Over fifty years ago, a core group of people wanted to start a church to reflect the redemptive love of Jesus Christ in Mechanicsburg, PA and beyond. Their prayer was to cultivate a worshipping community that helped connect people with Jesus and to walk alongside them in order that they might become mature and equipped followers of Christ. We believed then, and still do, that getting to know Jesus and following Him is the most important, empowering, and transforming thing a person can do.
Mission: New Covenant Fellowship (PCA) exists to gather a community of Christ followers who reflect the redemptive love of Jesus Christ in Mechanicsburg and beyond by Reflecting up, Reflecting in and Reflecting out. It’s exactly what Jesus did.
Reflecting up is all about declaring God’s glory for who He is and what He has done. We practice reaching up each Sunday when we gather to celebrate the truth, beauty and goodness of our Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit (cf. Heb. 10:24-25; John 4:23-24; Ps. 96:9). We, also, declare God’s glory in our unique vocations within the world (i.e. business, education, law, medicine, government, military, parenting, etc.) and to pursue them with excellence, distinctiveness, and integrity, in order that our community might experience gospel renewal and revitalization (cf. 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:23-24).
Reflecting in is about discipling God’s People to live out the gospel. We believe that the gospel alone holds the power to truly change us. The way in which we grow in the Christian life is the same way in which we entered it — by receiving and resting upon the person and work of Jesus alone. This is why we are committed to helping one another become more like Christ by growing in grace individually and within community. We affirm that deep, lasting change occurs by studying the Bible, cultivating a prayer life, participating in worship, and developing authentic relationships with one another. We also believe that this is not something that can be lived out all alone, for Christians are called to live within a very special community — the Church. As we are discipled by God’s grace, we will more fully reflect the redemptive love of Christ in all aspects of life.
Reflecting out is our commitment to bring the whole gospel to our whole community by deploying His disciples through the church into His World. With with in mind, we strive to faithfully obey the Great Commission (cf. Matt. 28:19-20) in a Great Commandment way (cf. Matt. 22:26-40). In our relationships with one another, we endeavor to reflect the redemptive love of Jesus where we live, work, and play. This is not always an easy endeavor, but we have found that it is worth the effort. God will give us grace for the task He has called us.
As the gospel transforms our lives it inevitably will influence and impact our communities in Mechanicsburg and beyond. We are honored that you are interested in getting to know more about our church community. As you learn more about New Covenant Fellowship, we hope you will join us in reflecting the redemptive love of Jesus in Mechanicsburg and beyond!