Welcome
We at Cedar Ridge seek to worship God in spirit and truth, and we place an emphasis on clear, sound Bible teaching and the Holy Spirit's application of God's truth in our lives.
Cedar Ridge has a fourfold goal:
to
exalt God's glory in all areas of life
to proclaim the gospel of
Jesus Christ to all people
to promote the growth of
Christlike character in God's people
to live out our faith
through works of compassion and ministry
Our History
The church began with a small cluster of
families in January 1988. By the beginning of March 1989, Pastor Joe
Rostollan became the first pastor and has continued since that time.
Pastor Joe, a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, said the
church's mission statement is "Helping people mature so they can
influence others for Jesus Christ" (Matthew 28:1820.)
"We diligently strive to preach the whole
counsel of God in an expositional fashion," he said. "As a people,
we strive to pray diligently, faithfully pursue personal holiness
and build our families on biblical foundations. Our worship services
are God-centered and seek to magnify the Lord Jesus Christ, the
author and finisher of our faith."
Cedar Ridge is affiliated with the Evangelical
Free Church of America, an association of 1,300 autonomous churches
united by a mutual commitment to serve the Lord Jesus Christ with
the guidance of the Holy Spirit and obedience to the word of God.
The denomination is committed to cooperate
with one another in ministry and fellowship as it seeks to fulfill
the great commission which Christ has entrusted to His church. The
growing ministry of the EFCA currently extends to some 45 countries
of the world.
For nearly 14 years the congregation met in a
leased space in the Southland Shopping Center. The congregation is
now comprised of approximately 175 people.
In addition to worship services and Sunday
school classes for all ages, the church currently has a Wednesday
evening program for teens and post grads, which includes Bible
studies, singing, service opportunities and fellowship. The church
also hosts small group Bible Studies open to all ages.
Much change has occurred since the new church
property was selected in September 2002. By November of that year,
the land was purchased and the building project was started in
September 2003 with some initial labor from an service organization
called "Hard Hats for Christ."
One year later, Sept. 5, 2004, the
congregation held its first service in the new building, located
south of Harrisonville on the north side of State Highway 7, about 2
miles east of U.S. 71 Highway.
The new building was also constructed debt
free with more than 80 percent of the labor coming from hands of
those in the congregation.
For more information regarding our church,
contact pastor Joe Rostollan at (816) 380-6411.