About us
Antioch is for everyone.
About Antioch Christian Church
Our Mission
Leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our Strategy
Creating environments and opportunities where kids, students, and adults can worship, grow, and serve.
Our Values
The Bible is relevant to our lives.
God’s truth and God’s love are unchanging from generation to generation and from culture to culture. Every week at Antioch, we explore what the Bible says and how it applies to our lives.
Life is better together.
It is when we move from crowd to community that we find belonging and connection in genuine, authentic relationships. Life groups study, grow, pray, serve, and enjoy life together.
Everyone has a next step.
Because God wants to do something in us and through us, there will always be a next step in our relationship with God – worshipping, growing, serving, giving, inviting, or going.
We were made to make a difference.
We all have talents, skills, gifts, passions, experiences, and resources with which we can impact the world around us. We are God’s strategy to expand God’s kingdom in our community and in our world.
Our Beliefs
About God
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate his power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again someday to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
About the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and Jesus Christ. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation, providing the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer at least one spiritual gift when they are saved. As Christians we seek to live under his control daily.
About the Bible
The Bible is God’s word to us. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is the truth without any mixture of error.
About Human Beings
People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like him in character. People are the supreme object of God’s creation. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called “sin.” This attitude separates people from God and causes many problems in life.
About Salvation
Salvation is a free gift from God for those who will choose to accept it. What is God saving us from? His righteous anger against the rebellion (“sin”) in our hearts. God promised that sin would incur death. God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to become the substitute by dying on a cross. By trusting in Jesus Christ, God gave us the way to be saved from his righteous anger towards our sin. Why can’t I simply live a “good life”? Here’s the problem: we cannot work off our sin debt, even by self-improvement, good works, or being a “good person.” Salvation is not something we can earn; it is a gift. When we turn from our self-ruled life to Jesus in faith, we are saved. What does Jesus teach me to do? The Scripture teaches that real belief leads to repentance and is expressed by confessing Jesus as Lord and surrendering to him in baptism. Thus, we are saved by grace through faith.
About Eternal Security
Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. God’s grace covers our sins daily as we humble ourselves to his will. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security.
About Eternity
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with him is eternal life. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence.
Our Team
At Antioch, our Leadership Team is made up of men and women with varied backgrounds in ministry, academia and the marketplace. The one thing they all have in common is their love of Christ. Reach out and get to know us!
Our Story
Antioch became a part of the Cedar Rapids/Marion community in the early 1970s. Meeting together first in Cedar Rapids as a small group of people studying the Bible, their heart was to follow the teachings of Jesus. In July 1974 they moved into rented spaces at a local college and YMCA. With dynamic leadership, the church strengthened and grew, inviting people into the new center in 2014. A campus in the Oelwein community opened in 2020. Along the way, Antioch has generously participated in missions around the world. The heart of Antioch beats the same as when it began, connecting people to God and leading them into a growing relationship with Jesus.
