About Reach
REACH stands for Reaching & Encouraging Area Christian Homeschoolers. It was created in 2003 to serve Florence SC area homeschooling christian families. Along with providing fellowship, our desire is to mentor and disciple each other among the body of Christ. In doing this, we offer a refuge to our families during a time when the world we live in is so opposed to the things of God. Please read our Statement of Purpose for more details.
Statement Of Purpose
The purpose of REACH of Florence is to support and encourage Christian families in educating their children at home. The greatest proof of our love for Christ is that we care for those who belong to Him: "…if you love me, feed my sheep." (John 21:16-17)
Support may include services such as:
Small group meetings for mutual educational, academic, spiritual and emotional encouragement
Regularly scheduled large group meetings for information on managing the home, curricula, special speakers, and workshops
Assistance in choosing appropriate curriculum
Field trips
An informational newsletter and website
Other meetings for coordinated efforts of political and legal concern
REACH requires all members to agree by signature with its Statement of Faith. This is done to hold leaders as well as members to a standard based on the authority of God’s Word. This statement is based on the Word of God, and REACH believes that this is what binds us together in unity. Through this spirit of unity, REACH's ultimate desire is to bring glory to God. (Romans 15:5,6)
Statement Of Faith
The Bible is the verbally inspired and only infallible, authoritative and inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
God is one Being, Who eternally exists as three Persons, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All of the Persons are equal in power and glory (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man (John 1:1,4), born of a virgin (Matthew 1:18,23), and sinless in His life (Hebrews 4:15). He died vicariously on the cross as a substitution for sinful men (Hebrews 9:15). He rose bodily from the grave (John 20:1-9, 24-31); Acts 2:24) and now reigns with the Father (Acts 2:33; Hebrews 10:12). He will return visibly and personally to earth both in salvation and judgment (Acts 1:11; Hebrews 9:28; Matthew 24:30).
Salvation is a gift of God, not of works (Ephesians 2:8,9).
All humans are sinful by nature (Romans 3:23; 5:12) and can only be forgiven by the expression of trust in Jesus as Savior (John 3:16) brought about by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5-7).
We believe in the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:1-17).