We believe there is only one God who eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14); that God is our all-powerful Creator (Ge. 1:1; Jer. 32:17); that God is sovereign – He has absolute authority (Dan. 4:35; Isa. 46:9-10); that God is holy and just (Ps. 99:9; Deut. 32:4); that God is love (I John 4:8; Rom. 8:35-39); and that God is merciful (Ps. 145:8; Luke 6:36).
We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God (Matthew 16:16); that Jesus was born to a virgin, lived a sinless life and taught us what humanity should look like (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:22-23; Heb 4:14-15); that Jesus offered himself on the cross as a perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people (1 Cor. 15:3; Rom. 4:25); that Jesus died, was buried and rose from the dead three days later – conquering sin and death (1 Cor. 15:4); and that Jesus ascended to heaven and will return again to bring a new heaven and a new earth (Rev. 21:1).
We believe that faith in Jesus Christ is the one and only way into relationship with God and eternal life in His presence (John 3:16; John 5:24; John 14:6; Titus 3:3-7); and that baptism by immersion is the public demonstration of that faith and our commitment to follow Christ (Acts 2:38; Rom. 6:4)
We believe that rejecting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior leads to eternal separation from God, described biblically as “hell” (Matt. 25:31-46; 1 Thess. 4:13-18).
We believe that the Holy Spirit of God dwells within all people who have placed their faith in Jesus. The Holy Spirit is an advocate, helper, guide and friend to followers of Jesus. The Holy Spirit works inside believers producing spiritual fruit and developing spiritual gifts (John 14:15-26; John 16:5-16; Eph. 1:13-14).
We believe the Bible is God’s Word; that the Bible is true; that the Bible describes God's redemptive work throughout human history - climactically dealing with human sin through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, culminating in the creation of a new Heaven and Earth; and that the Bible gives us practical guidance for living God-honoring lives (2 Tim. 3:16-17; Heb. 4:12; Rev. 21:1).
We believe in the spiritual unity of people who believe in Jesus Christ; that all believers - from every race, culture and background - are members of His body, the Church; and that as members of this Body we are called to use our unique gifts to serve God and others (Phil. 2:1-4; I Cor. 12:12-31).
We believe those who follow Jesus are commanded to grow as disciples - people who are consistently following Jesus, being changed by Jesus and on mission with Jesus to make disciples (Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17; Matthew 28:18-20).
We believe that growing disciples of Jesus are called to be holy as God is holy. This does not mean that we can earn our faith or that we will ever be perfectly sin-free, but it does mean that we are being sanctified – becoming more like Jesus. As disciples of Jesus, we give him lordship over every area of our lives, and we are transformed by the work of the Holy Spirit and the truth of God’s Word. This is a life-long process for every Christian (Rom. 6:6; I Cor. 1:2; 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:1-5; I Thess. 5:23; 2 Thess. 2:13).
We believe God’s design for sexual intimacy is to be expressed - physically, mentally and visually - only within the context of marriage between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
We believe that God created all human beings in His image; that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; that we must honor the physical and spiritual needs of all people; and that Christians should follow Christ’s example of treating every person with love, dignity and respect (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10).