What we believe
Mission Statement
This Church exists to share God’s word in order that we may grow spiritually, and love, serve and lead others to Christ.
Vision
We will provide a church for worship whereby all believers can enjoy fellowship and spiritual growth through biblical teaching and prayer.
Core Values
1. Faith and Love
We are committed to grow in faith, love and service.
2. Prayer
We are committed to continuous prayer.
3. Worship
We are committed to faithfully worshiping God.
4. Biblical Teaching
We are committed to equipping Christians through biblical teaching of God’s word.
5. Outreach
We are committed to go into the world as disciples and apostles to bring people to Christ.
6. Service
We are committed to provide worship experiences to meet the needs of our community.
7. Wellness
We are committed to the wellness of our church, its members, our community, and the world.
8. Missions
We are committed to local, state and world missons.
9. Stewardship
We are committed to be faithful stewards of our resources and use them to the advancement of God’s kingdom.
Articles of Faith
We believe that Christianity is essentially a relationship and is not entered into by subscribing to creed and confessions of faith, nor does it basically consist of systematic theologies or philosophies of religion, but is rather a relationship of the regenerate believer to God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit on the basis of the revealed Word.
We believe, however, that as Christians, we should agree on and accept a common
core of doctrine in order to perpetuate and extend the Kingdom of God and the Church. We, therefore, propose and subscribe to the following Articles of Faith:
1. The Scriptures
We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired; that it reveals the principles by which God judges us and is, therefore, supreme standard for human conduct, creed, and opinion.
2. God
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, the maker and supreme ruler of heaven and earth, inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
3. Christ
We believe that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary; that He died for our sins and was raised for our justification; that He is true God and true man, and is the only and sufficient mediator between God and man
through whom every soul may have direct access to God.
4. The Holy Spirit
We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit and that He is constantly revealing Christ and the divine truth to men.
5. Salvation and Sin
We believe that all mankind has sinned “and come short of the glory of God”, and therefore has an absolute need of salvation through the grace of God. We believe that the way to salvation is found in the teachings of Jesus Christ and that every man ought to show his love and faith in Christ by a public profession, followed by baptism and church membership that salvation is free to everyone who sincerely repents of his sin, places his trust in Christ, and obeys His commandments; that in this salvation one is spiritually born.
6. Perseverance of Saints
We believe that only such as endure unto the end are real believers; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a special providence watches over their welfare, and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.
7. The Church
We believe that the church is a congregation of baptized believers; that every church is independent and self-governing, but under moral obligations to associate itself with other churches of like faith for the promotion of Christ’s Kingdom, missions, Christian education and charity; and that its scriptural officers are Pastor and Deacons, whose qualifications are defined in the Epistles of Timothy and Titus.
8. Ordinances
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer to symbolize our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, as well as our death to sin and resurrection to a new life; that it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord’s Supper. The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church; through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.
9. The Lord’s Day
The first day of the week is the Lord’s Day. It is a Christian institution for regular observance. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotions, both public and private, and by refraining from worldly amusements, and resting from secular employment, work of necessity and mercy being expected.
10. The World to Come
We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the one who truly follows Christ and the one who does not; that only those who put their faith in Christ will escape an endless punishment in the world to come; and that at the second coming of Christ, the believers will enjoy an endless period of loving companionship with his Lord and God.
