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Solid
Rock Church
is a Multi-Denominational Pentecostal Church affiliated with the Church of God
(Cleveland, TN)
and located in St. John's Community Center. Our mission is to
serve Jesus Christ in our local community through worship, evangelism, teaching, and training.
Our
ministry puts strong emphasis on three primary facets of the Christian
life.
These are Knowing (knowing God, and knowing His word), Being (focusing
on
becoming men and women after God’s own heart), and Doing (using
our gifts and
talents to reach a world separated from Christ). All of these take
place within
a Word Centered, Spirit-Filled Community of Faith in which every member
is
considered a "Minister."
Our schedule is as
follows:
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- In the verbal inspiration of
the Bible.
- In one God eternally
existing in three persons; namely: the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
- That Jesus Christ is the
only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born
of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried and raised from
the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of
the Father as the Intercessor.
- That all have sinned and
come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God
for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
- That justification,
regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of
Jesus Christ.
- In sanctification subsequent
to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ, through the
Word, and by the Holy Spirit.
- Holiness to be God's
standard of living for his people.
- In the baptism of the Holy
Spirit subsequent to a clean heart.
- In speaking in other tongues
as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of
the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
- In water baptism by
immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
- Divine healing is provided
for all in the atonement.
- In the Lord's Supper and
washing of the saint's feet.
- In the pre-millennial second
coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and catch away
the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a
thousand years.
- In the bodily resurrection:
eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.
CHURCH LEADERSHIP
ABOUT THE PASTOR
 Tom
and Erlene Burton have been the Pastors of Solid Rock Church since November 18, 2005. Ministry to the
Military is a new ministry for them but it is not their first encounter
with it. Their oldest son Phillip serves as the servicemen's
center director at K-Town Germany. They visited with him at
K-Town in April 2005 and shortly thereafter felt called to Ministry to
the Military.
Erlene was born on a Naval Base
in Charleston, South Carolina however was raised in her home of
Alabama. She met Tom at Lee University and shortly thereafter
married. She graduated from Lee University with an Associates in
Arts. Tom was just starting his degree at Lee University so she
spent many years there.
Tom was born and raised in
Chattanooga TN. After his conversion he felt directed to
attend Lee Bible College, now Lee University, where he recieved his BS
in Biblical Education in 1969. His first pastorate was at Maui,
HI in the fun and the sun. They continued on to Pastor in the
midwest before he went back to attend Church of God School of Theology.
There he recieved his MS in Pastoral Studies in 1980. He
continued to complete cousleing studies from Emerge Ministries in
Akron, Ohio.
The Burton's have two sons
Phillip and Mark who are both in ministry. Phillip as said before
is the serviceman's center director at K-Town, Germany. Their
youngest Mark is a youth pastor in Panama City Beach (more fun in the
sun). Between them they have given Pastor Tom and Erlene four
fabulous grandchildren who are just "perfect!"
Pastor Tom and Erlene work as a
team in everything they do including their ministry and preparing the
word. They are excited about serving the Lord through reaching out to those in need.
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