epiphany began December 17th, 2000 in Springfield, TN. We are currently a Southern Baptist church that is sponsored by Coopertown Community Church of the Robertson County Baptist Association of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Our beliefs and doctrines adhere only to the Bible as stated in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, and our methodology is centered around the needs of a post modern world, according to 1 Corinthians 9: 19.
Across the religious landscape, profound changes are creating new spiritual maps and reconfiguring churchgoing constituencies. These changes are taking place in the United Kingdom and the United States as a growing number of frontier churches successfully take root. Whereas many traditional denominations are losing young people, these emerging churches are successfully recapturing nonpracticing Christians and the never-churched.
How can epiphany connect with this world?
E existential A life changing experience. We believe that it is one thing to talk about God, but it is quite another thing to experience Him.
P personal Each individual is important. God cares about everybody as an individual because He is a personal God. The church ought to as well.
I innovative We offer upbeat music, real life drama, multimedia, and positive messages to meet your needs.
P practical The Bible is the book of the Lord's solutions. It can be applied to our 21st century lives. We deal with modern topics and we search to see how the scripture answers those modern topics.
H here A church is a family. We ought to be there for each other.
A adherence Everything that we do focus on the Bible because we believe that it is the truly inspired word of God.
N new beginnings We offer every person a fresh new start. We've all messed up and need a second chance.
Y yawning We believe that when you are bored in church, then you aren't really in church. Church ought to be exciting and fun.
Core Values
What are core values?
They are often unwritten assumptions that guide who we are and what we do.
They underlie our words and actions.
They are convictions about how a church operates, not doctrinal statements about what it believes. (for beliefs click here)
They are the foundation for developing relationships, church systems, ministries, and strategies.
What do they do?
They clarify expectations.
They clarify roles and relationships.
They provide a compass for strategic planning.
They assist in sharpening our mission statement.
Core Values:
Proverbs 27: 17
Accountability
Luke 6: 44, 46
Authenticity
1 Corinthians 9: 19 - 23
Relevance
1 Corinthians 12: 12
Matthew 22: 36 40
Family/Relationships
Luke 17: 3
Flexible / Forgiving
Failure is in a sense the highway to success, as each discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true. - John Keats
1 Corinthians 9: 19 - 23
Innovative
According to the Merriam - Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: epiph·a·ny
Pronunciation: i-'pi-f&-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -nies
Etymology: Middle English epiphanie, from Middle French, from Late Latin epiphania, from Late Greek, plural, probably alteration of Greek epiphaneia appearance, manifestation, from epiphainein to manifest, from epi- + phainein to show more at FANCY
Date: 14th century
1 : capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
2 : an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being
3 a (1) : a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery b : A REVEALING SCENE OR MOMENT
