About FTC

For the City began when God placed on the heart of a local pastor a particular scripture verse:

But seek the welfare of the city, where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Jeremiah 29:7

After much meditation and prayer regarding how this passage of scripture might come to life in Greenville, Texas, this pastor connected with a number of other pastors in the area. Together they considered how they might lead their members to work together for the sake of the gospel and the benefit of the community.

While they acknowledged differences in their expressions of faith, they agreed they still shared the same implicit fundamentals; namely the risen Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, born to redeem mankind by His perfect and finished work on the cross. Committing to capitalize on their similarities and give grace in their differences, they began to bring their people together for combined worship services throughout the year.

And so, in May of 2016, on a seemingly normal Sunday evening, four different church bodies gathered in one spirit to sing, pray, and worship together in unity.

Today, what began as four different bodies of believers coming together every quarter for worship, has now grown to include over 20 churches! God has sown in His people the same inspired vision: The body of Christ moving as one, worshipping alongside each other, working in harmony with the city, and having a positive impact for their community. This summer, For the City is organizing a 4-day mission project in Greenville. The project will include visiting the sick and elderly, performing various light construction work such as roofing and siding, yard work and painting for citizens who for various reasons need a helping hand. For The City workers will also clean up public spaces in Greenville and conduct a community food drive for local faith based soup kitchens and food pantries. Our mission is to help those in need while sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with a goal towards changing hearts and lives.

We acknowledge that God desires His people to glorify Him by working together, advancing the gospel as we seek to serve; knowing that we ultimately serve Jesus in our work.

May we be salt and light to our community, standing arm in arm; shoulder to shoulder as ambassadors for Christ, not only in our service to others by meeting physical needs, but in developing genuine brotherly affection and promoting authentic racial, ethnic and social harmony in our city.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity. Psalm 133:1

May we set aside our differences in order to come together for the purpose of not only looking to our own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let us work together for the salvation of Greenville and pray to the Lord on behalf of the city, for in its welfare we will find our welfare (Jeremiah 29:7).

Will you be the hands and feet of Jesus, working together with fellow brothers and sisters in the faith to transform our community and the people living within it?

FTC Statement of Faith

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.

2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of good works.

5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works.

6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.