Core Values & Mission

The First Alliance Church is a fellowship of believers (followers of Christ) seeking to make God’s presence known in New York City. Our intention as followers of Christ is to love God completely, to love ourselves correctly, and to love others compassionately.
The First Alliance Church fellowship has been in existence in Manhattan, New York since 1883. It is the first of over 17,000 churches worldwide. Dr. Albert Benjamin Simpson, founding pastor of this church, is also the founder of the church denomination called The Christian and Missionary Alliance. This name, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, succinctly expresses what the First Alliance Church is all about:

• Christian – We are an intentional community of believers seeking to fulfill Christ’s mandate to make known God’s presence in our immediate community (the New York City area), and beyond by proclaiming the Good News God has made known to us through His Son.
• Missionary – We are a Christ-centered community allied with other like-minded followers of Christ in a passionate pursuit to complete Christ’s Great Commission.
• Alliance – We are a worshiping community of believers from diverse cultural and generational backgrounds pursuing an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and with one another by intentionally living out Christ Greatest Commandment.

The “mission statement” (purpose statement) for who we are and what we do as a church
community can be summarized with the following acronym: T.I.E. Community.

• To Touch the lives of people where they are…
• To Introduce them to Jesus Christ and to Integrate them into the family of God…
• And to Empower them to reflect God’s glory to a world hopelessly lacking purpose.