Our Mission
Cultiving a community that enjoys God and transforms the world through the Gospel.
Our Beliefs
We are a local body of Jesus Christ, independent of any specific denomination. However, we eagerly partner with others to fulfill His mission. Jesus is the leader of New Life. Our structure is only to help us follow Him. We value how Jesus expresses Himself through every member of His body.
We believe the Bible is the only inspired, inerrant written Word of God. We believe in one God, eternally and perfectly united in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in salvation as a gift from God, apart from anything we have ever done it is given to us by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
New Life is simply a collection of Christ-followers with resolute faith. We believe that if we love God and let Him show us how to love each other, the world will take notice! We have observed with our own eyes that God’s grace is sufficient. We know by experience that His mercy is everlasting. And for over 60 years He has proven to us that His love never fails.
Our extended beliefs can be found on our Elder & Staff Teaching Doctrinal Statement below.
Our Values
1: GOD IS BIG AND GOD IS GOOD
God is most glorified when we most enjoy Him.
2: THE GOSPEL CHANGES EVERYTHING
We are more utterly sinful than we realize, but more profoundly loved than we can fathom.
3: THE GOSPEL IS OUR SOURCE
The Bible is God’s authoritative Word for our lives and is the anchor for our preaching, teaching, and doctrine.
4: GOD LOVES YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBOR
Since time is short, we pursue every opportunity to share Jesus.
5: WE ARE CONTRIBUTORS NOT CONSUMERS
We have been given much and find joy in giving it away.
6: CHARACTER OUTLASTS CHARISMA
We recognize that the greatest kingdom works done without Christ’s character are empty.
7: LIFE IS BETTER TOGETHER
We go deeper with God when we go deeper with others.
8: BIG CHURCH, SMALL FEEL
We are big enough for a God-sized vision for Tucson and the world, but feel small enough to be a family.
9: HEALTHY CHURCHES MULTIPLY
The urgency of the mission pushes us to replace ourselves and partner with others for the Kingdom of God.
10: HEALTHY CHURCHES DEVELOP HEALTHY LEADERS
Leadership is too important to leave to chance, so we follow Jesus’ example and develop leaders.
Our Core Documents
We have three core documents that guide everything we do. Our constitution is our governing document, our Elder and Staff Teaching Doctrinal Statement is our extended statement of faith, and our 30 Core Competencies are the what we long for every partner at New Life to embody.