God

We believe in One eternally existing God who created all things and by whom all things exist. God has revealed Himself to us as our Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes but without division of nature, essence, or being. Jesus Christ is God displayed in flesh. He is both God and man. To see Jesus is to see God.

The Bible

The Bible is the inspired Word of God. It is true in all that it teaches. As the flawless Word of God, it is our only authority for what we believe and how we live.

Sin and Salvation

Everyone has sinned and needs salvation. Salvation comes by grace through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

The Gospel and Conversion

The Gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. We express our belief in the gospel through our obedience to the gospel. We obey the gospel and apply it to our lives by repenting of our sins (death to sin), being baptized in water for the remission of our sins (burial), and receiving the promised gift of the Holy Spirit (resurrection). This threefold experience is the consistent pattern of initiation into the church and the proof of conversion in the early church.

Water Baptism

We believe that our faith in Jesus, is expressed by calling on His name in the waters of baptism. Baptism is the loving command of Christ and believers should act in joyful obedience, identifying with Jesus in death to sin, burial of the old nature, and resurrection to new life.

Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is active in the world today and that the baptism of the Holy Spirit and His accompanying gifts and the life characteristics produced by His indwelling, are the privileges of all New Testament believers. Jesus spoke of two types of baptism; water baptism and Spirit baptism. Jesus Himself was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. After His water baptism, the Spirit descended upon Jesus. We should follow the example of Jesus and be baptized in water and in the Holy Spirit.

Christian Living

As Christians we are to receive the love of God, respond in love to God and overflow with love for others. We are to worship God joyfully and seek to live a life that is pleasing to him both inwardly and outwardly—in our thoughts, words, and actions. We must commit ourselves to progress not perfection. We are empowered to live a life pleasing to God through the Holy Spirit and covered by the grace and mercy of God when we fall short.

The Church

We believe the church has been called out of the world to be a group of people who follow Jesus Christ fully and love one another sacrificially. We believe the church, through the power of the Holy Spirit, is called to affect genuine spiritual change in the community. We believe the local church is the hope of the world! The church is called to be one group of people made up of many members; all using their talents and abilities for the cause of Christ.