Our Mission

Cityview Bible Church exists to multiply disciples and plant churches that declare the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ to every man, woman, and child.

Our Story

Cityview Bible Church was planted in Round Rock, TX in September 2007 as part of the Association of Hill Country Churches. We are one church of over 25 in this movement of churches who desire to impact Greater Austin and beyond with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Over the past nearly 20 years, we have grown to serve the needs of our community and share the love of Jesus around the world, partnering with local and global organizations. Today, God is still extending His faithfulness, favor, and grace. As we continue to grow, He continues to provide us with opportunities to reach every man, woman, and child in our city and beyond with the life-changing reality of Jesus Christ.

Our Core Values

Belief: We believe in the truthfulness and authority of the Bible AND our desperate need for the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit.

Behaviors:

Commitment to Prayer
Making Room for the Spirit
Expositional Preaching
Bible-saturated Discipleship

Belief: We believe that each generation has a sacred calling from God to pass on the apostolic faith to the next generation, leaving a legacy of faithful obedience to God.

Behaviors:

Loving and Teaching Children
Reaching and Guiding Students
Mentoring Young Adults
Intergenerational Community

Belief: We believe that God created a multi-ethnic, global family when Jesus purchased people from every nation, tribe, and language on the cross.

Behaviors:

Honoring Cultural Differences
Diverse Worship Styles
Patient Disagreement on Tertiary Doctrines
Planting Diverse Churches

Belief: We believe that we can only reach every man, woman, and child in our city with the gospel if every man, woman, and child in our church is intentionally living on mission in their daily life.

Behaviors:

BLESS Practices
Personal Evangelism
Community Impact
Global Outreach

Belief: We believe that everything we have comes from God, and that He desires us to be open-handed with all of our resources, trusting Him to provide for our needs.

Behaviors:

Faithful Financial Giving
Helping Those in Need
Serving with our Time
Sending People to Plant

Our Vision

By 2030, Cityview Bible Church will:

Equip

Disciple-makers

Plant

New Churches

Celebrate

Baptisms in Greater Austin

Cityview Theological Distinctives

Primary Beliefs

When it comes to our primary beliefs, the elders of Cityview Bible Church have strong
convictions and seek alignment from our members.

Belief: We believe the Bible, as revealed to us in the Old
and New Testaments, is our final authority and without error in its original manuscripts.

Scripture Reference:

Matthew 5:17-18
2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Peter 1:20-21
Hebrews 4:12-13

Belief: We believe in One God who exists eternally as
three co-equal, fully divine persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Scripture References:

Deuteronomy 6:4
Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:13

Belief: We believe that Jesus Christ is God Incarnate, both
fully God and fully human at the same time and forever.

Scripture References:

John 1:1-18
John 20:28
Titus 3:4-6

Belief: We believe that every person has inherent worth and value because they are created in the image of God, and yet that every person is a sinner by nature and by choice and unable to justify themselves before God based on their own good deeds.

Scripture References:

Genesis 1:27
Psalm 14:2-3
Romans 3:9-20

Belief: We believe that Jesus died in our place for our sins, was buried, and then was physically resurrected to new life.

Scripture References:

1 Corinthians 15:3-4
2 Corinthians 5:21
Romans 5:8
Romans 1:4

Belief: We believe that people are reconciled to God and reborn to eternal life by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ and not as the result of any human efforts.

Scripture References:

Ephesians 2:8-9
Romans 3:21-31

Belief: We believe that ongoing dependence on the indwelling Holy Spirit is necessary for the believer to walk in holiness and fruitful ministry.

Scripture References:

Galatians 5:24-25
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Romans 8:5-11

Belief: We believe that Jesus Christ will return to the earth in
the future to finalize His work of redemption and restoration.

Scripture References:

Revelation 1:7
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
2 Peter 3:1-13

More Beliefs and Resources

We believe the gospel message teaches us that we are not made right with God through our obedience to
His commands (our works), but we obey His commands because we have been made right with God through faith in Jesus Christ (the gift of grace). The order is essential to understand true Christianity. If we cannot work our way into a right relationship with God, how then can we be saved? By believing in Jesus and calling on His name.

If you are interested in learning more about our beliefs, you can explore our doctrinal statement, along with secondary and tertiary beliefs, other resources here.

Doctrinal Statement

Theological Distinctives

Other Resources

Church Planting

Cityview Bible Church was planted in Round Rock, TX in September 2007 as part of a movement of churches who desire to impact Greater Austin with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The first Hill Country Bible Church was started in 1986 as one church of 17 believers and has grown into a movement of thousands of growing disciples engaged in over 25 vibrant churches throughout Greater Austin and beyond.

Our association of churches has a three-pronged strategy to reach the millions of men, women, and children who who call Greater Austin their home:

Individual Responsibility: multiplying disciples
Corporate Responsibility: planting spiritually vibrant and strategically located churches
Regional Responsibility: partnering with like-minded ministries. Our church has participated in church-planting since 2009.

If you are interested in exploring more about the Association of Hill Country Churches, you can check out their website here. You can also view a full list of Hill Country Churches in Austin and beyond!