We hope you will find the information you are looking for here. On this page we have listed Our Church History, Our Mission Statement, Our Vision Statement, and Our Core Values with Scripture references. There is more information about what the Church of the Nazarene Denomination believes on the international Church of the Nazarene web page .
Our Church History
God has been part of the Atascadero Church
of the Nazarene from
the very beginning. What an awesome thought to know that
God planned for this church to reach the community around it
with the gospel of Jesus Christ. As we continue to be obedient
to His leading, He will do things above and beyond anything we
could ever dream or imagine.
It all started in a tent...The Atascadero Church of the Nazarene! Grass floor, rickety old folding chairs, a bench as an altar... and a loud preacher. In that summer of 1935, the Rev. Pierce and two young men, Frank Watkins and Frank West, conducted the services. Oh the music was great - the pianist could really play the piano - and the song leader could sing and blow the trumpet. The preacher spoke of hell a lot, but he also shared the Good News of Jesus.
The aforementioned tent was located where Shores Station and Atascadero Realty currently are. Those first members of Atascadero Nazarene often met in a number of store buildings. The first was next door to the Atascadero Market.
Socials, we had many. We might not have been a large congregation in those early days, but there was much loving fellowship. God was good to this little flock! It was a happy day when a piece of property was made available to us on Palma Ave. The church was incorporated on December 14, 1936. We were able to borrow $2,500 to build God's house. No one was paid to work...all helped in the building project! In the early spring of 1937, we moved into our new building
Now under the leadership of , we continue to expect great things from a great God! We are excited about what God has in store for the future of Atascadero Church of the Nazarene.
Our Mission Statement
"Embracing our community with the joy
and love of Jesus Christ"
Our Vision Statement
Our vision is to be a church that is relevant to the community, teaching traditional Christ-centered values, while addressing today’s challenges.
Our Core Values
It’s all about Christ
We value fellowship
We value unity of purpose
We value compassionate service to others
We value worship
We value prayer
We value biblical teaching
(Note: Core Values 2 through 7 are not “ranked”; each is important to a healthy church.)
Scriptures on which we base our Core Values:
1) Christ-centeredness: 2Cor 5:17, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come; 1Cor 8:6, there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live; Phil 4:13, I can do all things through ‘Christ Jesus’ who gives me strength.
2) Fellowship: Acts 2:42, They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer; Heb 10:25, Let us not give up meeting together…, but let us encourage one another.
3) One in Spirit & Purpose: Phil 2:2, make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose; Col 2:2, …be encouraged in heart and united in love…to have full understanding of Christ…in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4) Compassionate Service: Gal 5:13-14, …serve one another in love…”Love your neighbor as yourself”; 1Tim 6:18, …do good, be rich in good deeds, and be generous and willing to share; 1John 3:18, ...let us love with actions and truth.
5) Worship: 1Chronicles 16:29, worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; Psalm 47:6, Sing praises to God, sing praises, sing praises to our King; Psalm 95:6, Come let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; John 4:24, worship in spirit & truth; Romans 12:1, offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is you spiritual act of worship.
6) Prayer: 1Thes 7:16-18, Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus; James 5:16, Confess your sins to each other and pray that you may be healed. The prayers of a righteous man is powerful and effective; Matthew 21:13, My house will be called a house of prayer; Mark 11:24, Therefore, I tell you whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours; Phil 4:6, Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7) Biblical Teaching: 1Tim 3:16, All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work; Psalm 119:9-10, How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word; I seek you with all my heart, do not let me stray from your commands; I have hidden you word in my heart that I might not sin against you; Psalm 119:105, your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path; Eph 6:17, …take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God; Heb 4:12, For the word of God is living and active; sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart; James 1:22-25, Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves; do what it says…the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues to do this… - he will be blessed in what he does.
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