STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. They are the final rule for faith, life, and practice, fully sufficient for knowing God and walking in obedience to Him.
2 Timothy 3.16-17; Psalm 19.7-11; 2 Peter 1.20-21; Hebrews 4.12

01.

SCripture

02.

the triune god

We believe in the one true God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each equally divine, sharing the same essence, worthy of equal honor, and perfectly united in mission.                                                                        Deuteronomy 6.4; Matthew 28.19; 2 Corinthians 13.14; Ephesians 4.4-6
We believe God the Father is the source of all life, the creator and sustainer of heaven and earth, who sovereignly rules over history with wisdom, justice, and love.
                                                                                                                                Genesis 1.1; Psalm 103.19; Isaiah 40.28; Matthew 6.9

03.

the father

04.

the son

We believe the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, gives new birth, unites believers to Christ, indwells and empowers the Church for holy living, service, and witness, and seals believers for the day of redemption.
                                                             John 14.16-17; John 16.7-8; Acts 1.8; Ephesians 1.13-14; Titus 3.5-6

05.

the holy spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, gives new birth, unites believers to Christ, indwells and empowers the Church for holy living, service, and witness, and seals believers for the day of redemption.
                                                             John 14.16-17; John 16.7-8; Acts 1.8; Ephesians 1.13-14; Titus 3.5-6

06.

humanity

We believe all people are created in the image of God with dignity and worth. Through Adam’s disobedience, humanity fell into sin and is now alienated from God, spiritually dead, and unable to save ourselves apart from divine grace.
                 Genesis 1.26-27; Romans 3.23; Romans 5.12; Ephesians 2.1-3

07.

salvation

We believe salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. In Christ, God justifies, redeems, adopts, and sanctifies all who repent and believe. This salvation is received apart from works, yet results in a life of obedience and holiness.
                                                                                                                    Ephesians 2.8-9; Romans 3.24-26; Galatians 2.16; Titus 2.11-14

08.

the church

We believe the Church is the people of God, the body of Christ, and the temple of the Spirit. The Church exists to glorify God through worship, teaching, fellowship, prayer, and sacrificial mission in the world.
                                                                              Acts 2.42-47; Ephesians 2.19-22; 1 Peter 2.9-10; Colossians 1.18
We believe baptism is the outward sign of new life in Christ and entry into His covenant people, and that the Lord’s Supper is given by Jesus to His Church as a remembrance of His death, a participation in His body and blood, and a foretaste of His coming kingdom.
                                                                                                  Matthew 28.19; Romans 6.3-4; 1 Corinthians 11.23-26; Acts 2.38-41

09.

the ordinances 

10.

the kingdom of god 

We believe the kingdom of God has broken into history in the person and work of Jesus Christ, is advancing in the world through the Church, and will be fully realized when Christ returns to make all things new.
                                                                  Mark 1.14-15; Luke 17.20-21; Romans 14.17; Revelation 11.15; Revelation 21.1-5

11.

christian living

We believe followers of Jesus are called to walk in love, pursue holiness, act justly, love mercy, and bear faithful witness to Christ in word and deed by the power of the Spirit.                                                                                                                                         
Micah 6.8; Matthew 5.14-16; John 13.34-35; Galatians 5.22-25; 1 Peter 1.15-16

12.

marriage & family

We believe God designed marriage as a covenant union between one man and one woman, reflecting Christ’s relationship with the Church, and that family is the primary context for nurture and discipleship.
                                                          Genesis 2.24; Matthew 19.4-6; Ephesians 5.22-33; Deuteronomy 6.6-7

13.

mission

We believe the Church is sent into the world to proclaim the gospel, make disciples of all nations, seek justice, love mercy, and embody the kingdom of God in word and deed.
                                                                                                                           Matthew 28.18-20; John 20.21; Acts 1.8; 2 Corinthians 5.18-20
We believe Jesus Christ will return personally, visibly, and gloriously to judge the living and the dead, to raise the righteous and the unrighteous, and to bring His people into the eternal joy of the new heavens and new earth, where God will dwell with His people forever.                                                                                                          
Matthew 24.30-31; Acts 1.10–11; 1 Thessalonians 4.16-17; Revelation 21.1-4

14.

the last things