Gateway Baptist Church
From Tcoe
Dr. Billy Skinner, Pastor
1915 Rosemark Road
Atoka, TN 38004
(901) 837-8087
Fax: (901) 837-6835
bskinner@bigriver.net
Website
Member of Big Hatchie Baptist Association
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[edit] Services
Sunday School: 9am
Sunday Worship: 10:15am and 6pm
Wednesday: Supper-5:30pm, Discipleship Classes: 6:45pm
[edit] Staff
Dr. Billy Skinner, Pastor
Phillip McKibben, Minister of Music
Nick Daniel, Minister of Youth
Teresa Eldridge, Church Secretary
Pat McLain, Children's Ministry
Troy Wilburn, RA Director
Kathy Greer, GA Director
Scott Taylor, Recreation Director
Kelley Taylor, VBS Director
Pat McLain, Mother's Day Out
Chris Cole, Webmaster
[edit] Beliefs
From the website section "Our Beliefs"
God - We believe in the one true and living God, the creator and sustainer of all things. He is infinite, eternal, unchangeable, and is revealed to us as the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father is the head of the Godhead, and into his hands the Kingdom shall be delivered. The Son is the promised Messiah of the Old Testament, Jesus Christ, who was born of the virgin Mary, hence the God-Man. He died on the cross to redeem man, rose again from the dead to justify the believer, ascended to the right hand of God here He intercedes for us, and in the Father's own time will return in visible, personal form to overthrow sin and judge the world. The Holy Spirit is the One sent to convict the world of sin, and to regenerate and cleanse from sin. He is the resident guide, teacher, and strengthener of the believer.
The Bible - We believe the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, given by God, and is sufficient as our only rule of faith and practice. We deny that any other books are inspired by God in the same way as the Bible. Only the 66 canonized books are the God-inspired revelation of God.
Satan and Sinful Man - We believe that man was created innocent, that he was tempted by Satan and sinned; because of this, men have been born in sin since that time and are by nature children of wrath. We believe that Satan is a personal devil who with his fallen angels carries on the work of iniquity in the world. Sin is basically rebellion against God, and the result of sin is eternal separation from God.
Salvation - We believe that Jesus Christ is the only savior from sin. He paid for our sins on the cross and rose again for our justification. Apart from Jesus Christ there is no salvation. All men are under condemnation through personal sin, and escape from condemnation comes only through the righteousness of Jesus Christ. This righteousness is credited to the believer by grace through faith. The Holy Spirit regenerates the one who has committed his life to Jesus, and this life begun in regeneration is never lost.
Resurrection - We believe in the final resurrection of all men, both just and unjust. We believe that those who have committed their lives to Jesus Christ during this life will be raised to everlasting life in Heaven, but those who have not committed to Jesus Christ in this life will be raised to everlasting condemnation in Hell.
The Church - We believe that the New Testament Church is a voluntary association of baptized believers in Christ who have covenanted together to follow the teachings of the New Testament in doctrine, worship, and practice. We seek to perform the following purposes of the church: (1) Worship, (2) Ministry, (3) Fellowship, (4) Evangelism, and (5) Discipleship. We believe that only those who have committed to Jesus Christ as Lord are scriptural subjects for baptism and that immersion is the only proper mode of baptism. We believe that the Lord's Supper is a memorial to the Lord's death. The bread symbolizes His body, which was given for us. The fruit of the vine symbolizes His blood, which was shed for us. We believe that the church is an organism led and served by Pastors, Deacons, committees and teams.
