Real Life Church
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
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<!DOCTYPE html> Real Life Church | Our Team Skip to main content Menu Menu WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE Who We Are Our Team Our Location OUR TEAM Barry and Heather Orzalli SENIOR PASTOR Barry and Heather have lived in Alaska since 1983. They have been active in leading many aspects of ministry including adult, teen, worship, children’s, women’Source ↗
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Real Life Church | ABOUT US Skip to main content Menu Menu WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE Who We Are Our Team Our Location Experience Real Life... WHO WE ARE OUR TEAM OUR LOCATION Planning to attend? We can't wait to meet you! Here's what you can expect on a typical Sunday... Connect We want to get to know you! Our Connections team will greet you at the door, answer any questiSource ↗
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Real Life Church | Our Team Skip to main content Menu Menu WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE Who We Are Our Team Our Location OUR TEAM Barry and Heather Orzalli SENIOR PASTOR Barry and Heather have lived in Alaska since 1983. They have been active in leading many aspects of ministry including adult, teen, worship, children’s, women’s and men’s ministry since 1997. Barry has beenSource ↗
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Real Life Church | Who We Are Skip to main content Menu Menu WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE WELCOME ABOUT US Who We Are Our Team Our Location NEXT STEPS GIVE WATCH ONLINE CALENDAR/EVENT REGISTRATION YOUTH PRAYER GUIDE Who We Are Our Team Our Location WHO WE ARE Our Purpose Our Cause To see all the people of Alaska and beyond transformed by encountering the authentic love of Christ. Our Call We believe transformation will happen as we have authentic encounters with the living God and then, in turn, shSource ↗
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