Our Mission and Purpose:  ALCF exists to exemplify the seven habits of Acts 2:42-47:

  • Learning God's Word
  • Building godly relationships
  • Praying with authority
  • Giving sacrificially
  • Praising God
  • Influencing the world
  • Leading others to Christ

Our Core Values:  Our philosophy of ministry is expressed in the following acronym:

Accommodating the unchurched (1 Cor. 9:22-23)
Believing God for miraculous answers to prayer (Ja. 5:16)
Unity rather than uniformity (1 Cor. 1:10; Rom. 14:1-23)
Numerical growth (Lu.14:16-23)
Diversity in worship and music styles (Eph. 5:19)
Addressing felt needs (Matt. 25:35-36)
Networking with other Christian ministries (Rom. 12:5)
Teaching God's Word in a plain way (Acts 20:20)

Letting the Spirit lead (Jn. 16:13)
Including all races, ages, and socio-economic groups (Rev. 7:9)
Facilitating the spiritual growth of all members (1 Jn. 2:12-13)
Every member a minister (1 Pe. 4:10)

Diversity: One guest speaker looked at our Sunday morning crowd and said, "This church looks like the United Nations!" Indeed, God has brought together a rich blend of believers from many different races and ethnic groups. Our membership also includes people of all ages who represent a wide variety of denominational backgrounds, vocations, and economic levels.

Balance: ALCF is known for its balanced worship style and teaching ministry. In worship, we sing both contemporary choruses and traditional hymns with song lyrics displayed on large screens. In addition, worshippers are free to dress in either casual attire or their "Sunday best". The teaching at ALCF is also balanced. While Bible-based and doctrinally sound, sermons given by our pastors are practical, interesting, relevant, and easy to understand.

Growth: Since 1996, ALCF has grown from 300 to more than 6,000 members.  We expect this trend to continue as evidenced by the fact that an average of 50 persons are joining our fellowship each month.

Local Impact: Our church has been a positive influence on the peninsula for 40 years. Our constituency includes hundreds of persons from Mountain View, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and Palo Alto as well as Stanford University.

Regional/National Impact: "It's worth the drive if the church is alive" seems to be the sentiment of many who attend ALCF. In fact, our members drive in from 153 different cities and towns throughout the Bay Area and other parts of northern California!

International Impact: Each year, ALCF contributes to various agencies and ministries of the Church of God (Anderson, IN), a movement of evangelical churches with which we are affiliated. In addition, ALCF's Global Ministry team leads the church in a growing awareness of and participation in the work of world missions.  Also, each year, scores of ALCF members take short-term missions trips sponsored by ALCF.