Here’s the formal list of things we believe to be true and are the foundations for our actions as followers of Jesus:

        We accept the Apostle’s and Nicene Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this Congregation.

We believe that God is One, revealed in the Holy Scriptures as the three Persons of the Divine Trinity:

The Father, the Source and Creator of all things;

The Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord; and

The Spirit, Who calls us to faith and empowers us for effective service.  

Deuteronomy 6:4; Genesis 1:26; John 14:26; Luke 3:22; Matt. 28:19-20; 

II Corinthians 13:14; Colossians 1:14.

           We believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. Having been created by and for Him, we honor His name, asking for His kingdom to come and His will to be done in and through our lives. He is the provider of all we need for daily life. He is the One who offers the forgiveness of sins and deliverance from evil through the gift of His only Son, Jesus Christ. Only the Father knows when Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead. God the Father sends the Holy Spirit to those who believe, fulfilling His promise to be with us forever. Genesis 1; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11; Matthew 6:9-13; Mark 13:32; John 14:16-26. 

           We believe in Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church, true God and true Man.  Through His virgin birth, sinless life, sacrificial death on our behalf, bodily resurrection from the dead, and ascension, He offers forgiveness of sins, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and eternal life to those who believe in Him.  We are saved by grace so that we may do good works.  The whole human race is fallen and, without Christ, cannot be rescued from bondage to sin and to Satan.  Matt. 22:34- 40; John 14:6; Philippians 2:9-11; Acts 4:12; John 3:16; Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:4-10.

We believe in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit empowers those who believe to do the greater works of Christ until He returns for His Church. We believe that God changes lives and that He alone has the transforming power of the Holy Spirit to draw us to Himself and to help us live our lives in a manner pleasing to Him. Romans 12:4-8; I Corinthians 12; John 14:12; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; Hebrews 2:3-4; Galatians 5:19-26.

We believe the Holy Bible to be divinely inspired and without contradiction or error in its original texts. The 66 books that make up the Old and New Testaments are true and can be trusted without reservation as our guide and final authority for life and faith. We encourage the personal study of God’s Word, allowing the Bible to interpret itself since it is a Living Word, always relevant.  John 1:1, 14; II Timothy 3:16-17; Romans 15:4; Psalm 1; II Peter 1:20.

          We believe Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are to be observed in loving obedience to Christ’s command.  Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:16; Luke 22:17-20; Romans 6:3-5; I Corinthians 11:23-30.

We believe the Church is made up of all those who have been born of the Spirit by repenting of sins and believing in the sacrificial death and bodily resurrection of Christ.  True believers will live forever with Christ, while unbelievers will be sent to eternal punishment in Hell. As believers, we are called by God to be salt and light in this present world.  We are commanded to “go and make disciples of all nations.”  Our ministry to other believers and our mission to unbelievers is carried out because of our love for Christ and for people, not out of guilt, obligation, nor religious duty.  As believers, we accept that nothing in this world stays the same except the Solid Rock of our Salvation, Jesus Christ.  We worship Jesus Christ alone as Lord: not tradition, not history, not a building, and not ourselves.  John 1:12-13; 3:3; Romans 10:9-13; John 3:18; Matthew 5:13-16; 10:28; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; 

Hebrews 13:8; Exodus 20:3.