The purpose of this Church is to worship God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to introduce Him to others through the teaching and preaching of His word, and to provide an environment of Christian Fellowship.
This will be accomplished through the consistent preaching and teaching of God’s Word, corporate singing, prayer, fellowship, hospitality, evangelism, intentionally living life together, and supporting the work of global missions.
God: There is one God, eternally existent in three persons…Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ: The Lord Jesus is fully God. He was born of a virgin and is sinlessly perfect. His sacrifice is substitutionary and representative. He rose bodily from the dead and ascended to His Father’s right hand, where He now ministers as our Great High Priest. He will return to reign over the earth.
The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit indwells the believer, who is thus empowered to live a godly life.
The Bible: The Bible is inspired of God, inerrant in the original documents and of final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
Humans: Each member of the human race is fallen, sinful, and lost. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female, and that these two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life.
Salvation: Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the salvation of man. Redemption is wholly by the blood of Christ, and salvation is by grace, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eternal Security: Every child of God possesses eternal life, and being justified, sanctified and sealed with the Holy Spirit is safe and secure for all eternity.
Eternity: There will be a resurrection of the saved and of the lost, of the saved unto eternal life, and of the lost unto eternal and conscious judgment.
The Church: The Church is composed of all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. These believers are united to Him and to one another by the indwelling Spirit. The Church's calling, hope and destiny are heavenly, and its chief functions are to glorify God and to witness for Christ (make disciples).
The Return of Jesus: Some day Jesus will return to reign on earth with the saints forever.
Marriage: We believe that God created marriage to be exclusively the union of one man and one woman, and that intimate sexual activity is to occur exclusively within that union.
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: There are two Christian ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism by immersion signifies that the believer, having died with Christ, is buried with Him in baptism and also raised with Christ to walk in newness of life. The Lord’s Supper is a memorial feast, instituted by the Lord Himself exclusively for His own.