The Bible
We believe that all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, and that they are the infallible rule of faith and practice, the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
One God
We believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, co-equal, co-existent, co-eternal, and that this triune God created all, upholds all and governs all.
God the Father
We believe in God, the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ the Son
We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. He was fully human and fully God.
We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His perpetual intercession for His people, and His personal, visible return to earth. We believe that He is one and the same as God.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower in ministry all who believe in Christ.
We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide.
We believe that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and power for service, either at the time of or subsequent to regeneration, which is a separate work from the indwelling Spirit for salvation.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the exercise of all biblical gifts of the Spirit as reflected through the fruit of that same Spirit.
Mankind
We believe all people are separated from God by the sin nature, and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Saviour, submitting to His Lordship and trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit.
Salvation
Salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ, God made flesh, who died, was buried, and was raised from the dead on the third day.
The Rapture and the Second Coming of the Lord
We await the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church, and we believe in the literal Second Coming of Christ with His saints to rule the earth, which will be personal and visible.
The Church
We believe in the universal Church, in the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members.
The Local Church
Is to be a place where believers gather together to worship God in song, prayer and the Lord’s Supper, to study His Word and encourage one another in the Faith, to care for one another practically, and to reach others with the gospel.
Ordinances
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ committed two ordinances to the Church:
Marriage
We believe that marriage is exclusively the union between one man and one woman in a lifetime commitment to each other (Genesis 2:23–24; Matthew 19:4–6). Marriage reflects the relationship between Christ and the Church and provides for procreation, intimate companionship, and we believe is the only basis for any form of sexual expression.
We believe that any intimate sexual activity outside of marriage is sin (1 Thessalonians 4:3; Ephesians 5:3).
Sanctity of Life
We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end and abortion is in direct violation of God’s law. We are unapologetically pro-life and believe that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of others, both pre-born and born (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5).
