You are the light of the world.

…let your light shine before others, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

Matthew 5:14, 16

Why Beacon?

Bea·con [bee-kuhn]

  1. A guiding or warning signal, as a light for fire.

  2. A person, act, or thing that warns, guides, illuminates or inspires.

We believe that everyone is looking for renewal, though they may not use those words to describe it. But often it can be difficult to find real answers for our real questions.

We believe that Jesus offers the best answers to our questions and the resources we need to deal with the challenges of life. We hope to be a church where you can come and explore Christianity at your own pace.

We hope you’ll join us and that you will find hope and the renewal that Jesus offers.

Our Mission

Being Renewed by Jesus to Display a Loving, Holy God to Our City

Our Values

The Heart Attitudes

Our values we refer to as The Heart Attitudes. These statements are God’s direction to us for how to have refreshing relationships that display God’s qualities to the world.

  1. Put the goals and interests of others above my own. (Phil 2:3-4)

  2. Live an honest open life before others. (Eph 4:25)

  3. Give and receive Scriptural correction. (Heb 3:13)

  4. Clear up relationships. (Matt 5:23-24)

  5. Participate in the ministry. (1 Pet 4:10)

  6. Support the work financially. (1 Cor 16:2)

  7. Follow spiritual leadership within Scriptural limits. (Heb 13:17)

Our Launch Team

The launch team is highly committed to seeing people experience personal renewal through a relationship with Jesus. They serve as leads of various parts of Beacon Church’s ministry.

Are you interested in serving with us as part of our expanding team? Let us know!

Our Beliefs

  • God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.

    Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19;  I Peter 1:2; II Corinthians 13:14

  • Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven's glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

    Matthew 1:22, 23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14, 15; I Corinthians 15:3- 4;  Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; I Timothy 6:14, 15; Titus 2:13

  • The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer a spiritual gift when they are saved. As Christians we seek to live under His control daily.

    II Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16, 17:3. Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13;  Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 5:18

  • The Bible is God's Word to us. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is the truth without any mixture of error.

    II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20, 21; II Timothy l: 13; Psalm ll9:105, 160, 12:6; Proverbs 30:5

  • People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. People are the supreme object of God's creation. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin". This attitude separates people from God and causes many problems in life.

    Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3 -6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1-2

  • Salvation is God's free gift to us, but we must accept it in order to be saved. We can never makeup for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's way to forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin's penalty. When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.

    Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6,1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1

  • Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot "lose" it. Salvation is maintained by the grace and the power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security.

    John 10:29; II Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25; 10:10, 14; I Peter 1:3-5

  • People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in heaven with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence.

    John 3:16; John 2:25; 1 John 5:11-13; Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:15; Matthew 1:8; Matthew 2:44, 46

  • We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image.  Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death.  We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life.         

    Psalm 139

  • We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female.  These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God.  Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

    We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other.  We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. 

    We believe that any form of sexual immorality is sinful and offensive to God.

    Gen 1:26-27; Gen 2:18-25; 1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4; Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10; Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31

Our Partners

Located in Riverside, CA, Stone Arbor is our sending church.

A network of churches with a shared vision to develop life-changing churches and ministries.

A partnership of churches planting new churches everywhere for everyone.

Interested in becoming a partner?