WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe in one God, the creator of all things, who reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Spirit.

We believe in Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man at the same time, who became like us to bring about our salvation.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is active in the world, bringing us to salvation.

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, giving us all we need to know about how to be saved.

We believe that we are all sinners by both nature and act and need God's forgiveness.

We believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and that, by personally believing and accepting that He died to pay for our sins, we can be restored in a right relation to God.

We believe the church is the body of Christ in the world today. It is called together by the Holy Spirit, through the word, for the purpose of fulfilling God's plan for the world until Christ returns.

We believe in baptism as an outward sign of an inward belief in Jesus and urge people to be baptized as Christians.

We believe marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant,
a sacred bond between one man and one woman,
instituted by and publicly entered into before God.

We believe in the Lord's Supper (Communion or Eucharist) as a means of grace and encourage believers to participate in the taking of the bread (body) and cup (blood) of Jesus in remembrance of His death for us.

We believe God can heal.
We pray for healing. We also believe that God can work through medical science.

We believe that Jesus is coming again.

We believe that everyone will face the judgment of God with its rewards and punishments.

We believe that the grace of God through Jesus Christ is freely bestowed upon all people, enabling all who will to turn from sin to righteousness, believe on Jesus Christ for pardon and cleansing from sin, and follow good works pleasing and acceptable in His sight.

We believe that sanctification is the work of God which transforms believers into the likeness of Christ. It is wrought by God’s grace through the Holy Spirit in initial sanctification, or regeneration (simultaneous with justification), entire sanctification, and the continued perfecting work of the Holy Spirit culminating in glorification. In glorification we are fully conformed to the image of the Son.