Our Beliefs

The Bible

We believe that the Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired of God, error-free in the original writings, and the supreme authority of faith and practice for the believer in Jesus Christ.

God

We believe there is but one living and true God, who is one in essence, while eternally existing in three distinct Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Nature of Man

We believe that man was directly created in the image of God to enjoy His fellowship and to fulfill God's will on this earth. In Adam, all mankind fell into sin; consequently all men are spiritually dead and subject to the certainty of both physical and spiritual death apart from Jesus Christ.

Salvation

We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as the only sufficient sacrifice. All who believe in Him are declared justified by the Father on the grounds of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, and are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. This salvation results in righteous living and good works as the believer submits his life to the Word of God and the direction of the Holy Spirit.

The Church

We believe that all who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit belong to the one true church and are directed by the Scriptures to associate themselves in local, visible churches.

The Future

We believe that the next great event of human history will be the personal return of Jesus Christ. We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the unsaved; the saved unto the resurrection of life everlasting in the presence of God and the unsaved unto the resurrection of damnation.

The Ordinances

The Bible sets forth two ordinances, the Lord's Supper and water baptism.

Leadership

We believe the church is to be governed by a board of elders, biblically qualified and selected to lead the church. This type of government is clearly presented in Scripture. As churches were established in the faith, elders were appointed to continue the pastor/teaching ministry in each local church. They were given the ultimate responsibility for the oversight of that particular church body, and the shepherding of its members. They must be able to teach and exhort the church in sound doctrine and refute those who contradict the truth. They will appoint deacons as is necessary to accomplish the mission of the church.