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The purpose of Coit Church is reconciliation. It says in 2 Corinthians 5:18 that God gave us the ministry of reconciliation. At Coit Church , we seek to reconcile people to God, to the church, to their families, and to people of different colors. We also want to make people into "ministers of reconciliation." In other words we want to train people to be able to share God's love on their job, at home, in their neighborhood, and in the church.
Coit Church has sometimes been described as a hospital of the Lord Jesus Christ because many of us here have been saved by God from drugs, alcohol, crime and other hardships. As such, one strength of Coit Church is that we are very welcoming to people from all walks of life. We want to reach out to others who are going through what we went through, and to help them experience God's power to walk in victory just as we have.
Coit Church is also unique in that our congregation is made up of a diverse group of individuals and families from various ethnic backgrounds including many interacial families. In many churches, you may feel uncomfortable if you aren't dressed right or if you aren't the same color as everyone else. Coit Church doesn't want to be like that. We want everyone to feel comfortable, no matter how they're dressed, where they've come from, what they look like or what they've done.
Within the context of the Coit/Belknap community of Grand Rapids , we purposely aim to attract people of all different colors and ethnic backgrounds, desire kids to come to church and participate with their parents, and encourage people to settle down, buy homes, and live in the community. Through this our intention is to make this into a reconciled community.
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