What We Believe

  • We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (2 Tim 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:21)

  • We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons and that these are equal in every divine perfection and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption. (Deu 6:4; Psa 90:2; Neh 9:17; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; I Peter 1:15-16; Rev 4:8)

  • We believe in God, the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of human beings, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (Ex 3:14; I Kings 8:27; Isa 6:3; Matt 6:9; John 6:44; 17:11; Ja 1:17)

  • 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.  We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and visible return to Earth. (Matt 1:18-25; John 1:1,14; I Cor 15:3-4; Heb 4:14-16; 7:24-27; I Peter 2:22; 3:18; I John 3:5; 5:20)

  • We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, God’s righteousness, and the coming judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ.  We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells and bestows spiritual gifts to every believer in Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide. (John 14:16, 17, 26; 16:7-15; Ro 8:9; 12:4-8; I Cor 3:16; 12:4 – 14:13; Gal 5:22-23; Eph 4:1-16)

  • We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation.  We believe that those who repent of their sins and trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. (Gen 1-3; John 3:3, 16, 36; Acts 16:31; Ro 3:1-26; 5:1-19, 6:23, 8:29-30, Eph 2:1-10; Titus 3:4-7)

  • We believe that the universal church is a living spiritual body of which Christ is the Head and all regenerated persons are members.  We believe in the local Church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work and fellowship.  We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world. (Matt 28:16-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8 & 13:2-3; Acts 2:42-46; Eph 4:1-16; Heb 10:24-25 & 13:15)

  • We live to please God and thus our lives reflect Him.  We desire to be people of great integrity and generosity, who love and care for our families, communities, and the world.

  • We love baptism!  We practice the full dunk, and only for those who can express their own personal belief in Jesus… we baptize to publicly proclaim one’s faith in Christ and as an outward expression of the inward transforming work of Jesus in our lives.

  • We believe communion has a unique symbolic purpose. Taking bread to remember His broken body, and the cup to remember His blood poured out for us… we take communion to remember the cross and to remind us that Jesus will come again.