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Welcome to Pastor Gary Gilberston

Pastor Gary Gilbertson is the new pastor of City Light Church effective April 15, 2024.

Pastor Gary and Wife Stella

Gary and Stella Gilbertson have been ministering together since 1971.  Gary, a visionary, always "stretches the tent pegs" of their ministry and now Northfield has become their primary focus again.  Gary previously pastored City Light Church (then New Covenant Church) for 22 years before founding a college ministry called Prepare Ministries where he is still involved after 24 years.

Gary became a Christian while attending the University of Minnesota and graduated from the Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master of Theology.

Gary and Stella have been married 52 years and have 4 adult children and 15 grandchildren.  Stella, a teacher and intercessor, has won many national cooking contests and this skill has blessed many people who have enjoyed their hospitality.

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What We Believe About:

Creation:  God created the world and it is sustained by the word of His power.  Creation is a                  testament to and universal revelation of the power and divine nature of God 

God:  Is One and has eternally existed in a loving unity of three persons, Father, Son and Holy              Spirit.

Father:  He is the source of all authority and the one to whom we pray.

Jesus: He is the Son of God who became fully human, died on the cross to pay for the sin of                 the world, and is coming again as a king, Judge and Bridegroom.  He will reign eternally             as the God/Man in the Kingdom of God.

Holy Spirit:  He resides inside the lives of all born again believers to produce the character of              God Himself.  He also empowers the believer to do the miraculous works that Jesus did            by that same power.  All of the gifts of the Holy Spirit experienced by believers during                New Testament times are available to all believers today.

Man:  Since the Fall of Adam and Eve, the first two people, all of mankind are born with sin,                  and all continue to sin and are in need of forgiveness based on the death of Jesus.  The            result is the gift of eternal life.

The Church:  There is only one church, called the bride of Christ, expressed through many                   local churches.  The church universal and locally is served by Apostles, Prophets,                       Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers.

The Bible:  In its original form is perfect and without error.  It is the foundation for all doctrine,               faith and practical Christian behavior.

Salvation:  Man is totally incapable of saving himself through good works.  Faith in the death               payment for sin on the Cross by Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation and eternal life.             Heaven and Hell are real.

Spiritual Warfare:  Satan is real and commands one third of the created angels waring                           continually against the people and purposes of God.  Believers have been given                         authority over Satan and his followers.

Israel:  Is the chosen nation and people of God.  The land of Israel belongs to the Jews as                      covenanted to them through God's promises to Abraham.  Gentile Christians have                      been grafted into the promises given to Abraham and the Jews as a nation will come                  to faith in Jesus as He returns for the concluding days of history before the eternal                      Kingdom of God.

City Light Church is a member of the TrueBridge family of Christian churches.   We are held together by strong relationships and a common desire to see God’s kingdom advanced around the world.  TrueBridge provides caring oversight, leadership, & equipping to member churches and leaders so they can walk out their unique expression as a healthy and effective church.  www.truebridge.org

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