My Faith Statement Lauren Eckley

This year’s confirmation class has been meeting since February 14,

and they have been working with Ann and Frank Aichinger and Josie Russell

in discussing aspects of the Christian faith in order to make a profession of

faith. This year’s class has been:

Lauren Eckley, mentored by Helen Scott

Madison Campbell, mentored by Lois Clarke

Nicholas Fuller, mentored by Randy Morris

Maddy Wilson, mentored by Mary Wampler

Alisa Harris, mentored by Niki McGrew

They were received by Profession of Faith by the session on May 15, and will be introduced on

Sunday, May 20.

My Faith Statement

Lauren Eckley

I believe that our God is the definition of

perfect. God cares about every aspect of our lives

because God is all about love. We, as God’s

children, know that our God is the reason for

anything and everything. Something I’ve always

believed is that everything happens for a reason. I

now know that the reason is Jesus. Jesus puts all of

the joy in my life. He’s blessed me with my amazing

family and friends, but he’s also blessed me with

every challenge I’ll ever face in my life. Jesus gives

me these challenges not to scare me, but to help me

grow in his trust and that is the biggest blessing of

all.

The Holy Spirit is constantly at work in my

life through everything I do. Every decision, every hardship and every prayer, the

Holy Spirit is right there next to me, guiding me through the life he already has

planned out for me. That’s why I want to be a part of this church, to continue the

life God already has for me. This church is a way to build my relationship with God

because we are all here for the same purpose, that is to worship our Lord.

I learned a lot of amazing things during the past few months of Confirmation

Class. The most important lesson to me was that in the short run, we can mess up

God’s plan, but in the long run, God wins. God always wins. I feel so blessed to

have gone through Confirmation with Ann, Frank and my other amazing classmates.

I am so excited to become a part of Central Presbyterian and be active in the youth

program.

My Faith Statement

Alisa Harris

This is what I believe. God is our

father, our creator, our teacher and someone

who sees the good in all of us. To me, God is

someone who motivates me to be the best

person I can be and he makes me feel safe to

know that he is there for me. I see God as the

most important person in our lives. I believe

God will always love me and he will forgive

me for my mistakes.

I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of

God. I believe that Jesus was God in human form and I believe he also loved

everyone and he set examples for other people. He came to teach us how to live and

how to treat others. Jesus said we should love God with all of our heart, soul, mind,

and strength. We are also supposed to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, and

those are some of the very important things he taught us. Jesus came to earth to

forgive us for our sin, and he did this by dying on the cross for us. Jesus has helped

me by teaching me that everything was going to be okay, and is always there when I

feel like I need to talk to someone.

The Holy Spirit is the part of God and Jesus that lives inside of me and it

helps me to know that they are here with me. The Holy Spirit gives you the sense

that when times are tough, someone is there for you. When I thought no one was

there for me and I was going through a tough time, I always felt like there was

someone there listening to me and helping me believe everything was going to be

okay.

The church is somewhere we all gather

together to rejoice and worship and the church

is not just the building. It is also the people

who are a part of the church. I want to attend

worship, Youth group and go to Montreat. I

also would like to explore other things to get

involved in.

My Faith Statement

Madison Campbell

I believe our God is a loving, kind, and

forgiving God. I believe that God is all powerful and

wise in all matters. Jesus Christ is the son of God. He

was sent down to earth to spread the word of God,

which he was persecuted for. He died on the cross so

that my sins may be forgiven. He rose again and sits

at the right hand of God in heaven.

When I was baptized, that was the moment I

received the Holy Spirit and accepted Christ as my

lord and savior. This is when I began my Christian

lifestyle. The church is not just a building, the church

is a place to come to worship and serve. I will take

my membership in the church seriously and strive to be a better Christian. I hope to

grow in my faith within the church and spread the word of God by my actions.

My Faith Statement

Maddy Wilson

I believe in a loving, understanding, and

accepting God. I believe he is the Creator of all things

and I will trust in Him. He has been with me and has

guided me through every aspect of my life while also

allowing me freewill to make my own decisions.

I believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, he

sets an example of how I should live and because of

his death, I have already been redeemed.

I believe the church is a family of support and

should provide a place for anyone to gather, to

worship, and to further my spiritual development.

My parents did not make me do this confirmation class, the Holy Spirit led me

to want to be a member of this church. The Holy Spirit has provided me with

comfort, strength, and guidance.

I look forward to serving Christ through the church and building my

relationship with God.

My Faith Statement

Nicholas (Nic) Fuller

For his full statement (17 pages), you may ask

Nic for your personal copy.

I believe that God is the creator of all

things and that everything comes to life through

him. God is a God full of love, grace and

forgiveness and is not quick to anger.

I believe that God sent his son, Jesus, into

the world not to condemn the world, but that the

world might be saved through him. I believe that

God calls on all of us to respond to his grace by

instructing us to live our lives according to the

teachings of Jesus. Because we acknowledge Jesus as Lord and Savior, that means

we should follow his most important commandment and that is to love God and to

love our neighbor. Because we love God, he gives us the gifts of the spirit, and

allows us to practice love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness and self-control. We can exercise those gifts by treating everyone with

love and compassion and by helping the vulnerable and the outcasts, by feeding the

hungry, helping the homeless, healing the sick, clothing the naked and by standing

up for those who can’t stand up for themselves. As Christians, we should live by

God’s will and not our own. We can do this by praying and by listening to what

God has to say, so that it depends on God’s will and not our own.