What We Believe

God

We believe that there is only one true and living God existing in three Persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit- each a distinct Person, but all of one essence and all having the same nature, perfection, and attributes, and each is worthy of precisely the same worship, confidence, and obedience.

The Scriptures

We believe that both the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired by God and are inerrant. Through the providence of God, the Scriptures have been preserved and are the supreme and final and adequate authority in faith and life.

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, shed His blood on Calvary as a vicarious substitute, was buried, rose again bodily, and ascended to the Father according to the Scriptures.

Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, very God, co-existent with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is the chief agent in the regeneration of the soul, the chief convector of sin, and the chief comforter of the believer. Simultaneous with regeneration, the Holy Spirit baptizes the believer into the body of Christ, permanently indwells him, and seals him in salvation for all eternity.

Man

We believe that man is the direct creation of God- spirit, soul and body- and is not in any sense the result of evolution but is made in the image of God. Adam , the first man , sinned by disobedience . This act resulted in the fall of mankind and incurred both physical and spiritual death for all.

Salvation

We believe that all who, in faith , receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior are born again by the Holy Spirit and thus become the children of God. Salvation involves redemption, regeneration, sanctification and glorification.

Security of the Believer

We believe that salvation is not only a gift from the Lord but is also sustained by the Lord. Therefore, since salvation is wholly of the Lord, apart from the works of man, we hold that the believer shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation.

Second Coming

We believe in the literal, visible, personal, premillennial , pre-tribulational return of Jesus Christ for His Church. At this event, the dead in Christ and living believers will be translated to meet Him in the air. At the end of the seven year tribulation, Christ will visibly descend with the saints to establish His earthly millennial kingdom.

The Local Church

We believe that the New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers with Christ as its head and the Holy Spirit as its guide. The local church is to be governed independently of outside persons, bodies, groups, or authorities.

Satan

We believe that Satan was originally created a perfect being. He rebelled against God. As a result, he became deprived, the devil and adversary of God and His people, and leader of a host of angels who fell with him. Satan has been judged and defeated at the cross and awaits his ultimate doom at the Second Advent of Jesus Christ.

Ordinances

We believe that the local church observes two ordinances- baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that all who have received Christ as Savior and Lord should be baptized in the name of the Father , the Son, and the Holy Spirit; that baptism is by immersion in the likeness of the death , burial , and resurrection of Christ; and that the Lord's Supper should be observed in remembrance of Him to show forth His death for our sins until He comes again.