• A large church is scriptural. The first church began with 3,000 members (Acts 2:41)! It grew every day until the number of men grew to about 5,000 (Acts 4:4). These people met in homes, but they also met together in the temple courts (Acts 2:46). Since 1998, over 5000 disciples have committed their lives to Christ through the preached Word from our visionary and the evangelistic passion of EBC disciples.  The church continues to grow every year. We believe that when the Lord's hand is on His church, it will grow (Acts 11:21). That growth will vary according to the size of the community and the receptivity of the people, but the church was meant to be an organism without walls, ever expanding body for the Glory of God In Christ.

• A large church can provide rich fellowship within each cell in the body.  Members of the first church continued in the apostles' teachings and fellowship (Acts 2:42). They came to know, love and appreciate one another. In a large church, that fellowship is provided through many small group opportunities, such as Men's and Women's Word studies, Friday night fellowships, Adult, Youth/Young Adults Bible studies, e-Groups and evangelism outings.

• A large church has a positive opportunity by the grace of God. There is strength in numbers. One church of several thousand in multiple locations ;has an opportunity to witness to and influence in missions [ a food pantry, cloth closet  and world outreach. Our size enables us to provide meaningful support ministries to those who need special attention. Elevation offers a number of navigational and life skills classes,  Men's and Women's retreats, as well as youth church.  Come and partner with us and share your spiritual gift and let's make Jesus Famous.

• A large church prepares us for heaven! In Revelation 7:9 (NIV), the Apostle John described his vision of heaven, "...I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne...wearing white robes..."

Where you are is where we want to be!!!