Our Values and Beliefs

We believe in one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Matt. 28:19, Heb. 11:6, Deut. 6:4

We believe in Jesus Christ as God who became flesh, born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life, was crucified for our sins, was resurrected from the dead, and ascended, sitting at the right hand of the Father as the exalted Lord and head of the Church.

Phil. 2:5-8, Rom. 1:4, Col. 1:15-19, Eph. 1:22-23, Jn. 1:14, Heb. 1:1-6

We believe in the deity and person of the Holy Spirit, His indwelling presence, regenerating work, empowering baptism, spiritual gifts, and equipping ministry in the Church today.

Ezk. 36:26, Acts 1:4-5, 2:1-18, Joel 2:28-29, Jn. 14:26, 16:7-10, 13

We believe that all Scripture is the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God and is fully reliable and trustworthy. It is inerrant in the original text.

2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Jn. 10:35 Gal. 1:11-12, Prov. 30:5, Heb. 4:12

We believe God created the heavens and earth and all that is in them. God has created human beings in His divine image with a special dignity accorded to them out of all the works of creation. They were designed for relationship with God. Human life, personhood, and value all begin in the mind of God and are established as scientific and moral facts at conception. We believe all human life is equally valuable and worth saving, healing, protecting, and preserving from conception to final breath.

Gen. 1:1, 26-27, 31, 3:8-9, Jn.1:3, Ps. 8:5-6

We believe it is God’s will for Christians to refrain from violence in human relationships. This includes how we treat the unborn and elderly. Led by the Holy Spirit, we will follow Christ in the way of peace and the sanctity of human life.

Isa. 2:2-4, 11:1-9, Hos. 2:18, Matt. 5:8-12, 38-48, 6:14-15, 26:52, 1 Peter 2:21-24, 1 Cor. 6:1-16, Rom. 12:14-21

We believe, beginning with Adam and Eve’s sinful rebellion, that we have all received a sinful nature and have been given over to the enslaving powers of evil, eternal death, and separation from God.

Gen. 2 & 3, Rom. 1:21-32, Rom. 5-7, Ps. 14:2-3, Eph. 2:1, Rom. 3:12, 23

We believe that only through Jesus Christ God offers salvation from sin and a new way of life. We receive God’s salvation and are born again by the Spirit of God when we repent and accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It is by faith, through God’s grace, that we are saved.

Jn. 3:16, Acts 4:12, 1 Jn. 4:14, 2 Cor. 5:19, Matt. 26:28, Eph. 2:5-9, Rom. 3:20-31, Rom. 5:1-21, Heb. 2:14-15, Col. 2:13-15

We believe that Jesus Christ calls us to discipleship, to take up our cross and follow Him.

Phil. 3:10, Rom. 12:1-2, Matt. 5-7, 1 Peter 2:21, 2 Tim. 2:11-12, Mic. 6:8

We place our hope in the reign of God and its fulfillment in the day when Christ will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead: the unsaved into the everlasting punishment of hellfire and the saved into eternal bliss with Christ. We await God’s final victory, the end of this present age of struggle, the resurrection of the dead, and a new heaven and a new earth.

Judg. 8:23, Mk. 1:15, Phil. 2:8-11, Rev. 11:15, 15:3-4, 21 & 22, 1 Cor. 15:12-58, Jn. 5:28-29, Matt. 10:28, 23:33, Matt. 9:43-48, Lk. 16:23

We believe the church is a community of redeemed people worldwide under the Lordship of Jesus who meet regularly to be discipled, worship, share communion, fellowship, and carry out the great commission together. Jesus established the local church to function with ordained leaders and a form of governance that protects, guides, and releases people in their gifts to minister. The Church functions under the theocratic rule of God with clearly defined elders. Local churches are accountable to apostolic leaders.

Eph. 4, Acts 2, Acts 11, 1 Cor. 12:12-13, Gal. 3:26-29

We believe the mission of the Church is to take the Gospel of the Kingdom to all the nations, making disciples of them, baptizing them, and teaching them to observe all things as commanded by Jesus Christ. The mission of the Church includes ministry to the poor and helpless.

Acts 1:8, Matt. 28:18-20, Mk. 1:15, 2 Cor. 5:14, Eph. 2:17-20

We believe that God created humankind in His image, intentionally male and female (Genesis 1:27), with each bringing unique qualities to sexuality and relationships. Sexuality is a wonderful gift from God to be expressed in marriage for procreation, union, and mutual delight (Hebrews 13:4) or in celibacy in devotion to God (I Corinthians 7:35). We believe that marriage, as described in the scriptures, is the union of one biological man and one biological woman1 and is a sacred covenant designed by God to be a lifelong relationship and commitment between a husband and a wife (Matthew 19:4-6). We will teach and uphold God’s marriage design as described in scripture between a biological male and a biological female but also seek to minister to the aforementioned who suffer the consequences of its brokenness.