Staff
John Perkins-Pastor
John Perkins-Pastor
John Perkins-Pastor
I was born in Denver, CO and was raised with my 3 older brothers in a Christian home. At the age of 7, I came to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus. In 1978, a smart beautiful young lady caught my eye and 2 years later we were married. Her name is Candie, and together we have 3 wonderful children, Brooke, Jessica and Austin. They are al
I was born in Denver, CO and was raised with my 3 older brothers in a Christian home. At the age of 7, I came to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus. In 1978, a smart beautiful young lady caught my eye and 2 years later we were married. Her name is Candie, and together we have 3 wonderful children, Brooke, Jessica and Austin. They are all married to precious spouses and God has blessed us with 9 grandchildren. I always involved myself in the study of God's word and as my knowledge and love for the Lord grew, my desire to be used by God in a bigger way grew as well. In March of 2022 the members of The Fellowship at Pleasant Grove called me to be their pastor. I am humbled and honored to be entrusted to that position.
My prayer is that God will be honored
and glorified in our ministry at
The Fellowship Pleasant Grove.
I hope to meet you there soon!
RL Noland-Deacon
John Perkins-Pastor
John Perkins-Pastor
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Bill Lewis- Deacon
Joey Carter-Worship Director
Joey Carter-Worship Director
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Joey Carter-Worship Director
Joey Carter-Worship Director
Joey Carter-Worship Director
Joey's background in leading worship spans 30 years. He started at the age of 17 as part of the worship team at his local church. His first time leading was in a tent in Somalia during his deployment with the Army. Joey's love for the Lord and gift for leading worship are evident each time he takes the stage. He loves to travel and spends
Joey's background in leading worship spans 30 years. He started at the age of 17 as part of the worship team at his local church. His first time leading was in a tent in Somalia during his deployment with the Army. Joey's love for the Lord and gift for leading worship are evident each time he takes the stage. He loves to travel and spends his downtime woodworking and making things with his hands. Joey has been married to his precious bride, Amy, for 18 years. Amy leads the women's ministry and assists with multimedia. They have two beautiful kids, Luke and Pepper.
Statement of Faith
The Bible
The Bible, in its entirety, is the infallible, inerrant, and inspired Word of God; it is divine revelation that carries the full weight of God’s authority and to which we are obliged to submit.
The Trinity
Within the Godhead there is a unity of three distinct yet fully divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; these three are one true, eternal God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory.
God
God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. God is fully omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, not given to learning or “openness.”
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man, having two natures inseparably united in one divine person without confusion, mixture, separation, or division. Each nature retains its own attributes. In the incarnation, Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a perfect life among us, was crucified, dead, and buried, rose on the third day, ascended to heaven, and will come again in glory and judgment. He is the only Mediator between God and man.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is of one substance with the Father and the Son. He eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son, and He dwells in the hearts of believers, effecting their regeneration monergistically and operating in their sanctification synergistically.
Creation
God, by the word of His power, created from nothing the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. He further preserves and governs all His creatures and all their actions according to His most holy, wise, and powerful providence.
Man
After God made the other creatures, He created man, both male and female, in His own image, but because Adam sinned and woefully fell in his responsibility, he and his posterity entered into a state of moral corruption and moral inability and became estranged from their Creator, thus deserving death as the punishment for sin.
Atonement
Because all have sinned, atonement must be made in order for man to be reconciled to God. Jesus Christ made a complete atonement for His people through His substitutionary atoning death on the cross. He imputes His righteousness to all believers securing us full redemption for all who repent of their sin and trust in Him alone for salvation.
The Law
The moral law perfectly reflects the unchangeable character of God and forever binds all people, believers as well as unbelievers.
The Church
Christ has established a visible church, which is called to live in the power of the Holy Spirit under the regulation of the authority of Holy Scripture, preaching the gospel of Christ, administering the sacraments, and exercising discipline.
Christianity & Culture
The Fellowship at Pleasant Grove supports the work of Christian organizations and institutions that confess the final authority of Scripture and lordship of Jesus Christ, and are committed to the implementation of the social and cultural implications of God’s commandments for the well-being of man and his environment. The Fellowship at Pleasant Grove especially supports those organizations that condemn the murder of defenseless human beings at the earliest stages of their development and that reject unbiblical definitions of gender, sexuality, and marriage.
