You’re probably here because you’re curious. Maybe you drove past our building. Maybe someone invited you. Maybe you’ve been part of a church before and you’re wondering what this one is about.
We’d love to share a little about ourselves.
We’re Seventh-day Adventists. If you haven’t heard our name before, here’s what it means to us—and why we believe it embodies our relationship with and hope in Jesus.
Seventh-day: Every week, we set aside 24 hours to worship and rest in Jesus Christ—putting aside our work to be with Him and each other. The Bible calls it the Sabbath. It comes first in our name because it calls us back to our Creator—the God who rested on the seventh day and invited us to worship with Him (Genesis 2:2–3). This special day, created by God Himself, calls us to stop striving, proving, or working, and to simply be in His presence. We worship and fellowship together while rediscovering the love of our Creator. “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). In a world that never stops, we’ve found this ancient practice to be one of the greatest blessings.
Adventist: We’re looking forward to the greatest moment in human history—when Jesus comes to take us home (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18). The Bible calls it the Second Coming, when we’ll see our Savior face to face and spend eternity with Him. “I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:3).
Both halves of our name can be summarized in one word: Relationship. All our other beliefs and practices flow from this—God loves us and wants to save us.
That relationship began with Him, not us. God loved us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). That’s the gospel—“by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). Sabbath, health, Scripture, hope—everything we believe and practice is a response to a God who reached for us first.
He has been revealing that love from the very first page of Scripture. The Bible tells one story from Genesis to Revelation—a Creator reaching toward His creation. “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39). If you want to know what’s true, how to live, and where to find hope when the world feels uncertain—this is where that conversation begins.
That relationship also shapes how we live. If Jesus is coming soon, we can’t keep that to ourselves. The book of Revelation describes a moment before the end when God’s invitation goes out to the whole world—calling people back to worship their Creator, to stand apart from the confusion of this world, and to be ready (Revelation 14:6–12). That’s why we’re here. Our church exists for mission—because we’ve found something worth sharing. It’s why we feed the hungry, care for the sick, love our neighbors—so that we might have the privilege of sharing with them the wonderful God we have found.
And because God cares about the whole person, so do we. Jesus touched lepers. He healed the blind. He fed thousands. The gospels are full of physical, tangible mercy. The same God who will resurrect our bodies cares about them now. “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?” (1 Corinthians 6:19). So we learn about health. We cook for our neighbors. We believe wellness and gospel belong together because Jesus never separated them. At Franktown, this is central to who we are.
One more thing. This relationship with God changes how we relate to each other, too. We’re a church full of people who need Jesus—and who are learning, slowly, to need one another. We hold some opinions loosely and some convictions deeply. We make mistakes and ask forgiveness. We’re becoming a community where questions are welcome, where kids are loved, where you can belong while you’re still figuring things out, and where Jesus is the point of everything.
If that sounds like what you’re looking for—or even if you’re not sure—come see for yourself.
Welcome Home.
Pastor Phil and the Franktown Church Family
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