about us
The Church of God Nairn is a member of the Church of God, with its international headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee USA. Our church was part of a pioneering work in the north of Scotland. In fact, it was formally started on the 21st January 2007 by Pastor Dereck Grant and his wife, Gabi Grant. The church has accomplished much since then.
At the same time, our church is part of the Church of God, since its beginning has been a movement, a moving church with a mission of ministry to the world. The Church of God Scotland is Christian, Protestant, Pentecostal denomination Evangelistic in outreach and Charismatic in worship. The Church of God has a presence in 184 countries with a worldwide of membership of over 7 million. The Church of God in Scotland consists of people just like you, from many different nations, languages, and age groups.
If after visiting our website you have any questions or inquiries about the Church of God Nairn or its programmes and ministries, please don’t hesitate to contact the Church of God Nairn
Committed to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Nairn in the power of the Spirit and with the love of God
Declaration of Faith
- In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
- In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
- That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
- That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
- That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
- In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
- Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.
- In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.
- In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
- In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
- Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
- In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.
- In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
- In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.
Doctrinal Commitments
Mark 1:15 / Luke 13:3 / Acts 3:19
Romans 5:1 / Titus 3:7
Titus 3:5
John 3:3 / 1 Peter 1:23 / 1 John 3:9
Romans 5:2 / 1 Corinthians 1:30 / 1 Thessalonians 4:3 / Hebrews 13:12
Luke 1:75 / 1 Thessalonians 4:7 / Hebrews 12:14
Matthew 28:19 / Mark 1:9, 10 / John 3:22, 23 / Acts 8:36, 38
Matthew 3:11 / Luke 24:49, 53 / Acts 1:4-8
As the Spirit gives utterance as the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost. John 15:26 / Acts 2:4 / Acts 10:44-46 / Acts 19:1-7
Exodus 19:5, 6 / Psalm 22:22 / Matthew 16:13-19 / 28:19,20 / Acts 1:8 / Acts 2:42-47 / Acts 7:38 / Acts 20:28 / Romans 8:14-17 / 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17 / 12:12-31 / 2 Corinthians 6:6-18 / Ephesians 2:19-22; 3:9, 21 / Philipians 3:10 / Hebrews 2:12 / 1 Peter 2:9 / 1 John 1:6, 7 / Revelation 21:2, 9 / Revelation 22:17
1 Corinthians 12:1, 7, 10, 28, 31 / 1 Corinthians 14:1
Mark 16:17-20 / Romans 15:18, 19 / Hebrews 2:4
Romans 6:22 / Galatians 5:22, 23 / Ephesians 5:9 / Philippians 1:11
Psalm 103:3 / Isaiah 53:4, 5 / Matthew 8:17 / James 5:14-16 / 1 Peter 2:24
Luke 22:17-20 / 1 Corinthians 11:23 – 26
John 13:4-17 / 1 Timothy 5:9, 10
Genesis 14:18-20 / Genesis 28:20-22 / Malachi 3:10 / Luke 11:42 / 1 Corinthians 16:2 / 2 Corinthians 9:6-9 / Hebrews 7:1-21
Matthew 3:8 / Luke 19:8, 9
First, to resurrect the dead saints and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
John 5:28, 29 / Acts 24:15 / Revelation 20:5, 6
Matthew 25:46 / Luke 18:30 / John 10:28 / Romans 6:22 / 1 John 5:11-13
No liberation nor annihilation. Matthew 25:41-46 / Mark 3:29 / 2 Thessalonians 1: 8, 9 / Revelation 20:10-15 / Revelation 21:8
Leadership
Rev. Luke & Sarah Hollifield
Senior Pastor
Pastor Luke Hollifield and his family are originally from North Carolina, USA, and have been serving at Church of God Nairn since August 2022 when the Lord called them to serve in Scotland.
Pastor Luke and Sarah are committed to seeing the Great Commission fulfilled in Nairn and the surrounding communities, and consistently seek to raise up people of God to enact change, bring Christ glory, and show the deep unconditional love of Jesus.
Both Pastor Luke and Sarah are graduates of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA, and are proud of the strong ministry foundation it gave them.
They share four beautiful daughters together: Lilly, Elliott, Arden, and Micah. Time spent with them is the greatest joy in their lives. They are firm believers that our first and biggest mission field is our own home, and strive to lead their children to an early love of Jesus.
