OUR BELIEFS  

The Bible

The Bible is God’s Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is the inspired word of God, and is truthful in all that it affirms, it is the final authority for Christian faith and practice.

God

There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three manifestations: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Jesus

Jesus Christ is completely human but, at the same time, completely God. He is the only plan for bringing people who are far from God back into a right relationship with God. He lived a perfect life, so that He could be a substitution for us in satisfying God’s demands for perfection. He defeated death in His resurrection so that we can have life.

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit’s presence assures us of our relationship with Christ. He guides believers into all truth and exalts Christ. He convicts people of their sin, God’s righteousness, and the coming judgment. He comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts, and makes us more like Christ.

The Church

The Church is the body of Christ, unified through faith in Christ. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the body of believers. It is committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. The Church exists to glorify God.

Baptism

Baptism is a symbolic act to publicly profess one’s salvation. We practice full-immersion baptism, symbolizing the process of death to sin and resurrection to a new life.

Communion

A unique time in the presence of God when the elements of bread and juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken by believers in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

Salvation

The blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the only way of salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts.

Resurrection

Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead in a glorified body three days after His death on the cross. In addition, both the saved and the lost will be resurrected; they that are saved to the resurrection of life and they that are lost to the resurrection of eternal damnation.

Second coming

Jesus Christ will physically and visibly return to earth for the second time to establish His Kingdom. This will occur at a time undisclosed by scripture.