Statement of Faith
Article I — Scripture
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God and without error in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and conduct.
Article II — God
We believe in one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the beginning, God created, out of nothing, everything in the world, thus manifesting his power, wisdom, and goodness. By His sovereign power, He continues to sustain His creation and by His providence, He is operating throughout human history to fulfill His redemptive purposes.
Article III — Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man (God-man). He was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead. He ascended into Heaven where He is now the only mediator between God and man.
Article IV — Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, one with the Father and the Son, the indweller of every believer whereby each is sealed unto the day of the redemption of the body. He was sent into the world by the Father to apply to mankind the saving work of Christ. He enlightens the minds of sinners and awakens in them their need of a Savior. He is the lifelong companion of the Christian on earth and guides believers in their understanding and application of scripture.
Article V — Devil
We believe in the existence and operating power of a real and personal being opposed to all righteousness and exalting himself against all that God is and has, the evil one called Satan or the Devil.
Article VI — Hell
We believe in a literal hell, the place of eternal punishment for the wicked dead.
Article VII — Heaven
We believe in a literal place called heaven where God's immediate presence is manifested, and where the redeemed shall ultimately be. Here, believers will be received into eternal communion with God and will be rewarded for works done in this life.
Article VIII — Man
We believe that God created man in His own image and in a state of innocence, but that through temptation he willfully transgressed and became dead in trespasses and sins, whereby his posterity inherits a corrupt nature, being born in sin and under condemnation.
Article IX — Salvation
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; that He arose from the dead in His glorified body, ascended into heaven as our great High Priest and Advocate. All who believe on His name are justified on the grounds of His shed blood and receive the gift of eternal life by the grace of God.
Article X — Regeneration
We believe that regeneration is a divine and instantaneous work of the Holy Spirit whereby God imparts life to one dead in trespasses and sin.
Article XI — Sanctification
We believe that sanctification is a divine and progressive work of the Holy Spirit whereby God, upon the ground of the finished work of Christ on the cross, His present intercessory ministry, and His Divine Word, sets the believer apart and works out, in, and through him by means of a submissive will that which is well pleasing to Himself through Jesus Christ. This work culminates in the redemption of the body.
Article XII — The Church
We believe in the one true church, the mystical Body and Bride of the Lord Jesus, composed of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit. We believe that the local church is an organization composed of professing believers instituted for the purpose of teaching, fellowship, outreach, worship and service. In the matters of administration and policy, it is self-governing.
Article XIII — Baptism
We believe that Christian baptism by immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is the Bible mode of baptism and testifies of the believer's faith in, and identification with, the crucified, buried and risen Savior.
Article XIV — The Lord's Supper
We believe that the Lord's Supper is an ordinance whereby believers show forth the Lord's death till He comes.
Article XV — The Second Coming of Christ
We believe in the glorious hope of the visible and bodily return of Christ.