We Believe

...In being relevant for today’s culture while holding to the timeless truth of Scripture.

...God loves us unconditionally and continues to invite us to relationship through Jesus.

...That Jesus is God’s one and only Son and the only way to salvation.

...That Holy Spirit is still active convicting us of sin and leading us to God's grace.

...The Bible is God’s word, without error in truth, given to help us grow in relationship and live by faith.

...Effective life change begins when we follow Jesus wholly and completely.

...The gifts of the Spirit are still offered in the church.

Scripture - We believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God. It is authoritative in matters of faith and practice as laid out in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and should be studied to grow in faith and understand God’s nature and purpose.

God - We believe in one God in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - equal in deity, power, and glory. We believe that God is infinite in love, perfect in judgments, and unchanging in righteousness and mercy. We uphold the Apostle’s Creed.

Sin and God’s Grace - We believe people were created to be in a perfect, right, and covenantal relationship to God. However, because of humanity’s disobedience and sin, that relationship was and continues to be broken. Since people still turn away from God, God offers grace through His son, Jesus, on the cross to cleanse humanity from sin and restore that broken relationship.

Salvation - We believe that salvation is by grace alone and comes when we repent of our sin and profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. When we repent and profess, we receive the Holy Spirit who turns us from our old ways (sinful nature) makes us into a new creation in Jesus Christ. We are not saved by works, but our lives in faith show the fruit of the Spirit by our works.

Church - We believe that the church, as a body of believers, is the body and bride of Christ, an extension of Christ’s life and ministry in the world today.

Human Sexuality and Marriage - We believe that God created only two genders, male and female, in His image (Genesis 1:27) as assigned at birth. We believe marriage is instituted by God (Genesis 2:24) between one adult man and one adult woman. We believe LGBTQ+++ behaviors are sinful and contradictory to God’s perfect design from the beginning of creation.

Sacraments - We believe in two sacraments - baptism, as a profession of faith and symbolic of our death to sin and resurrection to life in Jesus, and communion, as a reminder of Jesus’ perfect sacrifice on the cross.