Core Beliefs
"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer
We believe in one God eternally existing as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God, yet there is one God (Deut. 6:4, Gen. 1:1-2, John 1:1, 1:14, Acts 5:3-4, Matt. 28:18-20).
We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible are the Word of God, without error, and the ultimate doctrinal authority on all matters (2 Tim. 3:14-17, 2 Pet. 1:19-21, Heb. 4:12, Isa. 40:6-8).
We believe that God created the world from nothing and rules, reigns, sustains, and governs all things at all times in all places (Gen. 1:1, Deut. 10:14, Ps. 24:1, Ps. 89:11, Col. 1:17, Heb. 1:3).
We believe that God has created human beings, male and female, in his image, and that all humans possess intrinsic worth, value, and dignity. We believe God designed marriage as a covenant relationship between one man and one woman, and this covenant relationship is the exclusive context for sexual expression and activity (Gen. 1:26-30; 2:24-25; 9:6; Matt. 19:3-9; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Eph. 5:22-33; Heb. 13:4; Jas. 3:9).
We believe that sin has fractured all things, leaving the world in desperate need for salvation and redemption (Gen. 3, Rom. 3:9-20, 23, 5:12-14, Eph. 2:1-3).
We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Gal. 2:20, 1 Pet. 2:24-25, Eph. 2:4-9, 1 Cor. 15:1-6, 2 Cor. 5:14-21).
We believe that the Church is comprised of those who have been born-again by God’s grace into the body of Christ, sent into the world to shine forth the glory of God and to declare and display the good news of the gospel (1 Cor. 12:12-31, Matt. 28:18-20, 1 Peter 2:9-12, Acts 20:28, Eph. 2:11-22).
We believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordained by the Lord Jesus himself as the sacred ordinances of the church. Baptism is connected with entrance into the new covenant community. The Lord’s Supper, representing the body and blood of Jesus, is connected to our ongoing covenant renewal. They are God's visible reminders of His love and grace toward us, and our newness of life in Christ. Matthew 26:26-29, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:38-42, Acts 18:8, Romans 6:3-4, 1 Corinthians 11:17-32, Colossians 2:11-12
We believe that Jesus Christ is returning to the world to judge the living and the dead (Acts 17:30-31, 2 Tim. 4:1, Rev. 20-21).
We believe in one God eternally existing as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God, yet there is one God (Deut. 6:4, Gen. 1:1-2, John 1:1, 1:14, Acts 5:3-4, Matt. 28:18-20).
We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible are the Word of God, without error, and the ultimate doctrinal authority on all matters (2 Tim. 3:14-17, 2 Pet. 1:19-21, Heb. 4:12, Isa. 40:6-8).
We believe that God created the world from nothing and rules, reigns, sustains, and governs all things at all times in all places (Gen. 1:1, Deut. 10:14, Ps. 24:1, Ps. 89:11, Col. 1:17, Heb. 1:3).
We believe that God has created human beings, male and female, in his image, and that all humans possess intrinsic worth, value, and dignity. We believe God designed marriage as a covenant relationship between one man and one woman, and this covenant relationship is the exclusive context for sexual expression and activity (Gen. 1:26-30; 2:24-25; 9:6; Matt. 19:3-9; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Eph. 5:22-33; Heb. 13:4; Jas. 3:9).
We believe that sin has fractured all things, leaving the world in desperate need for salvation and redemption (Gen. 3, Rom. 3:9-20, 23, 5:12-14, Eph. 2:1-3).
We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Gal. 2:20, 1 Pet. 2:24-25, Eph. 2:4-9, 1 Cor. 15:1-6, 2 Cor. 5:14-21).
We believe that the Church is comprised of those who have been born-again by God’s grace into the body of Christ, sent into the world to shine forth the glory of God and to declare and display the good news of the gospel (1 Cor. 12:12-31, Matt. 28:18-20, 1 Peter 2:9-12, Acts 20:28, Eph. 2:11-22).
We believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordained by the Lord Jesus himself as the sacred ordinances of the church. Baptism is connected with entrance into the new covenant community. The Lord’s Supper, representing the body and blood of Jesus, is connected to our ongoing covenant renewal. They are God's visible reminders of His love and grace toward us, and our newness of life in Christ. Matthew 26:26-29, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:38-42, Acts 18:8, Romans 6:3-4, 1 Corinthians 11:17-32, Colossians 2:11-12
We believe that Jesus Christ is returning to the world to judge the living and the dead (Acts 17:30-31, 2 Tim. 4:1, Rev. 20-21).