What we believe: our statement of faith

1. The Authority of the Bible

The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the verbally, inspired Word of God, they are without error in the original writings, and they are the complete and final revelation of God. (Matthew 5:18; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Revelation 22:18-19).

2. The Trinity of God

There is only one God, existing in three persons. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Who are co-equal in their essential nature, attributes, and perfection, and each of Whom is to be honored and worshiped as God. (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 18:30-31; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; 5:32; 10:30; Acts 5:3-4; Hebrews 1:1-3).

3. The Person of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is God the Son, the promised Messiah, conceived in the flesh by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, true God and true man, without sin, and the only mediator between God and Man. (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; Matthew 1:18-25; Mark 14:61-62; John 1:1-3, 14, 29; 5:18; 8:58; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 5:20).

4. The Work of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ through His death on the cross, paid for all sin, completely satisfied the righteous wrath of God against sin, and provided redemption and forgiveness for all who believe. After His death, Jesus Christ arose bodily from the dead, was seen by many For forty day, and then ascended into heaven, where He is seated by the right hand of God as our Advocate and High Priest making intercession for us; from such place He will return to establish His kingdom on earth. (Isaiah 53:5-6: Luke 24:36-43; John 1:18; 3:16; 2-:25-28; Acts 1:6-11; Romans 3:21-26; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Galatians 3:13; Colossians 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2;13; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 2:24; 1 John 2:1-2; Revelation 20:6).

5. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead who convicts men of sin, causes the spiritual birth, indwells, seals, sanctifies, guides, equips, teaches, fills the believer, and gives gifts to the believer, thus enabling the believer to walk in obedience to God and His Word. (John 3:5; 14:16-17, 26; 15:26-27; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8; 5:3-4; Romans 8:9, 14; 1 Corinthians 2:10-11; 6:11, 19; 12:4-13; Galatians 5:16-18, 22-23, Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18-21).

6. The Creation and Fall of Man

Man was created by God in His own image and is not the product of evolution, he fell into sin through personal disobedience to the revealed will of God: and as a result, all of mankind is sinful in nature and practice, is unable to save himself and faces eternal separation from God. (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7, 18-24 3:1-24; 9:6; Matthew 19:4; Mark 7:21-23; John 8:42-44; Romans 1:18, 3:10, 23; 5:1; Ephesians 2:1-3).

7. The Salvation of Man

Eternal salvation from sin, death and hell is the free gift of God's grace, and is based solely upon man's personal repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior. That salvation is not received nor based on, any sacrament, merit, or good work on our part, but on Christ's finished work on Calvary alone. (John 1:11-13; 3:16; 5:24; 10:28,30 14:6; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 16:31; Romans 3:23-26; 5:8; 6:23; 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3;5; Hebrews 7:24-25; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 5:11-13).

8. The Destiny of Man

At death, the redeemed pass immediately into the presence of God and there remain in joyful fellowship until their bodily resurrection unto life. The unsaved at death descend into Hades (Hell), where they are kept under punishment until their bodily resurrection and cast into the Lake of Fire, resulting in damnation. (Daniel 12:2; Luke 16:22-23; 23:43; 11 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 3:10-11, 21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:11-15).

9. The Nature and Organization of the Church

All who have placed their faith in Christ are united together immediately by the Holy Spirit in one spiritual body, the church, of which Christ is the Head. In addition, the members of the one spiritual body are directed to associate themselves together in a local church. (Matthew 16;18; Acts 2:46-47; I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 10:25).

10. The Ordinances of the Church

Two ordinances have been committed unto the local church, baptism and the Lord's Supper. Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water in the name of the triune God. Likewise, the Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His atoning death. These two ordinances are to be observed by the Church until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 22:19-20; Acts 2:41; 10:47-48; I Corinthians 11:23-29).

11. Future Events

One of the coming great events in the fulfillment of prophecy concerning the church is the personal, bodily return of the Lord to remove from the earth His church and to reward them according to their works. (John 14:2-3; Romans 14:10-12; ! Corinthians 3:11-15; 15:51-53; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:11-13; Revelation 3:10).