Who We Are

Our Mission

Loving people to Jesus.
Launching passionate people to make our world different.

Our Vision – Where We Are Going

This is our dream. It is a dream that God has given us. It currently does NOT exist. It is something we are reaching for in the next 10 to 20 years. It is what we are seeking to become. It is long-term view. This vision describes our preferred future. It is bigger than any of us and dependent on God. Our vision is that Pantano Christian Church become:

A catalytic force to bless Southern Arizona and the world.

Core Values

These are the things we hold most important and valuable to us in all contexts including family, friendships, work & ministry. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the things we value but best describe how and why we do the things we do.

  • Following Jesus well
  • We are blessed to be a blessing
  • Recognizing we are all broken people, we practice grace, patience and forgiveness.
  • An entrepreneurial attitude of life
  • A real, honest and transparent relationship with God and others.
  • Partnering with others to make our world different

How we follow Jesus – S.T.E.P.

STEP is an acronym that helps to describe the type of Christian we are trying to be at Pantano Christian Church. Everyone at PCC is encouraged to Take the STEP by embracing each of these principles in our lives and finding our unique place in the Kingdom of God. STEP is the way through which we express our relationship with God and engage our world. The Pantano Pathway provides places to belong, grow and serve that help us to live out S.T.E.P. and discover our passions to make our world different.

Sharing Life Together

Transforming into Christ’s likeness

Entrusted with time, talents and treasures

Participating in the Great Commandment and the Great Commission

Our Belief and Commitment

For us, Pantano Christian Church, the journey of following Jesus is a matter of both the head and the heart. Below we list some key propositions that with our mind help to define our faith, but even these are utterly incomplete. We also must add the involvement of the heart which adds the dimension of a bold, life-long, authentic pursuit of God as revealed to us in the life and teaching of Jesus. These propositions of faith describe the essential things we believe in and are committed to as we seek to follow Jesus and to experience a deep and meaningful relationship with God.

Therefore, we believe in and are committed with our whole being to…

  • The one eternal God who is love, revealed in three persons as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14).
  • Jesus, who is the “Christ, the son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16), who died for our sins, rose again and will return one day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Titus 2:13).
  • God, who is always present in all believers through the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is active in transforming us into Christlikeness and empowering us to make our world different (John 14:16-17; 1 Peter 4:10).
  • The Bible as God’s primary message or word to us, a guide for living and our trustworthy and final authority (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
  • A loving God who wants to save every person from the power of sin so that we may be free to do what is good. Salvation is a gift from God through Christ which allows us to be in deep relationship with our Father, now and forever. (Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:4-8).
  • God, who is bringing about a spiritual revolution and wants to transform our lives and our world as his kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 4:17; 6:10).