Membership

The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the God-breathed Word of God. They are without error in the original writings, and they are the complete and final revelation of God. The Bible, these 66 books, is the only supreme, authoritative book used to govern our lives and faith. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; (2 Timothy 3:16)

God exists as The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the promised Messiah, conceived in the flesh by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, true God and true man, without sin, and the only mediator between God and Man. In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him, nothing came into being that has come into being. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-3, 14)

God created man in His own image; he fell into sin through personal disobedience to the will of God; and as a result, all mankind is sinful in nature and practice, is unable to save himself, and faces eternal separation from God. For there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. (Romans 3:23-25)

Eternal salvation from sin, death, and hell is the free gift of God’s grace and is based solely upon man’s personal faith and belief in Jesus Christ. He voluntarily died as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins and arose bodily from the dead, thus guaranteeing the resurrection to eternal life for all who believe and put their faith in Him. This salvation is not received by, nor based on, any sacrament, merit, or good work on our part. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  (Romans 6:23) For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen. 1:26-27) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen. 2:18-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4) We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God. (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10.) 

We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19-21; Rom. 10:9-10; 1 Cor. 6:9-11) 

We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.) Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of RRHOME.

In order to preserve the function and integrity of  RRHOME, and to provide a biblical role model to the RRHOME members and the community, it is imperative that all members of RRHOME, agree to and abide by this Statement of Faith. (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:14-16; 1 Thess. 5:22)  I agree with the statements above. I have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior.

In order to maintain a safe haven for our children and yours, we have instituted a Code of Conduct for all members. Each event or activity sponsored by or associated with RRHOME provides opportunities for training our children in appropriate behavior with various ages and understanding that we desire to support each other in the Godly raising of our children.

• Each parent is responsible to properly attend to their own children at all times or to previously arrange for another adult to be responsible for them.

• No child is permitted to continually or excessively disturb other children present with bullying, teasing, coarse jesting, rough play, or crude talk.

•  Violent behavior in the form of threats, physical contact, or striking is not allowed including the willful defacing of property.

• Learning good public behavior means talking to our children before we arrive about what is expected and correcting them when improper attitudes are present.

• Other parents in attendance are not expected to look after someone else’s children but will be allowed to intervene if there is a need.  The responsible adult should be notified if this occurs.

• If your child exhibits any of the above behavior at an RRHOME sponsored event, it is highly recommended that your family leave the event for the safety of all our children. If you choose not to leave, you may be asked to leave by another parent.

• If offending behavior is witnessed or reported, the Leadership Board will begin an intervention procedure, which will focus on restoration through viewpoints, appropriate boundaries, and acceptable behavior.

• All warnings will be in writing. The third and final warning will result in the removal of the family from the RRHOME group for one year.  If you are removed from the group twice, the second removal is permanent.

• In order to promote a Godly Spirit and remove temptations, we request that the following dress code be adhered to for all RRHOME Events.

• All dress should be modest as becomes a Christian; not too tight, not see-through, not too high or too low.

• For pool days boys should wear swim trunks or shorts and a tee shirt or rash guard - please do not swim shirtless.

• Girls should wear modest a one-piece suit, tankini, or shorts and rash guards - please no bikinis

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10: 24-25

We ask that each of our members commit to involvement in our group to cultivate “real-life” friendships and community. One of these ways is through the M.O.M. program. Each member will choose ONE month to volunteer. They will work with the leadership member and 2-3 other members to coordinate our monthly events. 

Duties:

• Monthly Meeting: Plan the monthly event for the evening of the 1st Monday of their month. Choose a theme or topic and plan location/host.

• Mom’s Night Out: Plan a MNO (or Parent’s Night Out) for one evening during the month. Host/arrange the event. 

• Field Trip: Plan one field trip for the group during the month. Examples: museums, nature preserves, place of businesses, local activities, etc. 

• Special Events: Help facilitate any special event that will be hosted in your month. October: clothing swap, November: Thanksgiving potluck, December: teacup exchange, February: Valentine’s party, March: clothing swap, May: water day (run by teens.)

• Commit to Park Dates: While our goal is to have everyone attending park dates regularly, we ask that in particular, during your MOM time, please try to commit to making every effort to attend each park date. Our goal would be to have at least 2 from the MOM group to attend every playdate in their month. 

Be watching for your leadership member to reach out to you the month before your chosen month. Our goal would be to have the events scheduled and online in the events calendar by the 15th of the month before. We understand there may be exceptions to this with scheduling- but please try your best! 

We appreciate your commitment of time and energy to making our group function!