Our Beliefs

GOD - We believe that there is one God who exists in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 

He is Sovereign and Faithful to fulfill everything is has promised in His Word.

(Genesis 1:1,23,27; Genesis 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

JESUS - We believe that Jesus is God the Son. He was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven where He resides today. He will literally return to earth at a time of His choosing to Judge all mankind. (Matthew 1:22,23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-20; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15; Titus 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Revelation 22:12)

HOLY SPIRIT - We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation and is the Comforter and Guide Who lives in the heart of every believer. (2 Corinthians 3:17; John 14:16,17; 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16. 

Ephesians 1:13; 5:18; 5:25)

LOVE- God is love. He loves us and wants for us to spend eternity with Him. He also wants for us to express His love to others by meeting them where they are in life with the message of salvation.  (Matthew 22:37–39; John 3:16, 13:34; Luke 19:10, 23:34; 1John 2:5, 3:16, 4:16-21)

BIBLE - We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error in the original text and is the sole authority for life and faith. 

(2 Timothy 1:13; 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21; Psalms 12:6; 119:105, 160; Proverbs 30:5)

MAN - We believe that man is a special, unequaled creation of God, made in His image, but that through the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell so that all men are sinners in need of Salvation. (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 18:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; 59:1,2; Romans 3:23)

SALVATION - We believe that salvation is a gift received through repentance toward and forgiveness of God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 6:23; 5:1; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 1:12; 14:6; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26)

BAPTISM - We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion according to the Bible after salvation. (Matthew 3:13-16, 

Matthew 28:19,20; Acts 2:41; 8:36,37) 

THE ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER- Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. It cannot be “lost” because it is maintained by the grace and power of God, not self-effort. (John 10:29, 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25; 10:10,14. 

I Peter 1:3-5)

CHURCH - We believe that the church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.  Christ loves His Church and has called us to speak the truth in love about the sin, repentance, forgiveness and redemption of  man. (Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41,42,47; 5:11-14; 6:3-6;  13:1-3; 14: 23,27; 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28;  Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2;  3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13,14;  Ephesians 1:22,23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11, 21;  5:22-32 Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18 1 Timothy 3:1-15,  1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 2-3)

ETERNITY - We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven through Christ spend eternity in Heaven. (Matthew 10:28; 25:46; John 3:16-18, Romans 10:9-10: 1 Corinthians 2:7-9; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Hebrew 21:23; Revelation 20:15) 

PRAYER - We believe that each born-again believer has direct access to God through prayer. (Psalm 10:17; 65:2; 99:6; Isaiah 55:6; 58:9: Matthew 7:7; Philippians 4:6. 

1 Thessalonians 5:17)

MARRIAGE - We believe that marriage is between one man and one woman for life. Any other unions, legal or not, are not in keeping with Scripture and are therefore not recognized nor officiated by this local body of believers. (Genesis 1:27,28; 2:18,24; Proverbs 5:15-19; Matthew 19:5,6; Romans 1:26,27;  

1 Corinthians 7:2,39; Hebrews 13:4)

THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE - We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Genesis 2:7, Exodus 20:1, Deuteronomy 19:10, Job 12:10, Psalms 139:13, Proverbs 6:7, Jeremiah 1:4-6, John 10:10, Ephesians 5:1, 

1 John 4:7-8)

GOD AND GOVERNMENT - We believe in the separation of church and state, but not in separation of God and government. Christians are salt and light in all areas of society and therefore should be actively involved in the political process to choose leaders that hold to the Judaeo-Christian values that defined the United States of America. (Matthew 5:13-16; 22:17–21; Luke 20:25; Romans 13:1–7; 

Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13–17)