WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT GOD:
We Believe in one God, who exists in three Persons — the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is loving, holy, and just. (Deut. 6:4).
We Believe the Bible is God’s Word. It, in the 39 books of the Old Testament and 27 books of the New Testament, is inspired and accurate. It is our perfect guide in all matters of life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
We Believe sin has separated us all from God, and that we are reconciled only through Jesus Christ. Those who persistently reject Christ will in their eternal state exist in a conscious isolation from God in endless torment and anguish. (Ephesians 2:1-7)
We Believe Jesus Christ is both God and Man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He led a sinless life, took all our sins upon Himself, died and rose again, and we are saved by his shed blood. Today, He is seated at the right hand of the Father as our High Priest and Mediator. He will return for His Church.
(Hebrews 4:14-16; Col. 1:15-23)
We Believe that salvation is the gift of God to man. This gift is affected by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and it produces works pleasing to God. (Titus 3:5-8; Eph. 2:8-10)
We Believe that water baptism is an outward act that demonstrates a believer's identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. (Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 6:3-4; Col. 2:11-12)
We Believe the Holy Spirit is our Comforter. He guides us in all areas of our lives. He also blesses us with spiritual gifts and empowers us to yield the fruit of the Spirit. (Acts 1:8; John 14:26; John 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 12:7; Gal. 5:22-26)
We Believe the Holy Communion is a celebration of Jesus’ death and our remembrance of Him. (1 Cor. 11:23-26).
We Believe Biblical marriage consists only of a faithful, heterosexual union between one genetic male and one genetic female, and biblical marriage is the only legitimate and acceptable context for a sexual relationship. We believe in gender roles for the family and church as described in the Scriptures. (Genesis 2:22-24; Matthew 19:4-6, Hebrews 13:4-7 Ephesians 5:22-33, Titus 1:5-9)
WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT CHURCH:
We believe that this is God’s Church.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 1 Timothy 3:14-15
We believe that church should be simple but meaningful.
For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. 2 Corinthians 1:12
We believe that everyone is invited to experience redemption.
And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. Luke 14:23
We believe the Bible.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 2 Timothy 4:1-4
We believe in making disciples and servant-leaders.
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. Ephesians 4:11-16
It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:26-28
We believe in a POST-denominational and multi-generational church.
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. Ephesians 4:11-16
We believe in financial integrity.
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ Matthew 25:21