What We Believe

THE BIBLE

The Bible is God's unique revelation to mankind.  It is the inspired, infallible Word of God, and the supreme and final authority on all matters upon which it teaches.

GOD

There is only one true God who eternally exists as three persons: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Distinct in relationship, the three persons of the Trinity are fully God and are one in essence and purpose. God has revealed Himself to be the infinite personal Creator, who is sovereign over all things.

JESUS CHRIST

Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, is God's eternal Son. Being both fully God and fully man, He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, willingly took upon Himself all of our sins, died and rose again bodily, and is at the right hand of the Father as our advocate and mediator.  Some day, He will return to consummate history and to fulfill the eternal plan of God.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, convicts the world of sin and draws people to Christ. He also indwells all believers.  He is available to empower them to lead Christ-like lives, and gives them spiritual gifts with which to serve the church and reach out to a lost and needy world.

MANKIND & SALVATION 

All people are created in God's image and matter deeply to him but we chose to sin and rebel against God. As a result all people are spiritually lost and, because of sin, deserve the judgment of God.  However, God gives salvation and eternal life to anyone who trusts in Jesus Christ and in His sacrifice on his or her behalf.  Salvation cannot be earned through personal goodness or human effort.  It is a gift that must be received by humble repentance and faith in Christ and His finished work on the cross.

THE CHURCH

The Church is the living Body of Christ on earth and comprised of all true believers in Jesus Christ. He is the head and source of the Church's life, which exists to glorify God. Spiritual unity is to be expressed among Christians by acceptance and love of one another across ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, national, generational, gender and denominational lines.

The local church is a congregation of believers who gather for worship, prayer, instruction, mutual accountability and community with each other and the observance of Baptism and Communion.  Through it, believers invest time, energy and resources to fulfill the Great Commission - reaching lost people and growing them into fully transformed followers of Jesus Christ.