What We Believe

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error — inspired, inerrant, and sufficient. It is the sole authority for life and faith, and our final standard for doctrine and daily living.

We believe that there is one true and living God who exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three persons are equal in essence, glory, and majesty, yet distinct in personhood, working together in perfect unity to accomplish God's redemptive purposes.

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God — fully God and fully man. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as the sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, ascended into heaven, and will literally return to earth in power and glory.

We believe that Jesus Christ will literally and bodily return to earth. His return is the blessed hope of the Church, and we are called to live in readiness and expectation of that day.

We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation. He is the comforter and guide who lives in every believer, regenerating, sealing, sanctifying, and empowering them to grow in the image of Christ.

We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image. But through the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell — so that all people are sinners, separated from God, and in need of salvation. Apart from Christ, humanity stands guilty before a holy God.

We believe that salvation is a gift of God received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone — not by works. Those who believe are forgiven, justified, adopted as God's children, and granted eternal life.

We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ. God who began a good work in the believer will carry it to completion, and nothing can separate the redeemed from the love of God.

We believe that all who have placed their faith in Christ are united together by the Holy Spirit in one spiritual body — the Church — of which Christ is the head. Members of this one spiritual body are directed to associate themselves together in local churches for worship, discipleship, fellowship, service, and the proclamation of the Gospel.

We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation. The Lord's Supper is likewise an ordinance given by Christ to His church. These ordinances do not save, but serve as testimonies of the Gospel and of our union with Christ.

We believe that each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Prayer is the privilege of every child of God — we are invited to bring our praise, confession, thanksgiving, and requests boldly before the throne of grace.

We believe in the resurrection of the dead and the final judgment. Those who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in hell, separated from God. Those whose sins are forgiven through Christ spend eternity in heaven in the presence of God, where He will dwell with His people forever.

We believe in the separation of church and state, but not in the separation of God and government. Christians are called to be salt and light in society, engaging the world with the truth and love of Christ and upholding righteousness in every sphere of life.