STATEMENT OF FAITH
1. We believe that the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are the inspired
Word of God, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of humanity, and
the divine final authority for all Christian faith and life. II Timothy 3:16; II Peter
1:21
2. We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing
in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14
3. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the
Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins
according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into
heaven, where at the right hand of the Father, He now is our High Priest and
Advocate. John 1:1; Luke 1:35; I Corinthians 15:3,4
4. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and
to convict and regenerate the sinner and indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the
believer for godly living and service. John 15:26; 16:8
5. We believe that the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ provide the only
ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive
Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become believers. John 3:3; John
1:12
6. We believe that humanity was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is,
therefore, lost and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and
spiritual life be received. Genesis 1:27; Romans 5:12
7. We believe that water baptism for the believer and the Lord’s Supper for the believer
(communion) are ordinances to be observed by the church. They are, however, not to
be regarded as means of salvation. Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 11:23
8. We believe the church is composed of all such persons, who through saving faith on
Jesus Christ, have been born anew by the Holy Spirit and are united in the Body of
Christ of which He is the head. I Corinthians 12:12-14
9. We believe in the personal and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that
this blessed hope has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. I
Thessalonians 4:12-18
10. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead: of the believer to everlasting
blessedness and joy with the Lord and of the impenitent to judgment and everlasting
conscious punishment. I Corinthians 15:51-54
