Statement of Faith

  1. We believe the scriptures, both Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God without error in the original, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:19-21)
  2. We believe that there is but one God, the Creator, Sustainer, and Ruler of all things, Who is perfect in holiness and in love, infinite in wisdom and measureless in power and Who reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 14:19,22; Daniel 4:17; Deuteronomy 6:4; Nehemiah 9:6; Exodus 15:11; John 4:8; Matthew 28:19)
  3. We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal and only begotten Son of God, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and that He is true God and true man and is the only sufficient Mediator between God and man. (Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2,14; John12:45; John 14:9; I Timothy 2:5)
  4. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity, Whose ministry is to convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment; to regenerate the unbelieving and to seal, sanctify, teach, and comfort those who believe in Jesus Christ. (John 16:8-11; John 3:3,7; John 14; 16-18, 26; Ephesians 1:13)
  5. We believe that man was created in the image of God by direct creation, that man sinned and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death. Thus we believe that all men by nature and by choice are sinners and, apart from Christ, shall be forever separated from God. (Genesis 1:26, 2:17; Ezekiel 18:20; Romans 6:23)
  6. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself being without sin, died for our sins according to the scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe on Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. (I Corinthians 15:3-4; Revelation 1:5; II Corinthians 5:21; I John 3:5-6; Colossians 1:19-28)
  7. We believe that salvation is by grace through faith, not of a man's works, and that all who receive by faith Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are born again of the Holy Spirit, thereby becoming children of God. We believe in the eternal security of the believer. (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 3:3-7; John 10:27- 29)
  8. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present ministry there for us as High Priest and Advocate. We believe in the personal, imminent, and pre-millennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church and His coming in glory with the saints to set up His kingdom upon the earth. (I Corinthians 15:4; Acts 1:8-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; I John 2:1-2; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-15)
  9. We believe that upon physical death, the spirit of the believer enters immediately into the presence of God. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just, the bodily resurrection of the unjust, the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost. ( I Corinthians 15:20-24; Revelation 20:10-15; 21:1-4; 22:3-5; II Corinthians 5:8; Daniel 12:2; Rev. 14:10-11)
  10. We believe that the local Church is a voluntary association of born-again believers equal in rank and privilege, subject to the Word of God, and independent of any external ecclesiastical control whatsoever. We believe that Water Baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during this present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means of salvation.
    1. BAPTISM: We believe that immersion is the mode of Baptism which most precisely fits the biblical mandate and we will practice this for those who come to faith in Christ. Baptism depicts graphically what happens as a result of the believer's union with Christ, having died and been raised again with Him and is strongly recommended for all born-again believers and is to be administered in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-9)
    2. THE LORD'S SUPPER: The Lord's Supper is a provision of Bread and Wine which are symbolic of Christ's Body and shed Blood; it is partaken by saved individuals in commemoration of the suffering and death of their Lord and anticipation of His imminent return. The observance of the Lord's Supper is to be preceded by faithful self-examination. ( II Corinthians 13:5; Luke 22:19-20; I Corinthians 11:23-30)
  11. We believe that the civil powers are ordained of God and are to be obeyed and supported in all fidelity, except in actions contrary to the Word of God. The civil powers and the Church are and shall remain separate in conformity with the Constitution of the United States of America. (Matt. 22:21, Romans 13:1-7)
  12. We believe that human life clearly begins at conception. (Psalm 51:5, 139:13-16, Luke 1:41)
  13. We believe that all forms of homosexuality and pornography are an abomination to the Lord - although there is hope for the sinner who repents. (I Cor. 5:9-11, Rom. 1:18-32)