Beliefs

+ We believe in the Triune God- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We acknowledge one God in these three persons. 

     2 Corinthians 13:14       1 Peter 1:2         Psalm 90:2    

+ We believe that God created the universe. He is loving, compassionate, just and kind. His deepest desire is to live in an intimate relationship with all people.

      Genesis 1:1, 26-27, 3:22   Psalm 90:2   Matthew 28:19   John 3:16    1 Peter 1:2     2 Corinthians 13:14 

+ We believe that because of His desire to live in a relationship with us, God became a human being. Jesus Christ, born of a virgin, is fully God and fully man. Through His death, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus made it possible for all people to live in a relationship with God, now and forever.  We believe that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Through Him and Him alone can people enter into this eternal relationship with God.  God created two eternal destinations: heaven for those who will accept His free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ, and eternal separation form God in hell for those who have rejected Him. 

     Isaiah 9: 6      John 1:1-5     John 14:10-30   Romans 6:23    1 Timothy 6:14-15     Revelation 20:15

+ We believe that because God offers humanity eternal life through Jesus Christ, those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are secured in that salvation for eternity.  Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives this security.

 
+ We believe that the Holy Spirit is the presence of Christ among us. Through Him God loves us, empowers us and lives in us. The Spirit gives gifts to all believers. We encourage believers to discover and use their spiritual gifts in ways that honor God.

      John 14:16-17    1 Corinthians 3:16    Galatians 5

+ We believe the New Testament teaches that some believers received the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the moment of their conversion, such as Cornelius and his family. Others, such as the believers in Ephesus, received it at a later time. We encourage all believers to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

     Acts 10       Acts 19:1–5       Ephesians 5:18

+ We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without error. Through it God reveals Himself to us. The entire Bible is God breathed, God-inspired, and the perfect Truth. The Old and New Testaments are the authoritative guide upon which we base and progress in our faith.

     Psalm 119: 10       Proverbs 30:5       2 Timothy 1:13    2 Timothy 3:16   

+ We believe in the practice of Baptism and Communion as gifts from God for believers to express their faith in and commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We believe that in Baptism and Communion we celebrate the new life we have received through our faith in Jesus Christ and our desire to live in community with other believers.

     Matthew 26:26-30     Matthew 28:19         John 4:1-2       Acts 2:38-41    Acts 8:38         Romans 6:3-5 

+ We believe in the worth and value of the human being. Created in God's image, humans have dignity. Their worth is dependent, not on accomplishments, but on God's love. Because God sees humanity as worth dying for, we affirm and acknowledge the dignity of humans. At the same time we acknowledge that humanity is separated from God because of sin. We joyfully proclaim the Good News that because of Jesus Christ,  His death, resurrection, and ascension, the forgiveness of sin is freely offered to all who will receive it through faith.

     John 14:6        Romans 3:23      Ephesians 2:8-9      Hebrews 7:25