Anthem 2024 Year In Review

OUR TEAM

Pastors

 Pastor Brad Makowski Lead Pastor | bradm@anthemfamily.org

Lisa Makowski | lisam@anthemfamily.org

Staff

Jeffrey Scott Associate Pastor | jeffreys@anthemfamily.org

Erik Morales Executive Pastor | erikm@anthemfamily.org

Tara Geisser Children's Ministry Director | tarag@anthemfamily.org

Our Mission

We exist to transform lives through authentic experiences with God and people.

Our Values

Connecting the World to Jesus

We will do anything short of sin to win someone to Jesus, connecting him or her in authentic relationship with the Eternal God and Creator. Our services are designed with the intention of leading people to Jesus and teaching God's people to abound in every good work.

Excellence

We are not perfect, but we serve a perfect God. For this reason we have a desire give God our best, and always look for opportunities to add value to God's church and people.

Better Together

We believe that life is so much more fulfilling when it's done together. We are a genuine family. It's all about community! We have your back and believe that life-giving relationships are the key to success in life.

Personal Growth

Growth is part of life. We encourage personal responsibility and a commitment to growing into our full potential through the principles taught in the Bible, the pursuit of God's will for our lives and a conviction that God has more for us.

Generosity

We believe our time, our talents, and our treasures are gifts from God. We are blessed to be a blessing. God so loved the world that he gave. For this reason, we also love to give that we may reflect God's great love in our world.

Create Pathways to Health

Emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health are the will of God for His people. We are committed to helping people live in comprehensive health.

Devotion

We are passionate in our response to Jesus and that spills into our daily disciplines. We acknowledge that there are people looking for God, beginning in God, growing in God, and living God centered lives in our midst and must help them move to the next level as followers of Christ.

Multicultural

We are a church of all nationalities, ages, and backgrounds. We love diversity, demand sensitivity and respect every person as individuals created in the image of God. We celebrate the fact that our church family reflects what heaven will look like.

Presence Driven

We are committed to presence driven services that are marked by the evidence of heaven and the wonder of God with us! We trust that when we abide in Jesus, we bear much fruit.

Fun

We are dedicated to enjoying life. We are joyful, spirited, and vibrant. We look for opportunities to celebrate and enjoy the gift of life in Christ. We also desire to share the wonder of Jesus with everyone in our world!

Family

Everyone wants to experience an authentic, healthy family. We are committed to building healthy families by healing broken hearts and creating vision for future success. Because every family has its issues, we are committed to the journey of every family to support, love, instruct, guide and pray as long as it takes to move toward a healthier home.

Legacy Minded

We believe every generation has an important part to play in touching eternity. We are committed to making our community a better place through the power of love. We want to leave everything we touch better than we first encountered and set up the next generation for continued success.

What We Believe

 

About God...

God is the creator and ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.

  • Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:22

  • Psalm 90:2

  • Matthew 28:19

  • 1 Peter 1:2

  • 2 Corinthians 13:14 

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 and will return again to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

  • Matthew 1:22, 2

  • Isaiah 9:6

  • John 1:1-5, 14:10-30

  • Hebrews 4:14-15

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

  • Romans 1:3-4

  • Acts 1:9-11

  • 1 Timothy 6:14-15

  • Titus 2:13 

About the Holy Spirit...

The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make everyone aware of their need for Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:17

  • John 16:7-13, 14:16-17

  • Acts 1:8

  • 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16

  • Ephesians 1:13

  • Galatians 5:25

  • Ephesians 5:1

 

About Man...

Men and women are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like him in character. They are the supreme object of God’s creation. Although we have tremendous potential for good , we are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin." This attitude separates us from God.

  • Genesis 1:27

  • Psalm 8:3-6

  • Isaiah 53:6a

  • Romans 3:23

  • Isaiah 59:1, 2 

 

About Salvation...

Salvation is a gift from God to us. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works – only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can we be saved from sin’s penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his or her life by faith.

  • Romans 6:23

  • Ephesians 2:8-9

  • John 14:6, 1:12

  • Titus 3:5

  • Galatians 3:26

  • Romans 5:1

 

About Eternity...

We were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation.

  • John 3:16

  • 1 John 2:25

  • 1 John 5:11-13

  • Romans 6:23

  • Revelation 20:15

  • Matthew 25:31-46

 

About the Bible...

The Bible is God’s word to all people. 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 truth without any mixture of error.

  • 2 Timothy 3:16

  • 2 Peter 1:20, 21

  • 2 Timothy 1:13

  • Psalm 119:105, 160, 12:6

  • Proverbs 30:5

 

About Baptism...

Baptism by immersion symbolizes the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus and is your public declaration that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Baptism does not save you, but shows the world that you have already been saved. And while baptism is not required for salvation, it is biblical and demonstrates your love and obedience to Christ.

  • Colossians 2:12

  • Acts 2:41

  • Ephesians 2: 8-9

  • Matthew 28:19-20 

 

About Communion...

Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, is an ordinance given to all believers by Jesus Christ to remember his sacrifice for us and to symbolize the new covenant. The elements of bread and wine or juice are symbols of Christ’s broken body and shed blood. Communion is not a means of salvation. Rather, it is a testament of a believer’s faith in the atoning work of the cross.

  • Matthew 26:26-30

  • Mark 14:22-26

  • Luke 22:19,20

  • 1 Corinthians 11:23-29