Lakeside Assembly of God
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What Assemblies of God USA teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Beliefs | Lakesideassembly top of page Home About Us History Beliefs Salvation Prayer Request Request Contact Praise & Worship Missions Events Special Services Photos Fellowship & Gatherings Photos Learning & Resources Photos More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Lakeside Believes This link will take you to the official Assembly of God website. There you will find the "Core Doctrines" and "Position Papers" that address Assembly of God positions on various issues relative to today's culture. The Bible Is The Final Authority... Sanctify them by Your trSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us | Lakesideassembly top of page Home About Us History Beliefs Salvation Prayer Request Request Contact Praise & Worship Missions Events Special Services Photos Fellowship & Gatherings Photos Learning & Resources Photos More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We are a family of believers who care for one another and have a heart for God. God has created you to be in relationship with Him and not go through life on your own. When we make wrong choices that lead to sin it causes a separation between us and God. But God loves us so much that He made a way for usSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> BIO | Lakesideassembly top of page Home About Us History Beliefs Salvation Prayer Request Request Contact Praise & Worship Missions Events Special Services Photos Fellowship & Gatherings Photos Learning & Resources Photos More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Pastor's Bio God made it clear to me early in my ministry that my calling was to be a pastor. We have loved serving the churches that God has entrusted to our care over the years. The greatest thrill for Lisa and me has been to watch believers grow and mature in their relationship with Christ as the Holy SpirSource ↗
beliefs
--> Beliefs | Lakesideassembly top of page Home About Us History Beliefs Salvation Prayer Request Request Contact Praise & Worship Missions Events Special Services Photos Fellowship & Gatherings Photos Learning & Resources Photos More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Lakeside Believes This link will take you to the official Assembly of God website. There you will find the "Core Doctrines" and "Position Papers" that address Assembly of God positions on various issues relative to today's culture. The Bible Is The Final Authority... Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truSource ↗
about
--> BIO | Lakesideassembly top of page Home About Us History Beliefs Salvation Prayer Request Request Contact Praise & Worship Missions Events Special Services Photos Fellowship & Gatherings Photos Learning & Resources Photos More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Pastor's Bio God made it clear to me early in my ministry that my calling was to be a pastor. We have loved serving the churches that God has entrusted to our care over the years. The greatest thrill for Lisa and me has been to watch believers grow and mature in their relationship with Christ as the Holy Spirit divinely worSource ↗
about
--> About Us | Lakesideassembly top of page Home About Us History Beliefs Salvation Prayer Request Request Contact Praise & Worship Missions Events Special Services Photos Fellowship & Gatherings Photos Learning & Resources Photos More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We are a family of believers who care for one another and have a heart for God. God has created you to be in relationship with Him and not go through life on your own. When we make wrong choices that lead to sin it causes a separation between us and God. But God loves us so much that He made a way for us. He sent His SSource ↗
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