Who We Are

What We Believe

• God is all-powerful and all-knowing (Luke 1:37, Jeremiah 32:17, Psalm 147:5)
• God as Triune: We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully and equally God, yet distinct in role and personhood. (Matthew 28:19) 
• Jesus Christ is God’s only Son who took on the human form to come into the world and save us so that we could be united with Him forever. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. He died on a cross for our sins, was buried, rose from the dead, and is coming back. (John 3:16, Philippians 2:5-8, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
• The Holy Spirit lives in every single believer, acting as guide, counselor, and teacher and enabling us to live Christlike lives. The Bible is God’s Holy word, inspired by God through the Holy Spirit to its writers. It is the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. (John 14:16-17, Romans 8:9, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
• Salvation is a gift of God’s grace that we can accept through faith in Jesus Christ. The Bible gives us instructions for receiving this freely given gift: believe in Jesus Christ as God’s Son, repent of your sins, confess Christ as Lord and Savior, and be immersed in baptism. (Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 2:38)
• We proclaim a message of hope and restoration through Jesus Christ, believing in His power to transform and redeem individuals and communities, knowing that every person is deeply loved by God and created in His image. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• We believe in the universal Church as the Body of Christ, with Jesus as its Head. We affirm the autonomy of the local church, self-governed and self-supported, under the leadership of Christ and qualified elders. (Colossians 1:18, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13) 

Scripture

The Bible is an amazing gift to the world.  We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and without error, it is “God breathed” as the apostle Paul writes. (2 Tim 3:16) If we take the time to read God’s Word and put it into practice, it will be a transformative “lamp for our feet and light on our path.” (Ps 119:105)

The Church in General 

We believe that the church is God’s plan for rescuing the world. Jesus is our leader. The members of the church are those who have said “I believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and I accept Him as my personal Lord and Savior.” The purpose of the church is to grow together as we celebrate what God has done for us and make Him known to the world around us. The Church was intended to be the most welcoming, loving, and inclusive family that the world has ever seen.

Sexuality/Marriage

We believe that God’s design for sexuality and for marriage is specific and best for humanity. We believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning for the follower of Jesus: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as described in Genesis 2:18-25. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Corinthians 6:18; 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4). For the follower of Jesus, we believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person. As male or female, these two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27).