Beckley Praise Church is made up of people from different religious backgrounds who has discovered a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. We are an evangelical body of believers with a firm emphasis upon the Word of God (the Bible) and a Holy Spirit filled life.
We are a family-oriented church with a strong emphasis placed on family relationships. Missions -domestic and foreign- are of major importance to this body. Our desire is to fulfill the command of Jesus to "go into all the world and preach the gospel."
When we gather to worship the Lord, our music is spiritual, the fellowship open, and the preaching practical. All services are designed to "worship God in Spirit and in truth."
As a church, we base our teaching upon God's revealed word, the Bible. It is our desire that people come to place their trust in Christ to forgive them and lead them, and that they grow in their relationship with Him. Our sincere prayer is that you will experience the presence of our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ, when you fellowship with us.
We seek to provide regular teaching and preaching of the Bible, meaningful times of worship, opportunities for fellowship, prayer, outreach, and numerous other ministries for people of all ages. What you see, what you feel and what you hear at Beckley Praise is what God is doing in the lives of our people, our ministries, and our leadership. We are seeking to grow in our knowledge and in our love for Him. It is our desire to see our Lord glorified as we gather for worship and scatter to evangelize.
What We Believe - We believe there is but one living and true God everlasting, of infinite power, wisdom and goodness; Maker and Preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. And in the unity of this Godhead there are three Persons of one substance of eternal being, and equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power, and dignity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
We believe that the Son, who is the Word of the Father, the very and eternal God, of one substance with the Father, took man's nature in the womb of the blessed virgin; so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and the manhood were joined together in one Person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God and perfect man, who actually suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile the Father to us, and to make atonement, not only for our actual guilt, but also for original sin.
We believe that Christ did truly rise again from the dead, and took again His body, with all things appertaining to the perfections of man's nature, and ascended into heaven and there sits until He shall return to judge all men at the last day.
We believe the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance, majesty and glory with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God.
We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, known as the Bible, composed of sixty-six books and divided into two departments, Old and New Testaments. We believe the Bible is the Word of God, the full and complete revelation of the plan and history of redemption.
We believe that eternal life with God in heaven is a portion of the reward of the finally righteous; and that everlasting banishment from the presence of the Lord and unending torture in hell are the wages of the persistently wicked (Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:17; Revelation 21:7-8).
We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the remission of sins that are past, for the regeneration of penitent sinners, and for salvation from sin and from sinning (Romans 3:25; 1 John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
We believe, teach, and firmly maintain the scriptural doctrine of justification by faith alone (Romans 5:1).
We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the complete cleansing of the justified believer from all indwelling sin and from its pollution, subsequent to regeneration (1 John 1:7-9).
We believe in sanctification. While sanctification is initiated in regeneration and consummated in glorification, we believe that it includes a definite, instantaneous work of grace achieved by faith subsequent to regeneration (Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:9). Sanctification delivers from the power and dominion of sin. It is followed by life-long growth in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Peter 3:18).
We believe that the pentecostal baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire is obtainable by a definite act of appropriating faith on the part of the fully cleansed believer, and the initial evidence of the reception of this experience is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Luke 11:13; Acts 1:5; 2:14, 8-17; 10:44-46; 19:6).
We believe in divine healing as in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; Mark 16:14-18; James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26).
We believe in the imminent, personal, premillennial second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:1-4; Matthew 24:29-44), and love and wait for His appearing (2 Timothy 4:8).
We believe it is the responsibility of every believer to dedicate his life to carrying out the work of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Acts 1:8)
What is Our Worship Like: - If you have never had the opportunity to be in a Spirit-filled service before, you'll discover that Biblical expressions of worship are still practiced today. Join in with us as we worship and praise God together.
WE PRAY TOGETHER ALOUD because... In the Bible we read, "They lifted up their voice to God with one accord." - Acts 4:24
WE LIFT UP OUR HANDS IN PRAISE because... In the Bible we read, "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord." -Psalm 134:2
WE SING WITH ALL OUR HEART because... In the Bible we read, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth, make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise." -Psalm 98:4
WE PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS because... In the Bible we read, "And all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments."
-2 Samuel 6:5
WE CLAP AND PRAISE UNTO GOD because... In the Bible we read, "O, clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph." -Psalm 47:1
WE DANCE BEFORE THE LORD because... In the Bible we read, "Praise him with the timbrel and dance,; praise Him with stringed instruments and organs." -Psalm 150:4
WE TESTIFY PUBLICLY because... In the Bible we read, "I will declare Thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee." Psalm 22:22
WE ANOINT WITH OIL FOR DIVINE HEALING because... In the Bible we read, "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord." -James 5:14
WE ALLOW THE OPERATION OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS because... In the Bible we read, "When you come together, every one of you have a psalm, have a doctrine, have a tongue, have a revelation, have an interpretation." -1 Corinthians 14:26