This is a summary of our beliefs, affirming historic evangelical doctrine rooted in Scripture. We confess faith in the triune God, the person and work of Jesus Christ, salvation by grace through faith, and the authority of the Scriptures.
Trinitarian
We believe there is only one living and true God revealed in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-the exact same in substance, equal in power and glory.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5; Matthew 3:16–17; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1; Acts 5:3–4; 2 Corinthians 13:14
Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man.
Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18–23; Luke 1:35; John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2:5–8; Colossians 2:9
We believe the death of Jesus Christ was sacrificial and substitutionary.
Isaiah 53:4–6; Mark 10:45; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18
We believe in the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead and in His bodily ascension into heaven.
Luke 24:36–43; Acts 1:9–11; 1 Corinthians 15:3–8, 20; Hebrews 4:14
The Return of Jesus Christ
We believe in the personal and imminent coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to receive His Church and in His personal and premillennial return to set up His kingdom on the earth.
John 14:1–3; Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Titus 2:13; Zechariah 14:4; Revelation 19:11–16; Revelation 20:4–6
Salvation
We believe that all mankind by nature are sinners and separated from God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and that salvation is by grace alone through faith in Christ.
Isaiah 59:2; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:1–3, 8–9; John 3:16; John 14:6; Acts 4:12
Holy Spirit
We believe in the personal abiding of the Holy Spirit in every believer forever.
John 14:16–17; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:13–14; Ephesians 4:30
The Bible
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God, the one rule of doctrine and duty, and the only inspired, inerrant, and infallible guide for the way we are to live our lives.
Psalm 19:7; Matthew 5:18; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21
The Church
We believe in one Church of God, embracing all who are united to Christ by divine grace and saving faith.
Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 1:22–23; Ephesians 4:4–6
Resurrection unto Eternal Life
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting bliss of the saved, and the everlasting suffering of the lost.
Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:46; John 5:28–29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 20:11–15; Revelation 21:3–4
Baptism & the Lord’s Supper
We believe there are two ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which are encouraged for all Christians.
Baptism: Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38, 41; Acts 8:36–38; Romans 6:3–4; Colossians 2:12. The Lord’s Supper: Matthew 26:26–29; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26