What We Believe
We believe in the Scriptures, by which we understand the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, and to be the complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation of mankind and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.
We Believe in one God, creator, sustainer and sovereign of the universe, infinitely perfect and holy who eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the triune Godhead; that He was eternally One with the Father, being fully God, became fully man also, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Father he intercedes for us as our High Priest and Advocate.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the triune Godhead; who glorifies Jesus Christ, works in people to bring them to faith and obedience, and who indwells, guides, instructs and empowers believers for godly living and fruitful service.
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but sin came into the world through disobedience of our first parents, and subsequently all have sinned as well and are therefore lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
We believe that because of His love, God sent His son, Jesus Christ into the world, and that by his shed blood, and death on the cross, made a full atonement for all human sin, and that this atonement is the only ground for justification and salvation, and that it is sufficient for every individual of Adam’s race who truly repents and believes.
We believe that a subsequent to salvation, the believer is called to grow in grace and spiritual maturity. Sanctification of the believer is provided by the blood of Jesus Christ through faith and is wrought by the work of the Holy Spirit empowering the believer to live a life of effective service and perfect love.
We believe that the Church is composed of all such persons through a saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is the Head. The Church exists both as local congregations and as a universal body. Its mission is to continue the redemptive work of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit through holy living, evangelism, discipleship and service. The local church has the right under Christ to decide and govern its own affairs.
We believe that Christian baptism, commanded by our Lord is a sacrament signifying acceptance of the benefits of the atonement of Jesus Christ and is to be administered to believers as declaring their faith in Jesus Christ. Water baptism by immersion is preferred as a symbol of the death to sin and resurrection to life; however due to physical circumstances or the preference of the applicant, baptism may be administered by sprinkling or pouring. Since baptism is symbolic of the work of the Holy Spirit in a person's heart and not a prerequisite for entrance into heaven, it is not deemed a prerequisite for church membership.
We believe that the memorial and communion supper instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is essentially a New Testament sacrament, declaring His sacrificial death and His imminent return in power and glory. It is distinctively for those who have faith in Christ, and only those who are part of the Body of Christ are called to participate therein.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again, that we who are alive at his coming shall not precede them that are asleep in Christ Jesus; but that, if we are abiding in him we shall be caught up with the risen saints to meet the Lord in the air so that we shall ever be with the Lord
XII. Resurrection and Judgment.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust to face judgment before God, and that all persons will face a conscious eternity; the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy in the presence of the Lord, and the unbeliever to everlasting suffering in Hell.
- I. The Holy Scriptures
We believe in the Scriptures, by which we understand the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, and to be the complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation of mankind and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.
- II. The Triune God
We Believe in one God, creator, sustainer and sovereign of the universe, infinitely perfect and holy who eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- III. Jesus Christ
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the triune Godhead; that He was eternally One with the Father, being fully God, became fully man also, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Father he intercedes for us as our High Priest and Advocate.
- IV. The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the triune Godhead; who glorifies Jesus Christ, works in people to bring them to faith and obedience, and who indwells, guides, instructs and empowers believers for godly living and fruitful service.
- V. Sin.
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but sin came into the world through disobedience of our first parents, and subsequently all have sinned as well and are therefore lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
- VII. Salvation
We believe that because of His love, God sent His son, Jesus Christ into the world, and that by his shed blood, and death on the cross, made a full atonement for all human sin, and that this atonement is the only ground for justification and salvation, and that it is sufficient for every individual of Adam’s race who truly repents and believes.
- VII. Sanctification
We believe that a subsequent to salvation, the believer is called to grow in grace and spiritual maturity. Sanctification of the believer is provided by the blood of Jesus Christ through faith and is wrought by the work of the Holy Spirit empowering the believer to live a life of effective service and perfect love.
- VIII. The Church
We believe that the Church is composed of all such persons through a saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is the Head. The Church exists both as local congregations and as a universal body. Its mission is to continue the redemptive work of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit through holy living, evangelism, discipleship and service. The local church has the right under Christ to decide and govern its own affairs.
- IX. Baptism
We believe that Christian baptism, commanded by our Lord is a sacrament signifying acceptance of the benefits of the atonement of Jesus Christ and is to be administered to believers as declaring their faith in Jesus Christ. Water baptism by immersion is preferred as a symbol of the death to sin and resurrection to life; however due to physical circumstances or the preference of the applicant, baptism may be administered by sprinkling or pouring. Since baptism is symbolic of the work of the Holy Spirit in a person's heart and not a prerequisite for entrance into heaven, it is not deemed a prerequisite for church membership.
- X. The Lord’s Supper
We believe that the memorial and communion supper instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is essentially a New Testament sacrament, declaring His sacrificial death and His imminent return in power and glory. It is distinctively for those who have faith in Christ, and only those who are part of the Body of Christ are called to participate therein.
- XI. Second Coming of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again, that we who are alive at his coming shall not precede them that are asleep in Christ Jesus; but that, if we are abiding in him we shall be caught up with the risen saints to meet the Lord in the air so that we shall ever be with the Lord
XII. Resurrection and Judgment.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust to face judgment before God, and that all persons will face a conscious eternity; the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy in the presence of the Lord, and the unbeliever to everlasting suffering in Hell.