What We Believe

There is one true, holy God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each of whom possesses equally all the attributes of deity. By His sovereign power, He continues to sustain His creation, and by His providence, He is operating throughout history to fulfill His redemptive purposes.

Is the eternal second person of the Trinity who was united forever with a true human nature by a miraculous conception and virgin birth.
Lived a life of perfect obedience to the Father and voluntarily atoned for the sins of all by dying on the cross, accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
Rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died.
Ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father, where He, the only mediator between God and humanity, continually makes intercession for His own.
Will come again to earth, personally and visibly, to consummate history and fulfill the eternal plan of God.

The eternal third person of the Trinity brings us to Jesus by awakening in us a recognition of our need for a Savior. He indwells every believer at the point of salvation, becomes our source of assurance, strength, and wisdom, and endows each believer with gifts for the building up of the body. He guides us in understanding and applying the Scriptures, enables us to become more like Jesus and to bear fruit that brings glory to God, and empowers us for witness.

We believe the Bible is the sole basis of our faith, composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. The Scriptures originated entirely with God and were given through the instrumentality of chosen people. They speak with the authority of God while reflecting the backgrounds, styles, and vocabularies of the human authors. The Scriptures are infallible, serving as the unique, full, and final authority on all matters of faith and practice, with no other writings similarly inspired by God.

We believe the true church, the Body of Christ, is composed of all believers, with Jesus Christ as its head. Scripture commands believers to gather together as His church to devote themselves to worship, prayer, the teaching of the Word, the observance of baptism and communion as the sacred practices established by Jesus Christ, fellowship, service to the body through the development and use of talents and gifts, and outreach to the world.

We believe the central purpose of God's revelation in Scripture is to call all people into fellowship with Himself. Humans were originally created to have fellowship with God, but they defied Him, choosing independence, and thus became alienated from Him. This resulted in the corruption of human nature, with all individuals suffering the consequences and needing the saving grace of God. Salvation is entirely a work of God's free grace and is not achieved, in whole or in part, by human works or goodness. It must be personally received through repentance and faith.

We believe that all humanity will experience a resurrection of the body into the spiritual world, followed by a judgment that will determine each individual's fate. Those who follow Christ will be raised to everlasting life and joy with the Lord, while those who do not follow Christ will be raised to judgment and face eternal separation from God.