What We Believe

We believe there is one God, who exists eternally as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

We believe that the Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God's truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.

We believe that all are born into sin and totally unable to save themselves from God’s displeasure, except by His mercy.

We believe that salvation is by God’s grace alone, not by any human endeavor.

We believe that justification is by faith alone. The merit of Christ, which alone remits our sins, is imputed to us by faith and is the sole ground of our acceptance by God.

We believe that Christ is the only mediator through whose death, burial, and resurrection we are redeemed.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, who, through His perfect life and sacrificial death upon the cross, atoned for the sins of all who trust in Him alone for salvation.

We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God’s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him.

We believe that the testimony of God’s grace unto salvation is demonstrated by the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.

We believe followers of Christ receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them in order to be witnesses to the Kingdom of God even unto the ends of the earth.

We believe that baptism is a call of obedience to all who have responded to God’s grace into salvation. Baptism calls to repentance, to faithfulness, and to discipleship. Baptism gives the church its identity and commissions the church for ministry to the world. It is one of the two sacraments of the church instituted by God through Christ.

We believe that communion is one of the two sacraments of the church instituted by God through Christ at the last supper.  It is a common sharing or a sense of communion with Christ and with one another.  The real presence of Christ is with believers at all times. Therefore, we believe that Christ is present with believers in Holy Communion. 

We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Christ.

We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself. 

We affirm the historical statements of the early church, including the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed, and the Athanasian Creed. These confessions are subordinate standards to the Scriptures and subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.