More than church. We're Family!

The mission of New Life Church in Oak Grove and Concordia

At New Life Church, our purpose is to know Christ and make Him known. With locations in Oak Grove and Concordia, we're a church family committed to helping people find purpose, build meaningful relationships, and grow in their faith.
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Our Mission

Our Purpose is to KNoW Christ and make HIM known 

New Life is a family of believers where every person finds purpose. A place where the lost are welcomed home, the broken are healed, and believers are empowered to step fully into their God-given calling. Imagine a church where every generation, from the youngest to the oldest, is passionate about worship, prayer, and the Word of God. 
A church that doesn’t just exist in the community but transforms it by meeting needs, building relationships, and being the hands and feet of Jesus.

LEAD PASTORS

Todd & Tiffany Blansit

Todd and Tiffany Blansit have been on the New Life Church staff for over 20 years. They have five children, ages 12 to 26.

Todd and Tiffany serve the New Life family with everything they have. What you see on the baseball field as Todd coaches baseball or on the volleyball court while they cheer on their daughters is what you will see and hear on Sunday and Wednesday.
 
The Blansits are genuine in their passion for Jesus and for people.

"And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him."
-Romans 12.1, NLT
New Life Staff

Our Values

Families

We believe families are stronger and marriages can be divorce-proof as we help people follow Jesus.

Worship Experience

We believe that the leading of the Holy Spirit creates an atmosphere in our worship experiences that welcomes a genuine encounter with God. 

Foster Care & Adoption

We believe adoption and foster care is the responsibility of the Church so that every child in our community has a family that loves him or her. 

Discipleship

We believe discipleship will teach people to think, act, and live like Jesus. 

Outreach

We believe outreach makes us most like Jesus when we serve those who can do nothing in return. Our highest calling is to show the love of Christ in our words and actions

Life Groups

We believe life groups bring us together to build community and connect in life-giving relationships. 

Looking for a deeper  understanding of what we believe?  

Bible
We believe the Bible is the Word of God.
It is accurate, authoritative, and applicable to our everyday lives. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible, and inerrant.
God
We believe in one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He is eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
He is totally loving and completely holy.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus Christ is God the Son. He, being 100% God and 100% man, is the only man to live a sinless life. Because of His life and sacrifice, He alone is the way to forgiveness and the Father.
Holy Spirit
We believe that without the power of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life, one cannot live a Holy, transformed life.
The Holy Spirit begins His work at salvation and continues to work in the believer to produce the Fruit of the Spirit. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a 2nd work of the Spirit, available to all believers, and gives power to witness and to live a transformed life.
Sin
We believe that sin separates us from God.
Because sin entered the world, so also death entered the world. 
Salvation
We believe every person can have restored fellowship with God through ‘Salvation’ (accepting Christ’s offer of forgiveness for sin).
We believe that there is evidence of salvation in the change in a person's life. At salvation, we become a new creation, being transformed into the image of Christ.
Water Baptism
We believe in Water Baptism by immersion as a public statement of the change that has taken place after salvation.
Church
We believe the Church has a mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin.
We believe ‘the Church’ is the Body of Christ and consists of the people from all nations who, throughout time, have accepted God’s offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
Communion
We believe that communion is a remembrance of Christ’s sufferings on the cross and a celebration of our salvation. It is an opportunity for a believer to examine him/herself and experience forgiveness.
We practice communion on the first Sunday of the month
Heaven
We believe that Heaven is the eternal dwelling place for all believers.
Healing
We believe that Jesus' ministry demonstrated access to the healing of our bodies, and that this work on the cross is also part of our physical healing.
We believe, as James states, that those who are sick should call on the church to pray, and the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well.
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