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Paul Bergin
Executive Teaching and Discipleship Pastor
Our story
Who we are
From a handful of people in a Nashville basement to one church gathering across locations and around the world.
The Belonging Co
Born and raised in Australia, Founding Pastors Henry & Alex Seeley moved to Nashville in 2012 in response to God's call. They began opening their home on Tuesday nights for people to worship, encounter God, and build genuine community. What started with four people quickly filled their basement, and in 2014 The Belonging Co officially launched.
Today, The Belonging Co is one church gathering in Nashville, Franklin, Columbia, and through The Neighborhood online. Thousands of people come together each week around the presence of Jesus, with a heart to see our city, our nation, and the nations of the world impacted by His love and the power of the Holy Spirit. Through worship, discipleship, outreach, college, conference, and community, the mission remains the same: encounter over entertainment, intimacy over industry, presence over presentation, people over position, and Jesus over everything.
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Phil Rasmussen
Executive Ministry Pastor
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Stephanie Sohnchen
Executive Pastor
Our foundation
What we
believe.
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We believe that the Bible is God’s Word. It is accurate, authoritative, and applicable to our everyday lives.
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We believe in one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He exists in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is totally loving and completely holy.
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We believe that sin has separated each of us from God and His purpose for our lives.
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We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, as both God and man, is the only One who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and exemplary life, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life.
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We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the ‘new birth’ we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to His will for our lives.
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We believe that in order to live the holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us, we need to be baptised in water and be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to use spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues.
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We believe in the power and significance of the Church and the necessity of believers to meet regularly together for fellowship, prayer, and the ‘breaking of bread’.
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We believe that God has individually equipped us so that we can successfully achieve His purpose for our lives, which is to worship God, fulfil our role in the Church, and serve the community in which we live.
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We believe that God wants to heal and transform us so that we can live healthy and blessed lives in order to help others more effectively.
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We believe that marriage is a covenant relationship established by God between one man and one woman, designed to reflect His covenant love and provide the foundation for family and human flourishing.
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We believe that our eternal destination of either Heaven or hell is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.