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Blackhawk Church's mission is "Building a loving community that follows Christ in order to reach a community that is lost without Him." The following values describe the picture we hope that we are moving towards, through the grace of God at work among us.

We dream about building a community where each individual is so passionate about following Jesus Christ that by the power of the Holy Spirit we reorder our lives — our relationships, habits, traditions, and possessions — in order to become more like Him.

We dream about building a community where our worship of God is so authentic that we are continually overwhelmed with His greatness. We long to be a multi-generational community that is free to celebrate our God by using contemporary styles of musical worship while continuing to reflect our heritage. We envision becoming a community where the hunger for pursuing God in prayer is normative for every believer.

We dream about building a community where the truth of God’s Word is communicated with excellence in a culturally relevant and compelling manner. We envision a future where the centrality of Christ is elevated above the complex issues of our changing world through the effective teaching and creative communication of His unchanging Word.

We dream about building a community where people are equipped to do the work of the ministry. We long to become teams of people who have discovered their gifts, awakened their passions, and joined together for a common purpose. We desire to create a culture where gifted leaders rally teams of people equipped to accomplish great things for God.

We dream about building a community where Christ’s passion to serve others is caught and practiced by everyone. We hold selfless, humble service of the poor and hurting in our city and world as a high ideal. To us, Christ-like service mirrors God’s grace.

We dream about building a community where we are passionate about reaching our world with the message of God’s transforming grace. We envision reaching out to as many people as possible, but especially to those with whom we work, live, and study in Madison. We seek to develop and send people from our community to areas nearby and throughout the world.

We dream about building a community where God’s people are free to celebrate His gifts of life and grace. We recognize that life is difficult and at times overwhelming. We long to enjoy life and each other as we build a community in a stressful world.