Our Statement of Faith
We Believe...
The Scriptures are inspired by God and are the only infallible and authoritative written Word of
God (II Timothy 3:16-17).
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There is one true God who is eternally self-existent, the creator of all things and the redeemer of
all things, and He has revealed Himself to us in three persons. That God is the Father … That
God is the Son … That God is the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, Luke 3:22).
The Bible explains that we’ve all fallen short and missed the mark of God’s plan and standard
for our lives (Romans 3:22-23). As a result, we’ve separated ourselves from God and have all
gone our own way (Isaiah 59:1-3). But God loves us and gave us a chance for a new beginning
(II Corinthians 5:17).
God sent His only son, Jesus Christ, who was morally faultless before God, to voluntarily die on
a cross in our place. He died to demonstrate God’s extraordinary love for us and pay the price for
our willful neglect of God and His standards (John 3:16-17). Three days after laying down His
life to be crucified on a cross for us, Jesus rose again to life (I Corinthians 15:3-7).
Jesus was raised to life and therefore we too can know that we have eternal life in Heaven
(Romans 10:9, John 5:24, Romans 6:24), and the only way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ
(John 14:6).
Jesus lives! Because He lives, we can have an ongoing, growing relationship with Him (John
15:15). With Christ’s help, we strive to live a life honoring to God, following the example of the
life and character of Christ (Romans 6:1-11).
All those who are Followers of Christ are His disciples. We therefore follow Jesus in water
baptism in obedience to His will demonstrating to others that we have died to self and live for
Christ. (Matthew 3:13-16, Matthew 28:19)
Jesus established a new covenant with us and illustrated this covenant through the act of
communion. Therefore, we receive communion as established by Jesus with the bread and the
cup representing Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. I Corinthians 11:23-26)
Jesus is our baptizer in the Holy Spirit to help us communicate and demonstrate the love of God
to others. This is called the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, and it is given to us freely to empower us
to be His witnesses (Acts 1:8).
All followers of Jesus eagerly anticipate that Jesus will one day return to take us home to be with
Him forever in Heaven. (John 14:3, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, I Thessalonians 4:16-17)