Statement of Faith

We believe in one God, maker of heaven and earth (Deuteronomy 6:4; Colossians 1:16), and eternally existent as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14).

We believe the Bible, composed of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is God’s inspired and infallible Word (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). It is inerrant in the original manuscripts and is the authority for conduct, belief, and practice (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23), in His sinless life (1 John 3:5), and in His miracles. His death on the cross was substitutionary for mankind (1 John 2:2) and paid for the sins of the world (Isaiah 53:5-6). He rose bodily from the grave, He ascended into heaven (Acts 1:9-10), and He will return to earth in power and glory (Zechariah 14:4-11; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; Revelation 3:10, 19:11-16, 20:1-6).

We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3-4), that His present work is to reveal Jesus Christ to people (John 15:26), to regenerate those who believe (Titus 3:5), and that He indwells Christians to mediate the life of Jesus Christ in them (Romans 8:9).

We believe people were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Through Adam, all people obtained a sin nature which produces sin (Romans 3:23). Because of sin, all people in their natural condition are separated from God and are under the wrath and condemnation of God (Ephesians 2:1-5, 12).

We believe people may be saved from the wrath of God, be forgiven of sin, be justified by the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and be reconciled to God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Peter 1:5; Jude 24). This salvation is a free gift of God’s grace to all who believe (James 2:14-26).

We believe the Church was commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to baptize those who come to faith in Him (Acts 2:41-42, 18:8). This baptism expresses our union with the Lord’s death, burial, resurrection, and new life (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

We believe that the church was commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to remember His death until he returns by taking communion (the Lord’s Supper), with one another (Luke 22:19-21).

We believe that the Church, the body of Christ, is made up of all believers of the church age; that Jesus Christ is the head of the Church; and that local churches are the practical expression of the Church (1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27).  The Church and local churches have the mission of making disciples according to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).