About Us

What We Believe

The Bible is the only inspired and authoritative word of God, is the only source for Christian doctrine, and is accessible to all.

Salvation comes through grace alone, not as something earned or deserved by the believer.

We are able to receive God’s grace only through faith in God without any need for good works.

Jesus Christ, God’s only son is the only mediator between God and man and there is salvation through no other.

That all glory is due to God alone because the gift of salvation and the faith in that salvation is created in the heart of the believer by God through the work of the Holy Spirit

We Are A Confessing Church

We affirm the three tenets of the Confessing Church Movement:

  1. That Jesus Christ alone is Lord of all and the only way to salvation.
  2. That Holy Scripture is the Triune God’s revealed Word, and the Church’s only infallible rule of faith and life.
  3. That God’s people are called to holiness in all aspects of life. This includes honoring the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman, the only relationship within which sexual activity is appropriate.

Jesus uniquely gives us the ability to be transformed deep in our souls, so we can be empowered to live a Christ-like life, changing and growing in deep, meaningful ways without simply reducing spiritual transformation to a checklist or a ‘behavior modification’ approach. As Christians, we never arrive at a finished or completed state of transformation, and we are reminded throughout Scripture that spiritual transformation is an ongoing process that requires our participation and willingness. If we desire to truly become the hands and feet of Christ, our closeness with the Lord needs to continue to deepen; we cannot simply compartmentalize God into certain areas of our lives, but we need to give Him the whole of ourselves.

– Rev. Dino Rustin ‘Lead Pastor’
Rev. Dr. Lewis Trotter

Rev. Dr. Lewis Trotter

"Care & Visitation" Pastor

Ted Hayes

Ted Hayes

Director of Music

Michelle Noval

Michelle Noval

Administrative Assistant

Doreen Hawkins

Doreen Hawkins

Financial Secretary

Larry Underwood

Larry Underwood

Family Ministries Director

ELDERS / SESSION

Moderator

Moderator

Lead Pastor - Dino Rustin

The Session is the “board of directors” composed of elected leaders who serve three year terms.

Clerk of Session

Clerk of Session

Theresa Dahlquist

Class Of 2022

Brittany Dickerson

Brittany Dickerson

Class Of 2023

Rob Moran

Rob Moran

Steve Porter

Steve Porter

Dwayne Smith

Dwayne Smith

Theresa Dahlquist

Theresa Dahlquist

Class Of 2024

Dave Hall

Dave Hall

Caroline MacDonald

Caroline MacDonald

Rob Gamble

Rob Gamble

Helen King

Helen King

THE DEACONS

The Board of Deacons is a group of elected leaders who serve for three years and are called to provide care and compassion to our congregation.

Class Of 2022

Sandy Scroggins

Sandy Scroggins

Ray Lopez

Ray Lopez

Cathy Phelps

Cathy Phelps

Class Of 2023

Lee Richmond

Lee Richmond

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith

Suzanne Richmond

Suzanne Richmond

Class Of 2024

Barbra Perry

Barbra Perry

Bob & Deb Johnson

Bob & Deb Johnson

Judy Ernest

Judy Ernest

SErvices

We Gather Every Sunday at 9:00am and 11:00am

Plan Your Visit

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Our Location

1402 Manatee Ave. West
Bradenton, FL   34205

Sunday School

Our Sunday morning Discipleship time is designed to bring families together for worship, Bible lesson, and small groups.  We are currently using THE GOSPEL PROJECT for our morning lessons.   Parents, children, and teens meet together for a short Bible lesson and discussion. Following the large group time, children and parents break off into age-appropriate small groups.

We meet at 10:00 am every Sunday morning upstairs in the children’s ministry area.