15-17.) Literal Heaven where the righteous will live with God forever. The resurrection of the regenerated and the unregenerate, the one to everlasting life, and the other to eternal damnation (Rev. 20:11-15)

Satan & Hell:Literal Hell as a place of everlasting punishment and suffering, which will be the future abode prepared for the devil and his followers (Rev. 20:15.) The reality and personality of Satan or the devil, and demons whose purpose is to “kill, steal and destroy” humanity from their God designed purpose (John 10:10.)

Victorious Living:The sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit who indwells Christians and enables them to live a holy life. Living a victorious life over sin, self, and bad habits as enabled by the Holy Spirit, through obedience to the Word of God and incessant prayer life.

Humanity’s Free Will:Free moral will power of a human being to choose the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and lead a life of absolute surrender and consecration to Him, or choose to reject Him, to backslide, to apostatize and thus be lost eternally.

CHURCH MISSION:

In a nutshell, the Mission of Morning Star Victory Church is to “Know God, Live Fully for Him, & Make Him Known to Others.”

The Church aims at providing spiritual nurture and growth of the members through teaching of the whole Bible “to declare to you the whole counsel of God.” Members are encouraged to read the entire Bible at their own pace with the purpose of knowing the God revealed in His Word and with the understanding that the Word of God has power to transform lives.

Members seek to become practical witnesses of Jesus Christ who reach out to others to win them over to faith in God and into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

Members are exhorted to: Serve God faithfully in areas of their gifting; Be perseverance in prayer; generous in giving; diligent in outreach; accountable in fellowship; dedicated, devoted and obedient to the Word of God; show readiness in responsibility; have the objective of always doing what they do for the glory of God.

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4. PASTORS:

Dr. Joseph Gichuhi, ordained into the ministry in 1997, is the Senior Pastor of Morning Star Victory Church and is ably assisted by Mrs. Pielina Gichuhi in administration.
Other Pastors in the Church include Pastor Catherine Kamau. The Church enjoys the ministry of the word provided by prominent regular visiting Pastors and ministers of the Gospel notable of whom are Misheck Ndarwa and Evangelist Hezron Mchenya.

4. MINISTRIES:

Praise and Worship Ministry:The mission of the Praise and Worship Team is to lead the congregation to worship God in spirit and truth, and impact lives to excel in praise and worship to glorify Jesus Christ. The Team in praise and worship utilize their recognized God given musical talent or gift for the glory of God. They gain spiritual experience as they individually and corporately seek the Lord in His word and in prayer.

Children’s Sunday School Ministry:Children are God’s heritage who should be brought up to love, obey, fear and reverence God.
“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6.) Jesus welcomed children to Himself saying: “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
The mission of the Children’s Sunday School ministry is to nurture children spiritually through teaching them the word of God using program materials specifically organized and tailored to meet the needs of the various ages of for Sunday School children. The children are taught spiritual concepts that are reinforced through scripture memorization, relevant plays, song, dance, outdoor activities, and application of the word with the assistance of the parents. The children stage various performances before the congregation to help in progressive integration with the rest of the Church. The ministry is coordinated by the Director of the Sunday school with assistance from able teachers who have a call to teach children.

Youth and Young Adults Ministries:The goal of the ministry is to help the youth and young adults grow and mature in their relationship with God through enhanced Bible study, prayer and involvement in appropriate indoor and outdoor activities. The Youth and Young adults are further enhanced through encouragement to develop skills and use their God given talents in service to God. A mentorship arrangement by older spiritually mature people prepares the youth and young adults to face pertinent challenges and issues that they face in life. They also gain confidence to make outreaches to reach other youth and young adults to win them for Christ.
Prayer Ministry:Prayer is strictly speaking not a ministry but a lifestyle of a Christian life. However, in order to encourage regular and ongoing prayer in the Church members are encouraged to join ongoing prayer fellowships. Prayer needs of Church members are attended to during such sessions as well as during Church services. The Church also organizes prayer vigils from time to time accompanied by focused prayer and fasting sessions. Everyone in the Church is encouraged to become a prayer warrior.

Women’s Ministry:The women ministry is geared toward reaching and meeting the needs of women. The women seek to enhance spiritual growth through fellowship and relevant studies that address women concerns in Church and life. The women organize to provide refreshments for after Church fellowship. The women ministry also provides opportunity for older women to mentor younger women, as well as to reach out to other women to win them to Christ. Through the ministry, the women can beneficially connect to other women ministries.

Men’s Ministry:The Men’s ministry creates a fellowship that reaches to the needs of men in and outside the Church to bring glory to Christ. The fellowship helps to connect men in a spiritually beneficial relationship. The ministry also creates an opportunity for older men to mentor younger men in appropriate ways in the Church. It is the aim of the Men’s ministry to help build men to become leaders and heads of their families as scripture requires.

Media Ministry:The purpose of the Media ministry is to coordinate efficient and relevant use of the visual and audio systems in Church. This includes but not limited to providing video and audio projection, recording and photography as needed in Church, maintaining all audio –visual –video equipment in Church, as well as
maintaining Church website and other necessary social media platforms for the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Ushering and Hospitality Ministry:The purpose of the Ushering and Hospitality ministry is to provide a warm and refreshing welcome to members and visitors in Church for God’s glory. They hand brochures to people attending Church, and seat visitors and members in Church to ensure their comfort. They help collect relevant visitor information as appropriate. They organize the collection of offering and prayer for the gifts in the Church. They ensure refreshments are available for guests. They also help to organize dinners and lunches needed for Church members as necessary. They recommend ways to meet the benevolent needs of Church members.

Outreach and Missions Ministry:The purpose of Outreach and Missions ministry is to organize, coordinate, promote and support evangelism and missionary efforts of Morning Star Victory Churches. The ministry coordinates the outreach strategies by Church to win people for Christ. They also follow up on those won to Christ through these effort and help them to be integrated in Church.

Counseling Ministry: The purpose of the Counseling ministry in the Church is to provide confidential spiritual counseling as needed for members. The counseling may include but not limited to counseling for: personal issues, family matters, premarital counseling, relationship difficulties and so on. Counseling may be conducted in group or individual setting as necessary.

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