Our Statement of Faith

We Believe that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired and eternal Word of God.  These Scriptures are the revealed Will of God to mankind and are the only infallible guide to Christian faith and practice.

We Believe in one God, the Creator, Preserver, and Ruler of all things, infinite in being and perfect in justice, wisdom, holiness, truth and love.  He exists eternally in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the same in substance, equal in power and glory.

We Believe that mankind was created in righteousness and holiness in the image of God, and his purpose was to glorify God.  He was endowed with the power of rational and responsible choice, and through the test of his obedience, mankind fell from grace.  He was alienated from God and how lives in sin.  In sin, mankind is separated from God and unable to save himself; physically and spiritually.

We Believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior.  As the eternal Son of God, Jesus took upon Himself human form.  Since He was born of the virgin Mary, He perfectly united the divine and human nature.  We believe that God provided salvation from sin for mankind through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ pon the cross.  In this way, Jesus took upon Himself the penalty of our sin, and all who believe in Him are justified because of His sacrificial death.  We believe that on the third day Jesus Christ rose from the dead; that He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, where He intercedes for us until the time of His coming again.  Then He will come personally and visibly to complete His saving work and to consummate the eternal plan of God.

We Believe  in the ministry of the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit reveals to us the things of Christ, convicts of us sin, calls us to repentance, justifies us before God and carries on the process of renewal.  The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the individual Christian and congregation is witnessed by the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit and the ministry of the gifts of the Spirit.

We Believe that salvation is wholly by grace, that God desired each person to seek Him to repent of his sin, and to live a life characterized by obedience and holiness.  We believe that whose who are Christians are so not only in name but in nature.  They have acknowledged Jesus Christ to be Savior and Lord of their life are are growing in their knowledge of His Word and Will.  The Christian life is a process of repentance and renewal that will not be complete until the consummation of the age.

We Believe He calls into His church to accept the cost of discipleship.  He required us to be His servant in the service of mankind, to proclaim the Gospel to all the world and to resist the powers of evil.  We are committed to observe the ordinance of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and to proclaim the lost world that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord.