We Believe
1. We believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that this triune God created all, upholds all and
governs all.
2. We believe in God, the Father, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love; that He concerns
Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from
sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
3. We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in
His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings; His substitutionary atoning death; bodily
resurrection; ascension into heaven; intercession for His people; and personal, visible
return to earth. We believe that He is one and the same as God. He was fully human and fully God.
4. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin,
righteousness, and judgment and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower in ministry all who believe
in Christ. We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an
abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and power for service, either at the time of, or subsequent to regeneration,
which is a separate work from the indwelling Spirit for salvation. We believe in the present ministry
of the Holy Spirit and the exercise of all biblical gifts of the Spirit, in Gods order, as reflected through the fruit of
that same Spirit.
5. We believe that all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully
inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, and that they are the infallible rule of faith
and practice.
6. We believe all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that
salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and
Savior, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit,
all of his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, assured of spending
eternity with the Lord.
7. We believe in the universal Church, in the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the head and all
regenerated persons are members.
8. We await the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church, and we believe in the literal Second Coming of
Christ with His saints to rule the earth, which will be personal and visible. This motivates us to holy
living, heartfelt worship, committed service, diligent study of God’s word, regular fellowship, and
participation in baptism and Communion.
9. We believe the Lord Jesus Christ committed two ordinances to the Church: 1) baptism, and 2) the
Lord’s Supper. We practice baptism by immersion and regularly celebrate Communion according
to the Scriptural guidelines found in
1 Corinthians 11:17-34.
10. We believe in the laying on of hands in conjunction with the anointing of oil by the elders for the healing of the sick.
11. We believe that marriage is exclusively the union between one man and one woman in a lifetime covenant to each other (Genesis 2:23-24; Matthew 19:4-6). Marriage reflects the relationship between Christ and the Church and provides for procreation, intimate companionship, and we believe it is the only basis for any form of sexual expression. We believe that any intimate sexual activity outside of marriage is sin (1 Thess. 4:3; Ephesians 5:3).
12. We believe that God disapproves of any attempt to alter one’s gender (as revealed at birth) through surgery, medicine, appearance, or otherwise and such an attempt violates God’s creative order. Sex and gender are inseparably determined by God at the moment of conception and may not be legitimately changed by any human action (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:18-22; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
13. We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end and abortion is in direct
violation of God’s law. We are unapologetically pro-life and believe that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of others, both preborn and born (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5).