We believe that God has spoken in the sixty-six books of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, that these writings being inerrant are supreme and final in all matters of doctrine and life. (Psalm 19:7–11; Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16–17)

We believe in one God eternally existing who created all things and is holy who is in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person with two natures. He was conceived in human flesh through the Holy Spirit and born of Mary who was a virgin. He lived a sinless life, was crucified and died under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate. We believe that the Holy Spirit exists as a co-equal and co-eternal Person within the Trinity and as such is fully divine. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1; Ephesians 1:15–23, Acts 1:8;5:5)

We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image as male and female, thus the gift of two different yet complementary sexes reflects the goodness of God’s creation. However, because Adam and Eve voluntarily rebelled, as their descendants we are born under the condemnation of sin and also inherit a sin nature. Therefore, sin has affected the whole of our being, leaving us morally and spiritually “dead in [our] trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1). Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, renewed, and reconciled to God. Each human being is created in His image, is sacred, and is worthy of respect and Christian love. This respect must be accorded to all human life from the moment of conception until natural death. (Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1–3; Psalm 139:13–16; Revelation 5:9–10)

We believe that Jesus Christ, by His substitutionary death on the cross, made salvation possible for all who will receive Him as their only Savior are accepted by the Father according to the measure of Christ’s acceptance, and loved even as He is loved; that these, who are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, will never perish; and that it is utterly impossible for anyone to be saved except by Jesus Christ. (John 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Peter 3:18)

We believe that the universal, invisible church is composed of all believers; that the local visible church is a congregation of baptized believers in a particular locality associated for worship, fellowship, service and the observance of the ordinances; that this local church is independent and that the only authority over it is that of Christ and the Word of God. .(Matthew 16:18; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:20-23)

The Lord Jesus Christ instituted the ordinances of baptism and communion, which tangibly and symbolically express the Gospel. Although these ordinances are not the means of salvation and do not confer special grace, when they are celebrated by the church in genuine faith, they do confirm and nourish the church, the body of Christ. In obedience to Christ’s command, we urge every believer upon profession of faith to joyfully follow our Lord’s instructions and be baptized as a testimony of their own personal faith in Christ. (Matthew 26:26–29; 28:18–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; 1 Corinthians 12:13)

We believe that God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring this present era to a close. According to His promise, our Lord Jesus Christ will return imminently, personally, and bodily for His church and also for the establishment of His kingdom on earth. When the future millennial kingdom is established, the national promises given to Abraham will be fulfilled and Israel shall be restored to the glory predicted in the Scriptures, with Christ ruling from Jerusalem.

We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the Gospel by turning to Him in repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning unbelievers to condemnation with eternal conscious punishment and believers to eternal joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth. (1Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-14; Isaiah 2:2-5; Jeremiah 31:35-37; Revelation 15:1-4;20:11-15)

(This very brief statement of faith is intended to be only a summary of the beliefs of our church and it is to be clearly understood that the complete doctrinal position of the church is set forth only in the entire Word of God.)