Mission Statement
The Purpose of our Church is to make Christ known through the testimonies of disciples who evidence full devotion to Him in their hearts, a biblical orientation to relationships, and wise management of their stewarded possessions.
What We Believe (Articles of Faith)
We
believe that the Bible is the Word of God; that it was written by men
who were moved by the Holy Spirit so that their writings, in the
original, were supernaturally and verbally inspired, free from error, as
no other writings have ever been or ever will be. They are the complete
and final revelation of the will of God to man, and so are the supreme
authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
b. God the Son- We believe in Jesus Christ, God the Son, pre-existent with the Father, begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary; sinless in His nature and life, infallible in His teaching, making atonement for the sins of the world by His substitutionary death on the cross. We believe in His bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and glorious second advent according to promise.
c. God the Holy Spirit- We believe in the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit. We believe that He came from God to convince and convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and to regenerate, sanctify, indwell, comfort, and empower those who believe in Jesus Christ.
We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also that spiritual death, which is separation from God. We believe that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and as a result, practice sin in thought and deed by choice.
We believe in the reality and personality of Satan (called the Devil).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a vicarious and sufficient sacrifice, and that all who by faith receive Him as their personal Savior, are justified on the ground of His blood shed on Calvary and His bodily resurrection from the dead; and are born again of the Holy Spirit, thereby becoming children of God.
We believe that the universal Church is comprised of all those who have exercised saving faith in Jesus Christ, and in the visible local church, which is a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible confession of faith, and associated for worship, nurture, fellowship, and evangelism. We believe that to these believers was committed for observance, until Christ returns, two ordinances: the baptism of believers by immersion and the Lord's Supper. We believe that God has laid upon these churches the task of preaching the gospel to every creature, and the edification of the individual members of the Body of Christ.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead, the saved to eternal life and blessedness in Heaven, and the unsaved to eternal condemnation and woe in the lake of fire (John 5:29; Rev. 20:11-15).
We believe in the eternal security of the believer (John 10:27-29).
We believe that every human being has direct relations with God, and is responsible to God alone in all matters of all faith; that each church is independent and autonomous, and must be free from any interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority; that, therefore, the church and state must be kept separate as having different functions, each fulfilling its duties free from the dictation or patronage of the other.
We believe that every saved person should manifest the Christ-life by a consistent walk in the Holy Spirit, fully and constantly yielding his members to the indwelling Christ, so that he may always by life and word show forth the praises of Him who has called him out of darkness into His marvelous light. We believe in a separated life for all believers as set forth in 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1, including separation from world alliances, illicit and immoral pleasures, methods of work, worldly societies, etc.