WE BELIEVE
that the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God for living the Christian faith.
What We Believe
”But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear
(1 Peter 3:15)
WE BELIEVE
that the triune God eternally exists in one essence and three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
WE BELIEVE
in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in Holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men. He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through faith in Jesus Christ.
WE BELIEVE
in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit.
WE BELIEVE
in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings, His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, continuous intercession for His people, and personal, visible return to earth.
WE BELIEVE
that all people are, by nature, separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered as a gift, by the Lord Jesus Christ, to all based upon His grace alone. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit. All their sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord.
WE BELIEVE
it is important to teach the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual’s life, leading that person to greater maturity in Christ.
WE BELIEVE
in all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today, and should be exercised within scriptural guidelines. We as believers are to covet the best gifts, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without this love all exercise of spiritual gifts is worthless.
WE BELIEVE
in the LAYING ON OF HANDS for baptism of the HOLY SPIRIT, for ordination of pastors, elders, and deacons, and for the receiving of gifts of the Spirit.
WE BELIEVE
that Jesus committed two ordinances to the church: 1) Baptism and, 2) the Lord’s Supper.
WE BELIEVE
there is a real personal devil of great wickedness, cunning, and power, who seeks to tempt, kill, steal, and destroy His power is limited to only what God permits him to do, and that the devil has been defeated at the cross of Christ and will be defeated practically at Christ’s glorious second coming.
WE BELIEVE
in the personal, visible return of Christ to the Earth and the establishment of His Kingdom. In the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous, and the endless suffering of the wicked.