Vision:

Formerly known as Firth Community Church, E-Free Firth has been at its present location in the heart of Firth, Nebraska since 1948. But the church's history goes back in the community long before that. The church seeks to continue a long tradition of faithfully preaching the good news of Jesus Christ, standing firm on the foundation of God's word.

We have entrusted oversight of the ministries and pastoral care of the church members to a board of elders, consisting of four godly men in the church and the recently called pastor-teacher, Timothy Schmidt, who began his work among us on May 4th, 2008.

We desire to make ourselves and our ministries available to all in the community, currently drawing on members from South Lincoln and all of the communities South of Lincoln, but especially we desire to minister to those in Firth and nearby.

Statement of Faith:

We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith.

We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate.

We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and, during this age, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.

We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.

We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus become children of God.

We believe that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation.

We believe that the true Church is composed of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is the Head.

That only those who are, thus, members of the true Church shall be eligible for membership in the local church.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide and govern its own affairs.

We believe in the personal and premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.