The Vision of Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church

The Reedy Chapel Pulpit and Hook-Hastings Organ

Mission Statement

The mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ's liberating gospel through word and deed. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the A.M.E. Church evolved; that is, to seek out and save the lost, and serve the needy through a continuing program of
  1. preaching the gospel,
  2. feeding the hungry,
  3. clothing the naked,
  4. housing the homeless,
  5. cheering the fallen,
  6. providing jobs for the jobless,
  7. administering to the needs of those in prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, asylums, and mental institutions, senior citizen's homes; caring for the sick, the shut-in, the mentally and socially disturbed, and
  8. encouraging thrift and economic advancement.

Purpose Statement

  • to present Jesus Christ and make disciples
  • to develop Christian maturity
  • to minister to the needs of the membership and community, near and far
  • to preach and teach God's Word so as to build a relevant or hermeneutical bridge between God's Word and daily life challenges
  • to worship God in spirit and in truth
  • to welcome and fellowship with all regardless of race or nationality
  • to develop effective members in the church, and Christian leadership at home and abroad
  • to evangelize and minister to all in need

    Goals

  • a totally saved, tithing, and serving congregation
  • a bible believing and living Christian fellowship
  • a commitment to teaching Christian principles, morals and responsibility to God and one another
  • a supportive missionary relationship with our sister churches in Texas, the United States, and the world

    Church Ministry Vision 2000-2001

    Just One

    Reedy Chapel AME Church is working to begin at the beginning. By having each member reach "Just One", we start the process on a personal level of evangelism, care, intercession, tithing, and numerical growth.

    Reedy Chapel AME Church is setting its sights on potential ministries based on its mission statement and desire to serve this community. Therefore we either in the past or presently are in dialogue with :

  • The Moody and Kempner Foundations
  • The Mayor's office
  • The Galveston County Commissioner's Office

    Reedy Chapel AME Church desires to address those issues related to our youth and elderly, the disenfranchised, the homeless and the jobless, violence and crime.

    Therefore, Reedy Chapel AME Church avails itself to the future ministries to be developed:

  • computer laboratory for adults and youth
  • tutorials
  • educational classes, workshops and seminars
  • community worship and fellowship opportunities