God
There is only one God, and He is eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What we believe
Our doctrine is shared across the whole fellowship: the same convictions preached in Hounslow as in every Potter's House church worldwide.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God, the Lord and Giver of life, who was active in the Old Testament and given to the Church in fullness at Pentecost. He empowers the saints for service and witness, cleanses us from the old nature, and conforms us to the image of Christ.
Jesus
Jesus Christ is eternally God, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit from the beginning, and through Him all things were made. He left heaven and became incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary; henceforth He is forever one Christ with two natures, God and Man, in one Person.
Creation
God the Father is the Creator of the universe. He created man in His own image for fellowship, and called man back to Himself through Christ after the rebellion and fall of man.
Spirituality
The baptism in the Holy Spirit, with evidence of speaking in tongues, subsequent to conversion, releases the fullness of the Spirit and is evidenced by the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible
The Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, is alone the only infallible, inspired Word of God, and its authority is ultimate, final and eternal. It cannot be added to, subtracted from, or superseded in any regard. It is the source of all doctrine, instruction, correction and reproof, and contains all that is needed for guidance in godliness and practical Christian conduct.
The Cross
Christ's vicarious death on the cross paid the penalty for the sins of the whole world. Its benefits of healing, in body, soul and spirit, are provided for in the atonement as well.
Salvation
Salvation is a free gift of God, based on the merits of the death of His Son, and is appropriated by faith. It is effected by personal repentance, belief in the Lord Jesus (justification), and personal acceptance of Him into one's life as Lord and Saviour (regeneration).
The Church
The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God among the saints through the Spirit. Every believer born of the Spirit has a place in the church designated by God: a place where Christ is working in the lives of the called-out ones, and calling ministers to the Great Commission, to go into all the world and make disciples of every nation.
Holiness
The Christian life is to be one of consecration, devotion and holiness. The shortcomings of the individual are due to the still-progressing sanctification of the saints. The Christian life is filled with trials, tests and warfare against a spiritual enemy; for those abiding in Christ, the promises of eternal blessing and the presence of God are assured.
The Return
In the bodily, personal second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ: the resurrection of the saints, the millennium, and the final judgment, which will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, according to their relationship to Jesus Christ.
The Ordinances
In the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Baptism is the outward sign of what God has already done in the individual's life, a public testimony that the person now belongs to Christ, performed in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is a commemoration of the death of the Lord, done in remembrance of Him until He comes again, and a sign of our participation in Him.
Part of a worldwide fellowship
The Potter's House Christian Fellowship Church Hounslow is affiliated with Christian Fellowship Ministries, founded by Wayman Mitchell, senior pastor of The Potter's House Church of Prescott, Arizona.
Beginning in 1973, this body (originally First Foursquare Church) has mothered an entire fellowship of churches which go by various names. These include The Door, The Potter's House, Victory Chapel, The Lighthouse and Living Waters. The fellowship now includes more than 2,000 congregations worldwide.