{"id":71,"date":"2018-06-12T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newlifechicago.wpengine.com\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:58:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"3\">\n\t\t\tCONNECTING PEOPLE TO CHRIST &#038; COMMUNITY\t<\/h1>\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tour\n\t\t\t\tstory\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<iframe allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zhFfPlAAdfk?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tWhere It All Started\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>In 1986, twenty-one year old Mark Jobe met with eighteen people of a small congregation on the Southwest side of Chicago. They dreamed of starting a church that could help people from all walks of life encounter God in a real way. With new vision and fresh energy, they reorganized and called themselves, &#8220;New Life Community Church.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tLEAD PASTOR\t<\/h1>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JosiahandCarolina.png\" alt=\"JosiahandCarolina\" height=\"1250\" width=\"1250\" title=\"JosiahandCarolina\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tSENIOR PASTOR\t<\/h1>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MarkandDee.png\" alt=\"MarkandDee\" height=\"1250\" width=\"1250\" title=\"MarkandDee\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/es\/pastors\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Pastors\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\tOur Purpose\n\t\t\t\t\tis to be a family of love that cooperates with God in making fully devoted fruitful followers of Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tOur\n\t\t\t\tBeliefs\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Bible<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>THE BIBLE<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the infallible, authoritative Word of God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Salvation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Salvation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>God<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>God<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Holy Spirit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Holy Spirit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jesus<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>JESUS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Church<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Church<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. 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