Our Core Beliefs
God’s story is a story of love and redemption. The story or message that most clearly shows this redemptive love is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus (I John 3:16). Read more…
God
There is one true God, eternally existing in three Persons, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. These are equal and are one God. Read more…
Jesus Christ
Jesus was miraculously born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35) and became flesh and blood (John 1:1-16; 29-34) without ceasing to be God. He lived a sinless life Read more…
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit leads the church in mission. He makes people aware of their need for Christ (John 16:8-11, 2 Corinthians 6:11). He indwells and empowers believers (I John 4:13; Galatians. 5:16-26). Read more…
Salvation
Salvation is the release from the slavery of sin and is a free gift of God. The death of Christ on the cross is the only sufficient payment for our sins and his resurrection is the only liberating power from our sin. Read more…
Baptism
Baptism represents giving our lives over to Christ. Baptism is connected to salvation in the Scriptures (Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, Galatians 3:27, and 1 Peter 3:21). In baptism, we identify with Jesus in his death, burial, and resurrection which leads us to live a new life for God rather than an old life of sin (Romans 6:4). Read more…
Communion
Jesus established the Lord’s Supper shortly before His death. On the evening before the crucifixion while sharing Passover with his disciples, Jesus “took bread, gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and gave thanks, and offered it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it all of you. This is the blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins’” (Matthew 26:26-28). “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). Read more…
Church
The church is the Family of God in which members love, care for, support and encourage each other and the Body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue the work of Jesus of spreading the good news to the lost, discipling the saved, helping them become fully devoted followers of Christ, and uplifting the down-trodden (Ephesians 4: 1-16). Read more…
Bible
The Bible is the inspired word of God. and It is useful to us as we become fully devoted followers of Christ and is the final authority in life and doctrine (2 Timothy 3: 16). Read more…
Christ’s Return
Christ will one day return and judge all people (1Thessalonians 4:13-18). Those who refuse to believe in Jesus will be separated from God’s presence in Hell and believers in Jesus will be welcomed in God’s presence in Heaven (John 3:16, 36; John 14:6). Read more…