MEET OUR PASTORS

About Dan and Diane Larson FL-CC

DAN & DIANE LARSON

 

OUR STORY

Pastors Dan and Diane Larson, along with their three children, moved from the Midwest to Washington and started Family Life Community Church in their living room with 17 people in February of 2006. From that point on, they have been heavily involved in the community. God has continued to grow the life-giving church they have started. Through outreach, local missions, and international missionary sponsorships, Family Life has been passionately advancing the message of the Gospel citywide, nationwide, and worldwide.

MISSION VISION VALUES

Our Mission:

Raise up disciples of Jesus Christ who Love God, Love People, and Love Life.

Our Vision:

Light up the Northwest with the Good News of Jesus.

Our Values:

  1. We will believe God for more.

    “Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” John 11:40 NIV

  2. It is more blessed to give than to receive.

    “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35 NIV

  3. We will glorify God by honoring one another.

    “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:10 NIV

  4. We will laugh hard, loud, and often.

    “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” John 15:11 NIV

  5. The Church does not exist for me, we are the Church and we exist for the world.

    “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18 NIV

  6. We will remain flexible, teachable, and extremely grateful.

    “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV

  7. We will give up things we value for things we value even more.

    “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”Philippians 2:3-4 NIV

  8. It is an honor to sacrifice for Christ and His church.

    “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:1-2 NKJV

  9. It’s not about getting the job done, it’s about getting the people done.

    “By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.” John 13:35 NIV

  10. Let’s go make another story together.

    “All the believers were together and had everything in common.” Acts 2:44 NIV

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe that the Bible is God’s Word. It is accurate, authoritative, and applicable to our everyday lives.

We believe in one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is totally loving and completely holy.

We believe that sin has separated each of us from God and His purpose for our lives.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ as both God and man is the only One who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and exemplary life, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life.

We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the “new birth” we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to his will for our lives.

We believe that in order to live the holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us, we need to be baptized in water and be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to use spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues.

We believe that God has individually equipped us so that we can successfully achieve His purpose for our lives which is to worship God, fulfill our role in the church and serve the community in which we live.

We believe that God wants to heal and transform us so that we can live healthy and prosperous lives in order to help others more effectively.

We believe that our eternal destination of either Heaven or Hell is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.