Our Beliefs

God the Father

We believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible.

• Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3

Jesus Christ

We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, our one and only Savior.

• John 1:14; 1 John 4:9 / John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18

Was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary.

• Matthew 21:11; John 19:19 / John 1:14; Romans 5:15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1 / Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38

Suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

• Luke 23:1-46

Died, was buried, and rose again bodily from the dead on the third day.

• Luke 23:44 – 24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father

• Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1

Will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead.

• Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:10 -11; 10:39 -42; 1 Peter 4:5

Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit, Who is an active and operative part of the triune God.

• John 16:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26 -27

He dwells within every Christian.

• 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 6:19 ; 2 Timothy 1:14

The Bible

We believe in the Bible as God’s Holy Word. We believe God inspired the original writings of the Scripture and those writings are consequently without error.

• Mark 12:36 ; John 14:26 ; 16:12 -15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice.

• Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18 ; 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12

Mankind

We believe the Bible teaches that mankind is created in the image of God, and therefore, we are meant to partners with him and each other in ruling over the created world by expressing the goodness and glory of our Creator.

• Genesis 1:26-28

We believe the Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ.

• Gen 3; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23

Salvation

We believe the Bible teaches that salvation, which is the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life, cannot be earned but is given to us by God’s grace, through faith, only in the blood of Jesus Christ.

• Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7

We believe the Bible teaches that one receives God’s grace by putting faith in Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ as Lord, and being immersed into Christ.

• Romans 5:1-2 / Luke 24:45-47; Acts 3:19 ; 17:30 ; 2 Peter 3:9 / Matthew 10:32 ; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11 ; 1 John 4:15 / Acts 2:38 ; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27 ; Colossians 2:12 ; 1 Peter 3:21

The Church

We believe in the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the Day of Pentecost and consisting of all Christians everywhere.

• Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47

We believe the Bible teaches that the Elders are to exercise authority over the local congregation.

• Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4 We believe that those who have put their trust in Jesus Christ will spend eternity with Him. John 3:16; 6:39-40; 11:25-26