Our Mission is
To invite people to come as they are and become who God created them to be.
It’s tempting to surround ourselves with people who look, act, and talk like us. We resist that temptation when we invite people to come exactly as they are to encounter Jesus.
“15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
Becoming who God created you to be is a lifelong journey that scripture calls being a disciple. That kind of change rarely happens all at once — sometimes God moves through a miracle, sometimes a crisis wakes us up — but the change we can actually pursue, every day, is repeatedly encountering Jesus. When we are with Him it reshapes us — not through guilt, but through abiding in His presence and connecting with His people. Over time, He forms us into instruments He will use to reveal His love to everyone around us.
New Life is a PLACE where people can ENCOUNTER Jesus. When God draws people to Himself, it’s our job to help them see Him more clearly. We’re not just a place, we’re a COMMUNITY of people that live LIFE ON MISSION so that the world can encounter Jesus like we did.
How do we help people encounter Jesus? We welcome everyone exactly as they are, point them to Jesus in everything we do, and invite them along as we become who we were made to be.
Jesus loves you unconditionally, and He died to give you new life.
Our Vision is
To create environments that help people see that Jesus loves them unconditionally and that He died to give them new life.
10-Year Plan
We will have a weekly service attendance of 3,500 (2,200 in-person and 1,300 online) by focusing on unchurched people and the next generation.
2,200
Total In-Person Attendance
1,300
Total Online Attendance
35% of our congregation will be living a life on mission (connecting, serving, and giving).
Giving
In a Life Group
Serving
We will increase the spiritual impact of our outreach to Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, and beyond (Acts 1:8).
Gillette
Campbell
County
Wyoming
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Our Core Values
Expect Change:
Change happens in life, no matter what; New Life wants to encourage change by assisting each person to Become who God created them to be. If that means NL needs to change, we are willing to do that for the sake of the Kingdom.
Welcome Graciously:
At our core, we say “Come” to everyone, and we love to make each person feel at home at NL.
Connect Intentionally:
God created Adam and decided he should not be alone; We are created for community; Life Groups is the primary model, but we encourage mentoring, coffee drinking, big gatherings, and small gatherings; We “Become” best by growing in community.
Give Sacrificially:
“God so loved that He gave…; To follow Jesus means we are generous; As we “Become,” we grow in generosity both as individuals and as a congregation.
Reach Strategically:
Until everyone in Gillette, 307, and beyond are following Jesus, we will reach out with the Gospel; Each New Lifer is encouraged to invite others who don’t yet know Jesus, to “Come as they are.”
Prioritize Next Gen:
We must reproduce Christian faith in the lives of our children. We will teach our kids the Big Story of Jesus’ love, and we will cast lasting vision to our teens. Then we will hand off church leadership to them early and often. We will also accomplish this by teaching parents how to disciple their children.
