Statement of Faith:

V      GOD

We believe in the only true living triune God (John 17:3), that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes and perfections, and are worthy of precisely the same homage, confidence and obedience (Mark 12:29; John 1:1-4; Matthew 29:19-20; Acts 4:3-4) He created all things (Revelation 4:11), upholds all things by the Word of His power (Hebrews 1:3) and in Him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28) God is truth & without iniquity, He is just & right (Deuteronomy 32:4), and He shall judge the world (Psalm 9:8)

V      JESUS CHRIST

We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:34-35); His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection (John 11:25, I Corinthians 15:4); His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); His personal return to earth in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11-16).

V     HOLY SPIRIT

We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ (John 16:14) The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, of God's righteousness and of coming judgment (John 16:8-11) We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of the human nature, and that all are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by God's grace through faith alone are we saved (John 3:16-19; 5:24, Romans 3:23; 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5). The Holy Spirit indwells, guides, instructs, fills, comforts and empowers the believer for godly living (Mark 13:11; John 14:26; John 16:13; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 3:16)

V     SCRIPTURES

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God (II Timothy 3:15-17, II Peter 1:21).

V      MAN

We believe man was created in innocence under the law of his Maker but, by voluntarily transgressing, fell from his sinless and happy state. Consequently, all mankind is sinful.  All people are sinners not only by inheritance, but by their own choice and therefore are under just condemnation without defense or excuse.  We believe that without exception every man and every woman is totally depraved and needs a Savior (Genesis 3:1-6; Romans 3:10-19; Romans 1:18, Romans 1:32)

V     SALVATION

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice.  We believe you MUST be born-again (John 3:7) and that each person who by faith receives Him as personal Savior is justified on the basis of Jesus Christ's shed blood on Calvary. Each person who receives Christ as personal Savior is born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby becomes eternally secure as a child of God.  We believe the Holy Spirit baptizes each believing person into the body of Christ at the moment of salvation and that there is no second baptism of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:37-39; 2Corinthians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 12:13)

V      RESURRECTION, HEAVEN and HELL

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ, His ascension into heaven and His present life for us as High Priest and Advocate (Acts 1:3; Acts 1:9; Hebrews 7:25-26) We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost. The saved are raised to eternal, conscious bliss in Heaven (Matthew 25:34; John 14:2; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Revelation 2:7) the lost are raised to eternal torment in Hell in conscious separation from God (Matthew 8:11; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 13:49-50; Mark 9:47-48; Luke 12:5; Revelation 21:8)

V     THE RETURN OF CHRIST

We believe in the "blessed hope": the personal, return of the Lord Jesus Christ.  His return has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer (1 Thessalonians  4:13-18).

V      CHURCH

Upon accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, a believer becomes part of His body, which is the church universal, composed of all those throughout the world who acknowledge Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The Scriptures command believers to be baptized as an act of obedience, not works, it symbolizes a believer's conversion to Christ. (Galatians 3:27; Mark 16:16) Believers are to devote themselves to worship, prayer, teaching of the Word, fellowship, service and outreach to the world in fulfillment of the command of Christ to make disciples of all believers. (Ephesians 5:23; Romans 12:1; Acts 2:42-46; 1 Corinthians 14:26; Matthew 28:18-20)

V      MISSIONS

Realizing that the cause of Christ extends beyond any one local fellowship, we commit ourselves to an ongoing ministry of extending the call of Christ to make disciples around the world (Matthew 28:19-20). We believe it is the mandate of the whole Church to go into the whole world and to preach the Gospel to every living creature. (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19 -20)