WELCOME
We are so glad that you're taking a few minutes to learn the heart and soul behind Canyon Hills. Our mission & vision drives us and everything we do as a church flows from it.
While you can learn a lot about our church online, there's really nothing like experiencing it for yourself in person. We invite you to plan a visit so that we can get to know each other better. Visit the page linked below for all of the details about what in-person visit is like.
OUR MISSION
Canyon Hills Assembly of God exists to inspire and equip people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. We accomplish our purpose as we grow together:
In Intimacy with God
In Community with other believers
In Influence in our world
OUR VISION
We believe that our greatest calling is to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ from the neighborhood to the nations!
There are two primary ways we accomplish this. First, we believe God has entrusted us with an area of central California from the Sierras to the Central Coast. Over the last several years, we have planted and revitalized other campuses including CityView, Riverview, Kern River Valley, Wasco, Fresno, San Luis Obispo and City Center in the heart of downtown Bakersfield. Each of these campuses are supernaturally positioned to reach the lost.
Second, we are passionate about taking the message of salvation to the unreached around the world. To that end, a great deal of our energy and resources are directed toward identifying and reaching people groups around the world that have never had one chance to hear the Gospel. Canyon Hills is a church that takes God’s Word seriously. There are some commands in Scripture that we think are a really big deal. That’s why we emphasize feeding the hungry, caring for widows and orphans and reaching out to the broken and lost. We have discovered that when we take God at His Word, He blesses us for it.
OUR VALUES
We believe that the Bible is a sure foundation to build our lives upon. We are committed to unashamedly teaching the truth of God's Word. We are dedicated to raising Biblically literate believers. Methods will come and go, but our message will remain the same.
All people are loved by Jesus so we strive to create environments where people from different generations and cultures can worship together. We make no apologies for being specifically focused on reaching those far away from God and showing compassion to those in need. We desire to bring the broken home at all costs. We believe that our light is best seen in darkness.
It's not government, academia or business. It’s the church because it is to the church that God has entrusted the message of Salvation which truly changes people's hearts and lives. And we are passionate about building the local church from the neighborhood to the nation.
Servant leadership is a big deal to us. If you are too big to serve, then you are too small to lead. We believe the greatest leadership is service to others. Every leader is a servant first. From the parking lot to the pulpit, everyone serves. Every role is different and they're all important. We will give honor to those God has placed over us, beside us, and under our care and leadership. Honor is what God requires and we won’t settle for anything less.
Generosity is about giving more than what is required. Were generous with our time, talents and treasure. We go first in our giving. God has given richly towards us, and it is our honor to give it back to Him.
We’re going to always do the best with what we have. We are on time, engaged and prepared. We don't do things halfway. If we're going to do it, it's to the best of our ability.
We are faith based, big thinking, risk takers. When we sense that the Lord is in something, we aren’t afraid to step out of the boat. It's our secret sauce.