East Side Church of God is a congregation affiliated with the Church of God whose general offices are here in Anderson, Indiana. The Church of God emphasizes the unity of all believers on the New Testament basis of personal experience in the saving power of Jesus Christ.

When you walk into a Church of God congregation, you will find people who believe in the unity of all Christians and seek to live a holy life. In addition, you will find persons who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and participate in a community with these characteristics:

	As Church of God people, we are experiential. We talk and sing about how we have experienced God in our lives, how we have been saved from sin, about being healed of emotional and physical illnesses, and the richness of our fellowship in Christ.
	As Church of God people, we study our Bibles. We have no written creed that defines our beliefs but search the scriptures in worship and in classes to discover the truths of the Gospel.
	As Church of God people, we are concerned about outreach. We want to see our friends and family accept Christ as savior and worship God with us. We also want to invite persons who we may not know to meet with us and discover a real eternal hope for living today.
	As Church of God people, we find our hope and trust in the Lord. Our hopes do not hang on political parties and interest groups. We are committed to staying involved in activities that seek to ease suffering and provide opportunity for a full life, although we believe that human institutions alone are inadequate to meet the desperate social and spiritual needs of all people. So we commit to being a people of prayer. We understand that prayer is the chief source of communication between God and His children and that in prayer there is real and true power that effects our lives today.
	As Church of God people, we lift up the servant role as the Christian ideal. The image of Christians as conquerors who rule over others with vengeance and have material advantages is not the picture that Christ painted for his followers. We remember the words of Jesus, "The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled and all who humble themselves will be exalted" (Matthew 23:11-12).
	As Church of God people, we enjoy worship, serving the Lord, ministering to people's needs and being together. We take to heart the admonition of the Apostle Paul, "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, 'rejoice'" (Philippians 4:4).