LAUNCH STAFF
BenBeck
Rick
Butler
DennisRunner
International
Team Leader
Julie
Runner
NettieBeck
Danielle
Singer
Outreach
Leader
LAUNCH STAFF VOLUNTEERS
Rachel
Swain
Cameron & Daniela Beard
LAUNCH STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM
2024-2025

Nathaniel Paul
Junior- Mechanical Engineering
Cross-Cultural Team

Claire Maurer
Senior - Animal Sciences
Outreach Team/Intern

Soren Colby
Junior - Building Construction Management
Worship Team
Kate Kelley
Sophomore -
Art Education
Connect Team

Caleb Welch
Junior -
Math Education
Connect Team/Intern

Anna H.
Junior- Fire Management
Missions Cultivation Team
CORE VALUES
- God's Word is inerrant
- Follow the Great Commission
- Consider every Christian member a minister
- All students welcome, no matter their beliefs
- Meet students where they are while seeing their potential
- Respect diversity while holding on to Biblical principles
- Be good stewards of resources
- Character, integrity, and honesty are held to the highest standard
BELIEFS
The Bible
The Bible is without error, because it was given to us by God through the writings of men. It is relevant to us today because we believe it was written to be applicable throughout time. Each of us are responsible for reading and applying it to our daily lives.
God
He is the one and only everlasting Supreme Being. He has always been and will always be. He is the creator of all things. He exists in three personalities—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—yet He is only one God. We call this the Trinity. God is all knowing, all powerful, perfect and deserves our praise and adoration.
Jesus
He is God’s one and only son who was sent to earth from Heaven to live a perfect life, but to die as a sacrifice for the sin of all people. He fulfilled the prophecy of His coming, and also fulfilled what He said he would do by raising on the third day after dying a brutal death. He returned to heaven and will return to earth for the second coming.
The Holy Spirit
The Spirit enters our life at the point of salvation. The Spirit guides and directs us in our everyday lives.
Humanity
People are a creation of God in His image. Because of the sins of humanity, we have been separated from God and all have sinned. Without Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection we all would spend eternity in hell.
Salvation
Jesus Christ is the one and only way to heaven. His death paid the price for our sins so that we were cleansed of all our sins. We have done nothing to deserve eternity in Heaven, but God chose to love and forgive us of our sins.
The Church
The church is a body of believers including all generations—not just one. This is why we promote local churches and emphasize that Launch is not a church but an arm of the local church. It is important for us to worship together and encourage one another while reaching out to the world.
Missions
Jesus called all to go and spread the good news. Some will spend their life in a foreign land telling others, some will have a full-time vocation in ministry, and others will share right where they are. We are all to spread His good news wherever God has called you.
We support and hold to Southern Baptist beliefs.