Our Story
Who we are
We are Faith Fighters Church, a Jesus community who is built on the gospel and who is serious about God’s mission of taking the Gospel into every neighborhood in our city and to the ends of the earth. We are a family. We are a hospital for sinners. And we are a church without walls. And we would love to have you join us on a mission.
We are a family
“While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and wh are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sisters.
Matthew 12:46, 48-50 ESV
At Faith Fighters we are a family. This means that we care for each other like family. “How do you care for your family? Well, that’s what we mean, except times that by two.
We encourage one another like family, we are there for one another in very real ways, like family. We aim to be so close that if one of our family members hurts it hurts us as well and when one of our family members celebrates, we celebrate too because we are family. When one of our family members is in need, we give sacrificially just like we would with our family.
We believe that there is power in unity. Jesus says in John 13:35 that by your love for one another all men will know you are my disciples. We believe that as we love each other like family and wall in true unity that this is of the greatest testimonies to the lost world around us.
We are a hospital for sinners
Luke 5:30-32 ESV
“And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need
of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.””
So many churches today have become country clubs with exclusive memberships.
In other words, you have to look a certain way, act a certain way, make a certain amount of money, have a certain level of education, in order to become apart of that church.
Well, that’s not Faith Fighters……
We are truly a come as you are Church with a truly open-door policy. We believe that the church is not a country club but it is instead a hospital for sinners to come and meet the savior who has come to save sinners even chief sinners.
Faith Fighters is a safe place for people to not be OK so that they can get OK for it is only Jesus that can truly set them free it is only Jesus that can truly deliver them and heal them and save them and if you can’t meet this sinner loving Jesus in church then that church is no church at all!!!!
We are a church without walls
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.””
Luke 19:10 ESV
At Faith Fighters we are utterly convinced that the church is not a building nor has it ever been.
The church of Jesus Christ that the gates of hell will not prevail against is not a building but it is the people of God. The called-out assembly.
And we believe that the church is meant to be in motion the Bible refers to the church as the body of Christ. And the body is designed to be in motion. A body that is stagnant for too long is an unhealthy body and so we believe that we are a church that has no walls because we are church that is on the move seeking and searching for the one sheep that got away from the 99.
How do we do This?
Through prayer and the Holy Spirit’s leading we identify specific areas in our city where the enemy has set up shop. These areas become our targets and Faith Fighters then comes in to push back darkness. This is done in several ways.
· Church planting
· Block Parties
· Outreaches
· Fight Clubs
· And more
Our goal is to establish a Gospel presence in as many areas/neighborhoods as possible where there is a clear and obvious Gospel gap.
Our goal is to raise up indigenous disciples and leaders from these neighborhoods who will then make more disciples and is this way we will see the kingdom of God come to earth as it is in heaven, we will see the city of Tulare transformed by the power of God and for the glory of our King Jesus!
Get Involved
Are you tired of going through the motions Sunday after Sunday? Do you believe that there is more to your salvation than a Sunday morning experience? At Faith Fighters we believe that the church is not a building but the people of God and we believe that HomeCourt is overrated. We take the fight to the enemy of our souls. At Faith Fighters we have regular monthly outreaches as well as larger quarterly outreaches. If you would like to lock arms with us in battle contending for souls and the transformation of our community and cities then please hit the link. We can’t wait to hear from you!