our beliefs
THE WORD OF GOD
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 that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
THE TRINITY
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons; that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption.
GOD THE FATHER
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 men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
JESUS CHRIST
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 personal visible return to earth.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the Holy Spirit which comes forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a singular simultaneous experience at the moment of saving faith whereby all believers are positionally placed in the body of Christ and the emergence of any truly divine “sign gifts” will respect the parameters of Scripture. We believe that the Holy Spirit is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide and that all believers should seek to be filled with the Spirit as they walk in continued faith and obedience.
REGENERATION
We believe that all men are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe that those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
THE CHURCH
We believe in the universal church, 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.
CHRISTIAN CONDUCT
We believe that a Christian should live for the glory of God and the well being of his fellowmen; that his conduct should be blameless before the world; that he should be a faithful steward of his person and his possessions; and that he should seek to realize for himself and others the full stature of maturity in Christ.
THE ORDINANCES
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water, in the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Christ for the commemoration of His death. We believe that these ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
We believe that every human being has direct relations with God, and is responsible to God alone in all matters of Faith; that each church is independent and must be free from interference by an ecclesiastical or political authority; that therefore Church and State must be kept separate as having different function, each fulfilling its duties free from dictation or patronage of the other.
CHURCH COOPERATION
We believe that local churches can best promote the cause of Jesus Christ be cooperating with one another. Any affiliation with a denominational conference should be voluntary and allowed to be terminated at any time. Churches should likewise cooperate with other denominational fellowships on a voluntary, independent basis for a supreme display of the deity of Jesus Christ and the reconciling power of the His Gospel.
THE LAST THINGS
We believe in the personal, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal felicity of the righteous and the endless suffering of the wicked.
MARRIAGE – We believe that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in a loving covenant commitment, ideally for a lifetime. It is God’s unique opportunity through His creation to reflect the unity of the triune God to all creation as well as to reveal the mysterious union between Jesus Christ and His Church. In addition, such a marriage is God’s design for intimate companionship, the channel for sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race (Gen. 1: 26-27, Matt. 19: 4-6, Eph. 5: 31-33).