Statement of faith:
Our declaration of the church’s position on matters that pertain to the essentials of historical Christianity.
We believe
There is one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God.
We believe in the person of God the Father, an infinite, eternal, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all those who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe in the person of the Holy Spirit, who came from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, indwell, sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ.
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and, therefore, are under condemnation; that God saves and regenerates based upon faith by the Holy Spirit, those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord.
We believe in the universal church, the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the head and all who are born again are a part of the Body of Christ.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto resurrection of life, and the lost unto the resurrection of condemnation.
Ecclesiology and Convictions
We believe that God instituted the church and functions as the Chief Shepherd over His flock. We believe that God may call a pastor to shepherd His flock under His leadership, and that the New Testament then instructs the pastor to raise up elders around him to lead and govern the church together. Therefore we are an elder-led church (Acts 14:23, 20:28; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1–2).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted two ordinances for the Church: (a) baptism of believers, and (b) the Lord's Supper (Matthew 28:19; Luke 22:19-20; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). We practice believer’s baptism—baptizing those who have made a conscious profession of faith. We regularly partake of the elements of communion as a church in a monthly rhythm.
We believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit continue to be given according Scripture. Therefore we are a continuationist church (1 Corinthians 12-14).
We believe that God instituted the gift of Marriage and that Jesus affirmed the creative order for Biblical sexuality found in Genesis when He said, “From the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate (Mark 10:6-9).” (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; Romans 1:18-32; I Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-11, 6:18-20, 7:1-3; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-5).
We believe that God made men and women in His image, and that they function as a compliment to one another. We believe that male and female are equal in value, and are distinct in function as a part of God’s creative order. Therefore we are a complementarian church (Genesis 1:27, 2:18-24; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:21-23; Colossians 3:18-19; 1 Timothy 2:8-13, 3:2; Titus 1:5-9, 2:1-8; 1 Peter 3:1-7).
We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ which is His personal, visible return to earth and the establishment of His millennial kingdom, and in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous who place their faith in Jesus and endless separation of the unrighteous who reject Jesus. Therefore we are a Pre-millennial church (Psalm 9:17; Matthew 16:27, 25:31-34; Mark 9:42-49; Luke 12:5; John 3:18; Hebrews 12:23; 1 Peter 1:4; 2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6, 20:11-15).
We are
A non-denominational, Christian church.
We believe that each church has the same mission given to us by Jesus, while having a unique vision for how they will accomplish that mission. We also believe that each church will have a unique culture shaped by what it values.
These are the cultural pieces that we believe make our church unique.
A Simple Church.
We believe that a church is meant to feel like a family, and to function like a body - where each person has a part & function within the community.So, our church has a casual family like multi-generation makeup that encourages people to engage in a depth of relationship and in loving service of others.
We are
A Jesus-Loving Bible Church.
We believe that we are what we love, not merely what we think. That the condition of your heart is more significant than the amount of knowledge that you possess.So, we hold the expositional teaching of scripture as a high value, believing that all of the Bible is all about Jesus & that we encounter Him through the pages of His living book.
We are
A Relational Church.
We believe that we may learn in rows, but that we most effectively grow in circles. So, we function as a church of home groups (not merely a church with home groups) with the goal of having each person here experience the great joy & blessing of being known and loved inside a church.
We are
A Missional Church.
We believe that the success of our church is not based upon what is said, sung, or done each time that we gather. But that it is based upon what those in our community choose to do when they leave our Sunday gathering; because scripture says that they are the ministers (Ephesians 4:11-13). So, we gather each week to be encouraged and equipped, in order to scatter effectively into the community that we live & work in.
We are
A Generous Church.
We believe that Jesus has been generous with us in a way that no one else has been. So, we believe that our church community should be generous with our gifts, time, & resources in our engagement with others.We hold a Kingdom first mentality; we seek first His Kingdom, and trust that it’s His job to build our church.