About Us

About Us

For many people Safeharbor is a different type of church experience. People who are new to our environment are often unsure how to categorize us. In short we are:
 
A MISSION DRIVEN CHURCH. Every church is driven by something. Some of the organizing principles that a church may adopt include tradition, personalities, finances, programs, building, and events. At SCC we are driven by mission.
 
A DELIBERATELY SIMPLE CHURCH. “Deliberate Simplicity” describes how we carry out our mission. We are minimalists when it comes to doctrine and practice. Jesus said you could summarize the essence of Christianity as loving God with all your heart, and loving your neighbor as yourself. As a SCC Worship Center you’ll find a casual atmosphere, contemporary worship, and a practical Bible based message that you can understand.
 
A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH. The name of our church– “Christian” signifies our identity in Christ. We find our historic roots in the church of the first century, when followers of Christ met in homes for fellowship and then convened in public spaces for worship, teaching, and prayer.
 
A CHURCH OF SMALL GROUPS. We’re organized around the volunteer ministry of small group leaders and Bible School teachers. Groups of 3-12 people meet at various times and in various places and are the basic building block of our church, the primary way we care for each other.
 
A REDEMPTIVE CHURCH. At SCC we don’t believe that failures are final. We believe that there is forgiveness for the past and hope for the future. We pray that God will send us the last, least, lonely and lost; the broken, burned, bypassed and bored. We don’t care where you’ve been or what you’ve done, we have a culture of recovery. The church is a hospital, not a showcase. At SCC we like to say, “God will take you where you are. He just won’t leave you there.”
 
AN OUTREACH CHURCH. At SCC we have an export mentality. We don’t ask them to come to us, we ask us to go to them. We are not interested in building a large centralized compound to which we invite everyone to come. We keep the arrows pointed out.