Meet our Pastor
Reverend Bill Winkler is an ordained minister and has been serving in the ministry with the Christian and Missionary Alliance for 33 years.
Pastor Bill was called to be the senior minister of the Fellowship Alliance Church in Truth or Consequences, NM in February of 2002.
Bill and Kim have been married 47 years and have two grown daughters who are married and are blessed with 9 grandchildren.
Pastor Bill was called to be the senior minister of the Fellowship Alliance Church in Truth or Consequences, NM in February of 2002.
Bill and Kim have been married 47 years and have two grown daughters who are married and are blessed with 9 grandchildren.
Denominational Affiliation
Fellowship Alliance is a part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance
More information about the denomination can be found at www.cmalliance.org
More information about the denomination can be found at www.cmalliance.org
Mission and Vision Statement
As an alliance of Great Commission Christians, we are called to take the whole gospel to the whole world.
With that in mind, we contribute our time and finances to the work of Jesus Christ through local Alliance churches.
By giving to the Great Commission Fund, we are taking Christ's message of hope and love to our neighbors and the nations. We believe God is at work in each of His children. We also believe He has gifted us to live the call together.
With that in mind, we contribute our time and finances to the work of Jesus Christ through local Alliance churches.
By giving to the Great Commission Fund, we are taking Christ's message of hope and love to our neighbors and the nations. We believe God is at work in each of His children. We also believe He has gifted us to live the call together.
Statement of Faith
We believe:
1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 5:48, and Matthew 28:19)
2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified by His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures, and He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His Kingdom, righteousness, and peace. (Philippians 2:6-11, Luke 1:34-38,
I Peter 3:18, Hebrews 2:9, Romans 5:9, Acts 2:23-24, Hebrews 8:1, and Matthew 26:64)
3. The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, and empower the believer and convince the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. (John 14:15-18, John 16:13, Acts 1:8, and John 16:7-11)
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. The Scriptures constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice. (II Peter 1:20-21, II Timothy 3:15-16)
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: he fell through disobedience, incurring physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from life with God, and can be saved only through atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The fate of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss. (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, I Corinthians 15:20-23, Revelation 21:8, and Revelation 21:1-4)
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God. (Titus 3:4-7)
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion. (I Thessalonians 5:23, Acts 1:8, and Romans 6:1-14)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church. (Matthew 8:16-17 and James 5:13-16)
9. The Church consists of all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. The local church is a Body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God; for edification through the Word of God; for prayer, fellowship, and the proclamation of the gospel; and for the observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. (Ephesians 1:22-23, Matthew 28:19-20, and Acts 2:41-47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life, for the latter; a resurrection unto judgment. (I Corinthians 15:20-23 and John 5:28-29)
11. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer's Blessed Hope and is a vital truth, which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. (Hebrews 10:37, Luke 21:27, and Titus 2:11-14)
The Alliance will be a fellowship of Great Commission Christians who are glorifying God by building Christ's Church worldwide.
1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 5:48, and Matthew 28:19)
2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified by His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures, and He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His Kingdom, righteousness, and peace. (Philippians 2:6-11, Luke 1:34-38,
I Peter 3:18, Hebrews 2:9, Romans 5:9, Acts 2:23-24, Hebrews 8:1, and Matthew 26:64)
3. The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, and empower the believer and convince the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. (John 14:15-18, John 16:13, Acts 1:8, and John 16:7-11)
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. The Scriptures constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice. (II Peter 1:20-21, II Timothy 3:15-16)
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: he fell through disobedience, incurring physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from life with God, and can be saved only through atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The fate of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss. (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, I Corinthians 15:20-23, Revelation 21:8, and Revelation 21:1-4)
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God. (Titus 3:4-7)
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion. (I Thessalonians 5:23, Acts 1:8, and Romans 6:1-14)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church. (Matthew 8:16-17 and James 5:13-16)
9. The Church consists of all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. The local church is a Body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God; for edification through the Word of God; for prayer, fellowship, and the proclamation of the gospel; and for the observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. (Ephesians 1:22-23, Matthew 28:19-20, and Acts 2:41-47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life, for the latter; a resurrection unto judgment. (I Corinthians 15:20-23 and John 5:28-29)
11. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer's Blessed Hope and is a vital truth, which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service. (Hebrews 10:37, Luke 21:27, and Titus 2:11-14)
The Alliance will be a fellowship of Great Commission Christians who are glorifying God by building Christ's Church worldwide.