ABOUT US

Welcome to Mission 181 GMC

We are a church family in Poth, Texas dedicated to helping people follow Jesus in everyday life. Whether you’re looking for spiritual guidance, a loving community, or a place to call home, you are welcome here.

The Unchurched Church

You don’t have a church, but…

  • You’ve suffered a death in your family, and you need help with a Funeral

  • You’ve been diagnosed with a terminal illness, are in the Hospital, and you could use a visit

  • You’re lonely & need a phone call

  • You’re sick and need a visit

  • You’re going through a divorce and need pastoral counseling

  • You feel like your life doesn’t matter

  • You’re facing a Spiritual Dilemma and need Pastoral Counseling or Spiritual Direction

  • You’re looking for a Support Group

  • You’re looking for a Bible Study

Join us for a Free Meal and Meet & Greet

1st Sunday each month @ 5:30 PM

200 South Storts, Poth, TX 78147

You Need Help… We’re here for you

OUR Mission

Whatever It Takes

Our Mission is to do whatever it takes to make disciples of Jesus Christ and spread scriptural holiness across the globe, starting with everyone living along U.S. Highway 181 in Floresville – Poth – Falls City, Texas.

Our Vision

Multiply Disciples of Jesus Christ

Our Vision is, through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, to multiply disciples of Jesus Christ throughout the earth who flourish in scriptural holiness as we worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly.

Our Beliefs

What We Believe

God: We believe there is One true God Who exists eternally in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. God is both holy and loving.

Jesus: We believe that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God – 100% God and 100% Man. He was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless human life and died on the cross as our substitute taking upon Himself the penalty for our sins, and He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven where He sits today at the right hand of God. We believe that Jesus will return to earth at a time of God’s choosing.

The Holy Spirit: We believe that the Holy Spirit is present and at work at all times making people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in us and then constantly reminds us of all Jesus said to us. We believe the Holy Spirit guides us in our Christian walk, reveals our sin, and points us to the Father.

The Bible: We believe the Bible is God’s Word, fully true, written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. We affirm that the core of the Christian faith is revealed in Scripture as “the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (Jude 3; NRSV). We look to the Bible therefore as our authority and trustworthy guide, which “is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16; NRSV). We believe Scripture to be the church’s primary and final authority on all matters of faith, practice and lifestyle.

Human Beings: People are made in the spiritual image of God — we are rational and moral beings. Because we are God’s creation made in God’s image, each person possesses great self-worth. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of self-centeredness which the Bible calls “sin.” This attitude and its resultant actions separate us from God, others and ourselves.

Our sinfulness: While all human beings are made in the image of God, all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). We believe our sin separates us from God, and we all need a Savior.

Salvation: Becoming right with God and having our relationship with God restored is what the Bible calls salvation. Salvation is God’s free gift to us. We can never earn it or achieve it by self-improvement or good works. We accept God’s gift of a new life when we turn from our self-ruled life and accept Jesus as our Savior. The new life that God gives us is an abundant life in this world and eternal life in the world to come. We believe a person is saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Before a person accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior, that person is living in spiritual darkness (John 8:12) and is separated from God by their sin (John 3:36, Ephesians 2:11-12). Furthermore, we believe a person who is not in relationship with Jesus is far from God (Ephesians 2:13) and faces eternal separation from God. A person is saved from that eternal separation from God as a free gift when that person places his or her faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16).  Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me”(John 14:6).

Daily Walk: Though we are not made right with God by our own goodness, “good works” are a natural product of the Christian life. When we give our lives to Christ, we will grow toward loving God with all our being and our neighbors as ourselves. Outside of a relationship with God through Jesus, personal peace and satisfaction in life are self-generated and will ultimately fade. God does not intend for us to live by our strength alone. Jesus invited us to go to Him with our weariness and our burdens, and He would give us rest from the grind of life (Matthew 11:28). Finally, we believe that a relationship with Jesus leads to peace in this life. “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world”(John 16:33).

Eternity: We believe that Jesus will return to earth personally and in bodily form, and He will usher in the final judgment and establish His Kingdom. We do not know exactly what this will be like, nor do we know when it will happen (Matthew 24:36). We do believe that our eternal destination in either heaven or hell is determined by our response to Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Prayer is how we experience intimate relationship with God. It connects us with God and is essential for fulfilling His purpose for our lives. We believe that we were formed by God to have an intimate friendship with Him. In fact, we believe God so deeply desires that relationship with us that He created within us a desire for fellowship with Him. “God set eternity in our hearts” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). He promises that if we approach Him through prayer, He will respond. James 4:8 declares, “Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.” What’s more, we believe God’s response is filled with blessing. “Call to Me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own” (Jeremiah 33:3).

Community: We believe that God made us to need community. He made us to be in community with Him, and He made us to be in community with others. God’s creation of humanity wasn’t complete and good until God made both man AND woman. They were made to be helpers and companions (Genesis 2:18-25). Jesus’ desire is for us to experience the same level of community with one another that He shares with the Father. “My prayer is… for those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as You are in Me and I am in You.”(John 17:20-21)  Paul wrote in Romans 12:5, “In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Because of this need for community, we constantly strive to expand our offerings so that all members of our church have access to community-building activities like small groups, Bible studies, and Sunday school classes (Hebrews 10:24-25).

Witness: We believe that our faith in Jesus commands that we intentionally share our faith with others. Jesus declared that we, as His disciples, are “the salt of the earth”(Matthew 5:13), and “the light of the world”(Matthew 5:14). Those words maintain that it is impossible for us to separate our relationship with Jesus from the witness we are to give to others. More importantly, those who do not know Jesus depend on His followers to tell them about the saving work of Jesus. “But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?” (Romans 10:14). 

Sacraments: There are two sacraments in the Global Methodist Church, Baptism and Holy Communion.

Baptism: While baptism is not essential for salvation, we believe baptism is our initiation into the church and our identification as children of God, and is a means by which we experience God’s grace in a tangible way. We believe that we do not have to earn God’s grace, but that He shares His grace freely with all of His children. In fact, we believe that before we recognize God’s grace at work in our lives, God has been at work, wooing us toward Him, as His sons and daughters. “Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure” (Ephesians 1:4-6). God’s choice happens regardless of our age or our response. Infant baptism is predicated on God’s gracious choice, and since it is God’s choice, baptism is an act that should not be repeated. However, those who are baptized as children must make the choice to confirm their belief in Jesus to continue as members of the church. Baptism of youth and adults is predicated on a profession of faith in Jesus and a repentance of sin. We offer any of the three modes of water baptism which have been practiced throughout church history:  immersion, pouring, and sprinkling. We accept any prior baptism in a Christian church, including infant baptism. 

Holy Communion: Like Baptism, Holy Communion is a means by which we experience God’s grace in a tangible way. Communion is an opportunity for us to renew our relationship with Jesus. On the last night before His death, Jesus ate a special meal with His disciples. We believe that Communion is an outward sign or symbol of the broken Body and shed blood of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 11:23-26). While we do not believe that the bread and juice literally transforms into the actual flesh and blood of Christ, we do believe that in Communion we experience the very real presence and grace of Jesus Christ with us. Our table is open to any and all persons who desire to come and receive.

Pastor

Rev. Dr. Tommy Myrick

Elder, Global Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. Tommy Myrick