Welcome to Church of the Hills

FEELINGS

Despair. Depression. Anger. Guilt. We all face difficult emotions. It often begins when we allow our feelings to get the upper hand. Unfortunately, we either act irrational and regret it later, or we bottle up our feelings and allow the corrosive acid of our bitterness to eat away at our souls leaving us numb inside.

In this series called “feelings,” we’ll learn that emotions are really a gift from God. In fact, God has feelings, too. And our own emotions are part of what it means to be created in His image.

At COTH, we believe that God’s Word, the Bible, has vital information for us when it comes to dealing with feelings. We’ll learn how to minimize the destructive impact our feelings can have on ourselves and on others. And we’ll learn how to maximize the constructive use of our emotions in ways that honor God.

Some of you might be thinking, "Who are you and why are you here?" Quite frankly, it's alright to ask these types of questions. Simply put, we are a community of people who seek to be passionate Christ-followers by creating an environment where we can connect with God, one another and the world. Helping people to become growing, passionate Christ-followers is not a program of the church, it is the reason for our existence. Jesus was not in to programs or processes. He created an environment, a climate, a culture where he taught His followers what it meant to be a Kingdom citizen by loving the Father, loving others and the world. Jesus created a climate, a culture and an environment where He modeled these values.

Life can be confusing and messy! It is our desire and passion to keep what Christ held dear to His heart simple! Christ engaged his life in connecting with His Father, with one another and with the world. It is our mission to model what Christ did on earth and what He calls us to be as Kingdom citizens...disciples or learners.

Church of the Hills is a developing Community of growing, passionate Christ-followers committed to loving God, loving one another and loving our world…through word and deed. We are a new church start sponsored locally by Cuyahoga Valley Church in Broadview Heights. Other partners include First Baptist Church, Concord, Knoxville, TN, Central Baptist Church, Corbin, KY, and the North American Mission Board.

		Randy & Denise Chestnut lead pastor 216 287 8051

		Mark & Cathi Stegall community life pastor 216 571 7825

		Kim & Bruce Edwards family life director

Brad & Tonia Darge
worship arts pastor

You are invited to our Services:

Sunday at 10:00am

Nordonia Middle School

73 Leonard Ave.

Northfield, OH 44067

Life is all about relationships, our relationship with God and with one another. Jesus believed this also! In fact, when asked, “What is the greatest commandment?”, Jesus responded…

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:37-39 ESV

Life also is about reaching out to those we don’t know through compassionate service. It is giving our self away for the benefit of others.

“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4 ESV

“For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 ESV

Therefore, our vision is to help people to become growing, passionate Christ-followers, by creating an environment where we Love God, Love One Another, and Love Our World.

To some, the idea of an intimate relationship with the Creator of the universe seems unbelievable. How could this be possible? Does God really care about every detail of my life?

Want to know more about connecting with God? Contact us using the links below or view a presentation here.

Our new community groups are taking shape within the Nordonia Hills area. Our new series, Contact, is the first study in a group of series that will walk us through why Church of the Hills exists and why community is so important. This is a five week series that will help us explore what it looks like to be focused on the needs within our community. Please contact our community life pastor, Mark Stegall, if you are interested in joining a community group or if you are interested in receiving more information regarding a community group in your area.

Over the past year, COTH has had the opportunity to serve our community at the 2007 Nordonia Hills Chamber of Commerce Community Expo, the 2007 Nordonia Hills Community Duathlon, and the Olde Northfield Bicentennial Celebration as well as partnering with the Longwood YMCA last summer in a week of Day Camp. In 2008, we will be returning to the Community Expo (http://nhcoc.org/expo_2008.htm) as well as engaging in other community, national and international compassionate service projects.

If you would like more information about our Global Engagement Ministry, contact Randy Chestnut.