Statement of Faith

We believe in one God, creator and sustainer of all things, eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; that these are equal in every divine perfection and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption.

(Genesis 1:26, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 3:16-17 & 28:19).

We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

(John 16:23-27, Galatians 4:4-6, Ephesians 1:3 & 1:17-23).

We believe that Jesus Christ is God’s eternal Son, and has precisely the same nature, attributes and perfections as God the Father and the Holy Spirit. We believe further that He is not only true God, but true man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin, Mary. We also believe in his sinless life, His substitutionary atonement, His bodily resurrection from the dead, His ascension into heaven, His priestly intercession on behalf of His people, and His personal, visible return from heaven.

(Matthew 1:18-23, Luke 24:1-8, John 1: 1-4 & 14, Acts 1:11, 2 Corinthians

5:19-21, Hebrews 4:14-16 & 7:24-25, 1 John 2:1, Revelations 19:11-13, 1

Thessalonians 4:16-17).

We believe God created man, male and female, in the image of God and free from sin. We further believe man, because of his fall in Adam, are a sinner by nature and choice, and are therefore spiritually dead. We also believe that those who repent of sin and trust Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.

(Genesis 1:26-27 & 2:7 & 3:19, Romans 3:23 & 5:12-21 & 6:23).

We believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We further believe that this salvation is based upon the sovereign grace of God, and was purchased by Jesus Christ on the cross, and is received by man through faith, apart from any human merit, works or ritual. We further believe that salvation does result in righteous living, good works and proper social concern.

(John 1:12 & 3:3-7 & 5:24, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 Timothy 2:5).

We believe that the Church is the spiritual body of which Jesus Christ is the head. We believe that the true Church is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We believe that this body expresses itself in local assemblies whose members have been immersed in baptism, upon a credible confession of faith and have  associated themselves for worship, for instruction, for evangelism, and for service. We believe the ordinances of the local assembly (church) are believer’s baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper. We also believe in the interdependence of local churches and the mutual submission of believers to each other in love.

(Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8 & 2:41-47, Ephesians 5:21, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 10:24-25).

We believe that the supreme task of each believer is to glorify God in his life; that his conduct should be blameless before the world; that he should be a faithful steward of his possessions; and that he should seek to realize for himself, the full stature of maturity in Jesus Christ.

(1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 1:28, 1 Timothy 6:6-9, 1 Peter 1:14-15).

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and lost, the eternal existence of all men either in heaven or hell, and in divine judgments, rewards and punishments.

(John 5:29, 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 & 15:51-58, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 John 1:8, Revelations 19 & 20).