What We Believe

Statement of Faith

WE BELIEVE that the Holy Scriptures, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, were originally given by God, divinely inspired, without error in the original writings, and constitute the only infallible, inerrant Word of God and are the authority in all matters of faith and practice.

WE BELIEVE that there is one God, Creator of all things, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

WE BELIEVE in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ – God manifest in the flesh – and in His virgin birth, sinless life, divine miracles, vicarious and atoning death on the cross, bodily resurrection, ascension and exaltation to the right hand of the Father, and in His bodily, visible and personal return to the earth in power and glory.

WE BELIEVE that Adam and Eve, created in the image of God, were tempted by Satan, chose rebellion against God and fell into disobedience and sin.  Adam’s sin has passed to all people (Jesus Christ being the only exception), who as a result have a sinful nature, are unable to save themselves from the wrath of God and need to be saved.

WE BELIEVE that salvation is the free gift of God to unworthy sinners based on the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ as presented in the Holy Scriptures.  Salvation is granted by God’s grace alone by regeneration by the Holy Spirit, through faith in Christ alone and repentance from sin, and not on the basis of man’s good works.

WE BELIEVE in the Spirit-filled life whereby the Holy Spirit, who permanently indwells all believers, enables them to live holy lives, to witness and to work for the Lord Jesus Christ despite opposition from the world, the flesh and the devil.  However, we deny the eradication of indwelling sin in the believer prior to glorification.

WE BELIEVE that Christ commanded His followers to make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that Christ commanded.

WE BELIEVE in the spiritual unity of all true, born-again believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

WE BELIEVE in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the unsaved; the unsaved to the resurrection of judgment and eternal punishment and the saved to the resurrection of life and eternal glory.

Adopted December 8, 2002
Revised September 22, 2009
Revised November 22, 2010

Distinctives:

  • Evangelical, independent fellowship of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ
  • Non-denominational but we readily associate with other churches of like faith
  • Non-charismatic
  • Expositional, verse by verse preaching
  • Elder-rule church government
  • Vibrant missions program
  • Blended worship music

Core Commitments:

  • Holding to the divine inspiration, authority and sufficiency of the Bible.
  • Maintaining a high view of God, affirming all His glorious attributes.
  • Relying on the Holy Spirit.
  • Teaching a view of man that affirms we were made in God’s image but through Adam’s sin, are now fallen, sinful by nature, lost and in need of new life and forgiveness of sins.
  • Separating truth from error by teaching sound doctrine from the Scriptures.
  • Striving toward personal and corporate holiness.
  • Acknowledging Jesus Christ as the only Savior and the living Lord of all.