Our vision

"To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." -Ephesians 3:21

Our name: Loftstofan Baptistakirkja.

Our name Loftstofan (meaning: "the upper room") came by reading through the book of Acts and having a desire to serve in a spiritual fashion the way the upper room served as a physical geographical space for the disciples praying for, and waiting for the Holy Spirit to fill them (Acts 1:12-14).

We are called Loftstofan (meaning: "the upper room") Baptist Church because of three reasons, we want to:

  1. Grow Upwards : We want to pursue a life devoted to Jesus, growing in loving and following Him with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength.

  1. Grow Inwards: We want to practice the “one another’s” commanded and modeled by Jesus as we grow into a Christ-centered community. We want to commit to both our families and our church community. 

  2. Grow Outwards: We want to genuinely and sacrificially love our neighbors in word and deed. We want to share the good news of Jesus as God gives opportunity, and be a part of planting churches in Iceland and abroad.

Our purpose: "To glorify God and enjoy Him forever"

Loftstofan Baptistakirkja exists by the grace of God for the glory of God, which will be the ultimate purpose in all of its intentions, words, and works (Isaiah 43:5-7; 1. Corinthians 10:31; Ephesians 3:8-10, 20-21; 1. Peter 2:9-10). God is glorified by saving people for Himself from every people group through the proclamation of the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. Therefore, the church glorifies God by proclaiming His greatness and worth in Christ, and by enjoying Him through Christ, we will give our all to know Him, and to make Him known. (Psalms 16:8-11, 67; 73:23-28; Romans 11:36; John 11:49-52; Revelation 7:9-10).

To glorify God, we believe the church has two primary ways of doing that: worship and evangelism.

  1. Worship, simply defined, is to know Jesus.

  2. Evangelism, simply defined, is to make Jesus known.

You will find other functions and acts of the church in the Bible like prayer, community, discipleship, fellowship, proclamation, music/singing, mercy & social concerns, but all can be categorized under two headings:

  1. Knowing Jesus:
    Prayer, Music/Singing, Proclamation (to the church), Community, Fellowship, Study

  2. Making Him known:
    Discipleship, Church Planting, Mercy & Social concern, Proclamation (to the world)