At King of Peace we value community. Community isn't just a nice add-on, but it is who we are as a church. Christianity is not about individuals as much as it is about community. In community, we can support and encourage each other.

This doesn't mean that we expect you to spend every waking hour at the church. Even our pastor doesn't spend 52 weekends a year at church, and you certainly won't be expected to do so either. We know that everyone has busy lives and the church is just one part of the picture. But, even so, it is possible for the church to offer a community that knows and supports you. We pray for each other, rejoicing for one another when things go well and comforting each other when the times are tough.

You can't fully be a Christian on your own. Christianity is, at its best, experienced in community. This is what Jesus called on his disciples to do. Many times he told his disciples how Christians should treat one another. All of these many sayings from scripture (shown below) give a clear idea of how important community is to Christianity.

	Be at peace with one another ~Mark 9:50
	I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. ~John 13:34-35
	Love one another as I have loved you ~John 15:12
	Love one another ~John 15:17
	Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor ~Romans 12:10
	Live in harmony with one another ~Romans 12:16
	Owe no one anything except to love one another ~Romans 13:8
	Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of another. ~Romans 14:13
	Live in harmony with one another ~Romans 15:5
	Welcome one another ~Romans 15:7
	Greet one another with a holy kiss ~Romans 16:16
	Care for one another ~1 Corinthians 12:25
	Greet one another with a holy kiss ~1 Corinthians 16:20
	Agree with one another, live in peace; Greet one another with a holy kiss ~2 Corinthians 13:11-12
	Through love serve one another ~Galatians 5:13
	Bear with one another in love ~Ephesians 4:2
	Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another ~Ephesians 4:32
	Be subject to one another ~Ephesians 5:21
	Do not lie to one another ~Colossians 3:9
	Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other ~Colossians 3:13
	Teach and admonish one another ~Colossians 3:16
	Abound in love for one another ~1 Thessalonians 3:12
	Love one another ~1 Thessalonians 4:9
	Encourage one another ~1 Thessalonians 4:18
	Encourage one another; build up each other ~1 Thessalonians 5:11
	Do good to one another ~1 Thessalonians 5:15
	Exhort one another every day ~Hebrews 3:13
	Provoke one another to love and good deeds . . . encouraging one another ~Hebrews 10:24-25
	Do not speak evil against one another ~James 4:11
	Do not grumble against one another ~James 5:9
	Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another ~James 5:16
	Love one another deeply from the heart ~1 Peter 1:22
	Have unity of spirit, sympathy, and love for one another ~1 Peter 3:8
	Maintain constant love for one another; be hospitable to one another; serve one another ~1 Peter 4:8-10
	Greet one another ~1 Peter 5:14
	Have fellowship with one another ~1 John 1:7
	Love one another ~1 John 3:11
	Love one another ~1 John 3:14
	Love one another ~1 John 3:23
	Beloved, let us love one another ~1 John 4:7
	Love one another ~1 John 4:11-12
	Love one another ~2 John 1:5

To learn more about Christian community, you may also want to read our pastor's religion column for the Tribune and Georgian called Christianity is a Team Sport.