A Foursquare church in your neighborhood

Welcome to Crescenta Valley Community Church, a Foursquare church in La Crescenta, California.  We exist to develop fully devoted followers of Christ, serving our neighborhood and community.  If you are looking specifically for a foursquare church, local to the San Gabriel Valley, we are here for you!

 The Foursquare Church exists to glorify God and advance His kingdom. Jesus Christ's command is to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:19). Therefore, we are "Dedicated unto the cause of inter-denominational and worldwide evangelism."* These words express our spirit and our focus.

Our call is to preach Jesus Christ, God's Son, as the Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer and coming King. Our assignment is to develop healthy, growing churches. Our commitment is to plant national churches around the world led by loving servants of Jesus Christ. Churches developed in this manner will reproduce again and again. This makes possible the spread of the gospel to those who have not heard or accepted the message of God's Son.

"Foursquare" is a Biblical term used of the tabernacle in the Book of Exodus, of the Temple of the Lord in Ezekiel 40:47, and of Heaven, as described in the book of the Revelation. The term "Foursquare Gospel" was given in the inspiration of revival to the denomination's founder, Aimee Semple McPherson, during an evangelistic campaign in Oakland, Calif., in 1922. It represents that which is equally balanced on all sides, established and enduring. Such confidence in the power of the Gospel is also expressed by the verse, Hebrews 13:8, displayed in 4 square churches proclaiming, "Jesus Christ the Same, Yesterday and Today and Forever."

The name represents the four-fold ministries of Jesus:

The Savior
"But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him..." –Isaiah 53:5 (Titus 2:14, Is. 55:7, Heb. 7:25, Is. 1:18)

The Baptizer with the Holy Spirit
"For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit... you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." –Acts 1:5,8 (Jn. 14:16-17, Acts 2:4, Acts 8:17, Acts 10:44-46, 1 Cor. 3:16)

The Healer
"He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses..." –Matthew 8:17 (Mk. 16:17-18, Mt. 9:5-6, Acts 4:29-30)

The Soon-Coming King
"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout... the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord." –1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (Titus 2:12-13, Mt. 24:36-44, Heb. 9:28, Lk. 19:13, Lk. 12:35-37.)

Vision

The vision of The Foursquare Church is to present Jesus Christ, God's Son, to every person in every culture and nation as The Savior, The Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, The Healer and The Soon-Coming King. Since the founding of The 4 Square Church in 1923, that vision has been realized through evangelizing the lost and establishing local congregations in the United States and abroad, through the nurturing and training of believers into leadership on all levels of church life, and in cooperation with other members of the body of Christ at large in the fellowship of the Gospel and the fulfillment of the biblical mandate to be "light" and "salt" on the earth.

Within these overarching beliefs of the denomination, CVCC has crafted its own unique purpose.

Our purpose is to develop fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ through:

Intimate relationship with God
Involved relationship within community
Intentional relationship with others, connecting them with Jesus

Since God’s Word is the only completely reliable and truthful authority, we accept the Bible as our manual for living. Our first question when faced with a decision is, "What does the Bible say?" We practice daily Bible reading, Bible study, and Bible memorization. The Bible is the basis for all we believe.

The Bible teaches that every Christian is called to "full time" Christian service, regardless of his or her vocation. We practice the truth that every believer is a minister by encouraging every member to find a place of service and ministry. Every believer has direct access to God through prayer and Bible reading.
CVCC is committed to four basic principles. Each of these principles is a stepping stone to the next. The four committments of the Crescenta Valley Community Church are membership, maturity, ministry and missions. As we learn and grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ, each one of these committments becomes apparent.
We are proud of our guests and our members. In fact, we don't consider ourselves a "church" but a "community." We believe that a healthy local church is one of the best ways to learn how to live in community. Community is created when each member commits to becoming a person who is honest, truthful, open, transparent, vulnerable, sacrificial and giving. We demonstrate that we belong to Jesus by the quality of our love for each other. Love is to be the driving force of our life together.
We hold our slogan of "A Place to Belong...A Place to Become!" as one of our many values. We have developed our slogan with the following statements in mind:

A Place to Belong. . .A Place to Become!

Each person will be loved unconditionally - Discover your gifts and talents
Each person will be accepted as he/she is - Accept your responsibility
Each person will be affirmed for who he/she is - Respond in and to accountability
We hope you will consider becoming a part of
Crescenta Valley Community Church.