Core Beliefs
God
Belief in one God who exists in three persons: Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:1-2 & 14
Jesus Christ
Jesus is fully God and fully human, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as a substitute for human sin, and bodily rose from the dead and he literally WILL return to earth.
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”
Matthew 1:23
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that God, the Holy Spirit, is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation and is the Comforter and Guide who lives in every believer.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. Romans 8:26-27
Biblical Authority
The Bible (Old and New Testaments) is the inspired, ultimate, and authoritative guide for faith and practice.
Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. Deuteronomy 4:2
Salvation
Salvation by Grace Through Faith. Salvation comes through personal faith in Jesus Christ—his atoning death and resurrection—rather than through good works, rituals, or human merit.
"If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9
Believer's Baptism
Baptism is reserved for those who have made a conscious, personal profession of faith in Jesus Christ, performed by full water immersion.
“Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”
Acts 2:38