Statement of Faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
  (2 Timothy 3:16)
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.    (Matthew 28:19)
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.  (Luke 1:34-35)
• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.  (Eph 1:13-14)
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.  (Gal 5: 22-25)
• We believe Jesus’s words in John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.  (Eph 4: 12-13)
• We believe in recognizing the dignity of each person, caring and upholding them as people who matter to God.  Matthew 25:40 “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”
• I commit to not participate in denominational controversies such as, but not limited to, the following: day & type of worship, communion preparation & service, creation theories, family roles or structure, grace vs.  holiness living, baptism rituals & traditions, gifts of the Holy Spirit, service order, dietary & cultural differences, end of the world controversies, old vs. new covenant traditions, or political/ racial supremacy. (2 Timothy 2:23)