We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the only inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word of God written.

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the deity of Christ, in his virgin birth, in his sinless life, in his miracles, in his vicarious and atoning death through his shed blood, in his bodily resurrection, in his Ascension to the right hand of the Father, and his personal return in power and glory.

We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling power and fullness the Christian is enabled to live a godly life in the present evil world.

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ.

“And they were continually devoting themselves to the Apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

 Acts 2:42

At First Congregational Church, we want to be “continually devoted” to the same activities that the New Testament Church has been practicing from the beginning.

If you are looking for a church home where you can grow spiritually in the teachings of Jesus and His Apostles, worship in Spirit and Truth, enjoy the loving fellowship of other committed Christians, and express your God-given gifts, please consider First Congregational Church of Cresco.

Wherever God leads you, we invite you to join us whenever you can.

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• Sunday School classes for all ages begin at 9:00 am. – everyone is welcome!
• Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:30 am. – we’d love to have you join us!
• Follow us on Facebook, and watch the message live around 11am if you can’t meet with us on Sunday Morning.
• We will have a Worship Service on Good Friday, April 18th, at 1:oo PM at First Congregational Church in Cresco. Everyone is welcome.
• There will be no Sunday School classes on April 20th, Resurrection Sunday.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:12,13

“Reverse Engineering Christlikeness”

Dear Friends:

A person doesn’t wake up some morning with a desire to be a Medical Doctor and then just declare, “I am a doctor,” expecting it to become reality. Becoming a doctor (or lawyer, nurse, teacher, pastor, professional athlete, etc., etc.) requires a long process of working hard and smart and doing specific things to attain that goal.

Most people understand that this applies to virtually every arena of life. However, when it comes to Christianity, we can think that it’s all about having our sins forgiven and going to heaven when we die. We can see “eternal life” as merely quantitative (it goes on forever!) and not as qualitative – a quality of life that begins now and certainly goes on forever.

Only when we understand that a Christian is someone who has been “born from above” (John 3:3) and is a new creation, indwelt by God’s Holy Spirit, can we appreciate the importance of allowing His Spirit to transform us into His image (Romans 8:29). To become like Jesus, we must “Reverse Engineer” from His perfection to the yearly, monthly, weekly, daily and moment-by-moment practices that will actually cultivate true Christlikeness. The disciplines of Prayer, Scripture immersion and continuous practice of what He teaches us must be an integral part of “working out our salvation.” Relying on God, who is at work in us, to perform His sanctifying work of transforming us from the inside out, will guarantee the necessary progress.

Can you honestly say that you are sufficiently serious and intentional about God’s calling to become like Jesus? Is that truly your heart’s desire? What are you doing regularly, consistently, diligently to achieve that end result?

Please consider this, pray about this, pursue this, and with God at work in you, experience this!

In Christ’s love,

And for God’s glory,

Pastor Tim Sir

From Rochester, Minnesota, go south on Highway 63 until you get to Highway 9. Turn east (left) on Highway 9 to Cresco.

From Waterloo, Iowa, go north on Highway 63 until you get to Highway 9 turn east (right) on Highway 9 to Cresco.

From Decorah, Iowa, follow Highway 9 west until you enter Cresco.

Entering Cresco, Iowa on Highway 9, turn north on Elm Street. This will be the first stop light if you are entering Cresco from the east (right turn) or the second stop light if you’re entering Cresco from the west (left turn).

Proceed north on Elm Street through the business district four blocks. At the stop sign, turn east (right turn) on third avenue. The church is located at the end of that block on the north side (left side) of the street.