It would be difficult to understand our vision and mission without first understanding our purpose. As a church, we must define our reason for being.

The purpose statement of Church on the Horizon is . . .

To be a contemporary spirit-filled church of excellence reaching DeSoto County with the gospel of Jesus Christ through relevant life-changing ministry to all ages using cutting edge methods in order to produce passionate Christians.

The Purpose Breakdown:

• Contemporary - reaching a progressive community with a progressive style of ministry
• Spirit-filled - a place where the Holy Spirit is free and in control as modeled by the early church of Acts 2.
• Excellence - producing the very best quality, service, and character in everything we do for God.
• Reaching - focused on winning the unbeliever, redeeming the wayward, and empowering the church.
• Relevant - using what is cultural to say what is timeless.
• Life-Changing - ministry that not only inspires, but provokes life change.
• Cutting-Edge - incorporating today's technology into our ministry in order to impact the sight, hearing, and conscience of the individual.
• Passionate Christians - a relationship with Jesus which is marked by devotion, fervency, and enthusiasm.

Our purpose is to be contemporary and spirit-filled with a standard of excellence while reaching out, being relevant, and changing lives through cutting-edge ministry with the goal of producing passionate Christians. That's it, that's who we are.