For more than 30 years we've been getting together to organize a camp that only exists for one week each year. We rent out facilities at a university and bring in an incredible band, gifted speakers, and our friends from across the Midwest and upper East Coast.
We would love to have your church join us this year!
WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?
Velocity is put on by the Great Lakes Youth Collective, which is a group of churches from the Midwest from a variety of denominations and affiliations. There is much diversity in the practice and theology within The Global Church, but we come together around these core beliefs:
God
We believe in one true God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19). Each person is fully God, yet they are one God (John 10:30).
The Bible
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, inerrant in its original writings, and the supreme authority for our faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21).
Creation
We believe God created the heavens and the earth by His sovereign word, all good and very good (Genesis 1:1, Colossians 1:16).
Humanity
We believe humans were created in God's image, sinless and with free will, but they rebelled against God, bringing sin and death into the world (Genesis 1:27, Romans 5:12).
Salvation
We believe salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone in Jesus Christ, His atoning death on the cross, and His resurrection. Good works are the fruit of salvation, but not a means to earn it (Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:23-25).
Church
We believe the Church is the body of Christ, composed of all who have placed their faith in Him (1 Corinthians 12:13). We are called to live out our faith in community, practicing baptism and communion as outward signs of inward grace (Matthew 28:19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
Second Coming
We believe in the bodily return of Jesus Christ to judge the living and the dead and to establish His eternal kingdom (Acts 1:11, Revelation 20:11-15).