The vision of GreenTree really began when we relocated to downtown Winston-Salem in the spring of 2006. We were surrounded by a veritable patchwork quilt of neighborhoods from many different cultural and socioeconomic brackets. After we bought property on Broad Street, God led us to establish a community center. People began to show up off the street for a cup of coffee. A lonely woman with a banged-up past, a man pushed to the street by job loss, or a family splintered to pieces by broken trust: people who needed friendship walked into GreenTree and felt safe enough to talk about it. People started not feeling so lonely, people with long-historic bruises started to heal in a melting pot of family. People started to get some hope, addressing their addictions, problems, fears, because everybody sitting in that melting pot of family admitted they had problems too.

GreenTree has a unique purpose. We embrace our neighbors, from all walks of life, in equality, celebrating our diversity while striving for unity. Some of us have wisdom and maturity and “have it together” economically and structurally, but we don’t only want to be with people like ourselves. A great percentage of our congregation is made up of people who have been marginalized by society—some of us deal with mental illness, poverty, and homelessness. Some of us don’t quite fit into a box; we may be creative, highly sensitive, neurodivergent. Many of us are like the toys in The Land of Misfit Toys in that old Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie, except that we’re not waiting for Santa to take us to a real home. GreenTree is our home and we’ve finally arrived at a place where grace and truth intersect.

Our atmosphere is more casual than proper, and we feel free to ask questions when we meet together to learn the truths of scripture. We do a lot of sharing and praying together over our physical and emotional needs. We are dedicated to serving God, loving one another, and reaching out to our community. As a church, our core focus is to Disciple, Serve and Worship. Everything else we do has to somehow advance those three important purposes.

Please pray for our GreenTree family: for mature people who can be leaders, and for mentors who can assist others with life skills as well as spiritual development. If you’d like to consider joining with us in our pioneering efforts, we’d love to have you walk alongside us in this great adventure.

MISSION STATEMENT
We Are Showing The Way To Eternal Life And Abundant Life
We continue the mission of Jesus as expressed in John 10:10. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (ESV)

VISION
We aspire to grow further into an ethnically and socially diverse church family while teaching and practicing biblical truth. Our product is victorious Christians who love each other and work together.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Our building includes a bigger meeting room where we worship, sing, and learn together, a kitchen which provides a way for us to eat a lot of meals together, and a café area where we can spend comfortable time with each other. During the week, GreenTree Peer Center uses our building as a “social space that offers peer to peer support, wellness education, and inclusive relationships with people from across our Winston-Salem community.” For more information about GreenTree Peer Center, visit their website: https://www.greentreepeersupport.org/about-us.html

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The Bible
The Bible is God’s Word to man. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is the truth without any mixture of error.

God
God is the creator and ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.

Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ was born of a virgin. He is the Son of God and is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer a spiritual gift when they are saved. As Christians we seek to live under His control daily.

Human Beings
People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like him in character. People are the supreme object of God’s creation. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us were born with a sin nature and are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called “sin.” This attitude separates people from God and causes many problems in life.

Salvation
Salvation is God’s free gift to us but we must accept it. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty. When we turned from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith, we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.

Eternity
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places to eternal existence.

Denomination
We are an independent, self-governing, self-funded Baptist church. We invite people from any denomination or no church background to join with us in an open-minded study of the Bible.