Who We Are

We want to glorify God in all we do. At TVC you can serve with your spiritual gifts, hear the Word preached, and worship the Lord together. More than that, we are imperfect people worshiping a perfect Savior.

WHAT TO EXPECT

What can you expect to find at The Village Church?

Our Sunday mornings start with bible study and fellowship (for all ages at 9:15 AM) before transitioning over to a time of worship to our great God (at 10:30 AM). During this time we exalt our Lord through singing, reading the Word, prayer, and preaching. You’ll find individuals of all backgrounds, dressed in jeans, t-shirts, button-up shirts, etc. joined together in thankfulness and praise to our Lord.

Our History

1792: Our church started from a church in Columbia (near modern-day Lunken Airport).

1841: A brick building was built on modern-day Church Street.

1952: The name was changed to First Baptist Church of Newtown.

1955: The present building and parsonage were built.

1965: The sanctuary was remodeled and the building was expanded.

2023: The church renamed itself The Village Church.

Over these many years, the church has seen multiple wars, a depression, a recession, pastors coming and going, the church growing and declining, and growing again. Through all of this, the one constant remaining is the unending grace, mercy, and providence of God. The church has been blessed to be a part of various ministries, missions, and programs throughout its exciting life and is currently a part of the Southern Baptist Convention.

What We Believe

Statement of Faith

We believe the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the foundation of our faith. The Word is the supreme authority of our doctrinal standing and ecclesial matters. The church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of the current Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention and the convictions in The Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy and the Nashville Statement: A Coalition for Biblical Sexuality. The following are the core beliefs of The Village Church based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. All our teaching and ministry are rooted in and flows from these biblical doctrines.

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God. Therefore, all scripture is authoritative, infallible and inerrant. The Scriptures are the only sufficient rule for faith and practice (Ps. 19:7; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).

There is but one God, the Maker, Preserver and Ruler of all things, having in and of Himself, all perfections, and being infinite in them all; and to Him all creatures owe the highest love, reverence and obedience that springs from faith (Deut. 6:4; Ps. 145:3; John 1:3; 1 Cor. 8:4-6; 1 Tim. 1:17).

The Scriptures reveal that the one God eternally exists in three persons: The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Each person has distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being (Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14).

God from eternity, decrees or permits all things that come to pass, and perpetually upholds, directs and governs all creatures and all events; yet so as not in any wise to be the author or approver of sin nor to destroy the free will and responsibility of intelligent creatures (Isa. 46:9- 11; Prov. 16:33; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3; Jas. 1:13-15).

Election is God’s sovereign choice of people toward everlasting life—not because of foreseen merit or foreseen faith in them, but of His mere mercy and grace in Christ—in consequence of which choice they are called, justified and glorified (Rom. 8:28-30; 1 Cor. 1:27-29; Eph. 1:4, 11).

God originally created Man in His own image, and free from sin; but, through the temptation of Satan, Adam transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original holiness and righteousness; whereby his posterity inherit a nature corrupt and wholly opposed to God and His law. (Gen. 1:26-27; 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-19; Eph. 2:1-3).

Since Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is fully God and fully man, He is the divinely appointed mediator between God and man. Having taken upon Himself human nature, yet without sin, He perfectly fulfilled the law; suffered and died upon the cross for the salvation of sinners. He was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended to His Father, at whose right hand He ever lives to make intercession for His people. He will return visibly and bodily. He is the only Mediator, the Prophet, Priest and King of the Church, and Sovereign of the Universe (Isa. 53:10-12; John 1:1, 14; Acts 1:9-11; Rom. 3:21-26; 8:34; 1 Cor. 15:3-4; Gal. 3:13; 1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 1:1-3).

We believe that God the Holy Spirit brings glory to the Father and the Son. He applies the work of Christ to believers and distributes spiritual gifts to every believer according to His sovereign good pleasure for building up the body of Christ. He is the Comforter, the Spirit of Adoption, the Seal of our Salvation and the Guarantor of our inheritance in Christ (John 14:16-17; 16:14; Acts 5:3; Rom. 8:14-17; Eph. 1:13-14).

Regeneration is a change of heart, wrought by the Holy Spirit, who gives life to those dead in trespasses and sins, enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to understand the word of God, and renewing their whole nature, so that they love and practice holiness. It is a work of God’s free and special grace alone, so that the ultimate cause of regeneration is God’s grace, not man’s free will (Eph. 2:1-6; Tit. 3:5; 1 John 5:1).

Repentance is an evangelical grace, wherein a person being by the Holy Spirit, made sensible of the manifold evil of his sin, humbles himself for it, with godly sorrow, detestation of it, and self- abhorrence, with a purpose and endeavor to walk before God to please Him in all things (Acts 2:37-38; 11:18; 2 Cor. 7:10-11).

Saving faith is the belief, on God’s authority, of whatever is revealed in His word concerning Christ; accepting and resting upon Him alone for justification and eternal life. It is wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, and is accompanied by all other saving graces, and leads to a life of holiness (Rom. 3:27-28; 4:1-5; 4:17-25; 10:14, 17; Phil. 1:29; Eph. 2:8; Jas. 2:14-26).

Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal of sinners, who believe in Christ, from all sin, through the satisfaction that Christ has made; not for anything wrought in them or done by them; but on account of the obedience and satisfaction of Christ, they receiving and resting on Him and His righteousness by faith (Acts 13:38-39; Rom. 3:21-26; 8:34; 10:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9).

Those who have been regenerated are also sanctified by God’s word and Spirit dwelling in them. This sanctification is progressive through the supply of Divine strength, which all saints seek to obtain, pressing after a heavenly life in cordial obedience to all Christ’s commands (Jer. 31:31- 34; Ezek. 36:27-27; Rom. 8:1-17; Gal. 5:13-24; 2 Pet. 1:3-11).

All those whom God has regenerated will never totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere to the end; and though they may fall through neglect and temptation, into sin, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the church, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they shall be renewed again unto repentance, and be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation (John 6:37-40; 10:28-29; Rom. 8:28-39; 1 Cor. 1:8-9; Phil. 1:6).

The Lord Jesus is the head of the church, which is composed of all His true disciples, and in Him is invested supremely all power for its government. According to His commandment, Christians are to associate themselves into particular churches; and to each of these churches He has given needful authority for administering that order, discipline and worship which He has appointed. The regular officers of a church are Elders (Pastors) and Deacons (John 10:16; Acts 20:17, 28; Eph. 1:22; 5:23; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; 5:17-18; Tit. 1:5-9; Heb. 10:25).

Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus, obligatory upon every believer, wherein he is immersed in water in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, as a sign of his fellowship with the death and resurrection of Christ, of remission of sins, and of giving himself up to God, to live and walk in newness of life. Baptism is prerequisite to church membership. (Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:38; Rom. 6:3-5; 1 Cor. 12:13).

The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of Jesus Christ, to be administered with the elements of bread and the fruit of the vine, and to be observed by His churches till the end of the world. It is in no sense a sacrifice, but is designed to commemorate His death, to confirm the faith and other graces of Christians, and to be a bond, pledge and renewal of their communion with Him, and of their church membership (Matt. 26:26-29; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; 11:23-34).

The Lord’s Day is a Christian institution for regular observance and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Rev. 1:10).

God alone is Lord of the conscience; and He has left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men, which are in anything contrary to His word, or not contained in it. Civil magistrates being ordained of God, subjection in all lawful things commanded by them ought to be yielded by us in the Lord, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake (Matt. 15:9; Rom. 13:1-7; 14:4; Acts 5:29; Col. 2:20-23).

Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God’s unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race.

The bodies of men after death return to dust, but their spirits return immediately to God—the righteous to rest with Him; the wicked, to be reserved under darkness to the judgment. The bodies of all the dead, both just and unjust, will be raised (John 5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15:12-28; 2 Cor. 5:1-10; Phil. 1:23).

God has appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world by Jesus Christ, when everyone shall receive according to his deeds; the wicked shall go into everlasting and conscious punishment; the righteous, into everlasting life (Matt. 25:46; John 5:22, 27-29; Acts 17:31; Rom. 2:6-11; 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; 2 Tim. 4:8; Rev. 7:13-17; 14:9-11).

OUR LEADERSHIP

Our Elders

Qualifications for eldership are found in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, and include leading their families well, a record of serving Jesus well both in the church and in everyday life, a thorough knowledge of the Bible and a mature Christian walk, and a good reputation both in and out of the church.

The primary duties of elders include praying and studying Scripture, leading the vision of the church, caring for the people of the church, teaching, living lives that are exemplary, protecting the people of the church from false doctrine and teachers, and developing other leaders.

Jamie Trascritti

pastorjamie@tvcnewtown.com

Jamie is the husband of Rachel and father to June, Hudson, Avery, and Oliver. He is a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Liberty University, and holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to his role as pastor, He serves as an adjunct professor and teacher at a variety of levels. His passion is the Word of God, both in preaching and teaching.

Bob Sims

pastorbob@tvcnewtown.com

Bob is the husband of Katie and father to Jase, Jadyn, Jack, and June. He is a graduate of NKU and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a high school teacher. His passion for singing, playing guitar, and Scripture culminates into Christ-centered worship.

Darrell Duncan

Darrell serves as an elder of our church, guiding the team of pastors in the care of the people. He has been a member of our church for over 20 years and has held many titles in the church over his tenure. He loves God, his children, his grandchildren, his fellow Christians, and all people in the world. He has a passion for sharing the Gospel with the lost.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Next Steps

At The Village Church, we offer a wide variety of ways in which you can connect, plugin, and grow.

1

Community Groups

Our Community Groups are designed to learn biblical truth in a biblical community.

2

Kids Ministry

We believe the best discipline for kids comes from you, the parent.

3

Upward Soccer

A non-competitive, fun soccer league with Christian values.

Get Involved