Christian fellowship is the unity of shared beliefs, convictions, and values among believers. It is being in  relationship and communion with God and other followers of Jesus Christ.

Worship is reverence and adoration for God through a variety of forms including, but not limited to: singing, playing of instruments, prayer, reading of scripture, giving, serving, and fellowship gatherings.

New Direction Community Church is a church of The Churches Of God In Christ of the Lord Jesus Christ in which the word of God is preached, ordinances are administered and the doctrine of sanctification of holiness is emphasized as being essential to the salvation of mankind. Our church is commonly known as being Holiness or Pentecostal in nature because of the importance ascribed to the events which occurred on the Day of Pentecost, the 50th day after the Passover, or Easter as being necessary for all believers in Christ Jesus to experience.

Elder Charles Harrison Mason, who was an ordained Baptist minister, became the founder and organizer of the Church Of God In Christ (COGIC). In 1907, he journeyed to Los Angeles to attend the great Pentecostal revival. After hearing the message by Elder W. J. Seymour, where he preached from Luke 24:49, Elder Mason became convinced that it was essential for him to have the outpouring of the Holy Ghost. He sought and received the baptism of the Holy Ghost shortly after.

After his new Pentecostal experience, he began to proclaim the New Testament doctrine to others upon his return to his home town Memphis, Tennessee. This caused his split from the Baptist church. Elder Mason then called a conference, in Memphis, Tennessee, of all the ministers who believed in receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost according to the scriptures in Acts 2:1-4. Those who responded became the first Pentecostal General Assembly of the “Church Of God In Christ.”

It is the largest Pentecostal group in America.
The Church of God in Christ, founded in 1897 and with its world headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., is the largest black Pentecostal denomination and the second-largest of all black Christian groups in the United States

It is a divers association of churches 
The Church of God in Christ, Inc. (COGIC) is a Christian organization in the Holiness-Pentecostal tradition. It is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. The membership is predominantly African-American with more than six million members. The Church has congregations in 63 countries around the world.

It is an established denomination
Church of God in Christ has been established since 1907 and celebrated its 100 year of existence in 2007. The doctrine of COGIC, written by the founding fathers has been adopted and emulated by denominations and non-denominations around the world.