Since its beginning, Apple Valley Church of the Nazarene has focused on being a Bible and family-centered church that has as its goal the fulfillment of the principles of the Word of God. We strive to do this by committing ourselves to loving others as Christ loves us, by accepting others as Christ accepts us, and by extending the same forgiveness to every person that Christ offers to us.

These are exciting times! We are experiencing a powerful movement of the Holy Spirit that is marked with a renewed awareness of the presence and power of God. We are moving with the spirit of God, much as the children of Israel moved with God through the wilderness. He is guiding us into a new realm of dependency upon Him. He is demonstrating His wonderful anointing on us in more awesome way that we have ever experienced before. In short, we are experiencing revival.

As we open our "Bridge to the Future" Campaign, we face an opportunity for unprecedented steps forward to reach our community and world for Christ. I am certain that you will share the excitement as we look forward to the completion and use of our new family life center which will allow us to do things for Christ which we would have never dreamed possible. To allow our vision to become a reality, it requires that each of us give the Lord as the Lord has given to us.

"Bridge to the Future" is not just a campaign or program. It is a means for achieving our ultimate goal which is to share the gospel of Jesus and to meet the needs of the people.

God has granted us a wonderful vision - a vision of the work He has equipped us to do - that will enable us to do still greater work for Him tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Thomas W. Taylor, Jr.
Senior Pastor