What We Believe

We Believe

• The Bible is the inspired infallible Word of God.
  
  
• One True God, eternally existent is the Godhead:  God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit.
  
  
• Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the Father, was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead.  He is perfect deity & humanity.
  
  
• Justification, regeneration, and the new birth are ours through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
  
  
• All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God & salvation is given to all who call upon the Name of the Lord.
  
  
• In water baptism by immersion and those who receive Christ as Lord and Savior should be baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
  
  
• The Lord's Supper is an ordinance celebrated until His return.
  In the ministry and indwelling of the Holy Spirit, empowering & enabling believers to live a holy effective life.
  
  
• In the infilling of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
  
  
• The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks & acts, by which He fills everything with His Presence.
  
  
• In the abundant life available to every believer in spirit, soul, and body.
  
  
• Through Christ Jesus, we become sons & daughters of our Father in heaven.
  
  
• Prayer is our connection & communication with God - both verbal & non-verbal.
  
  
• In the atonement of Jesus through His death & resurrection.  In healing & freedom from all sickness & bondage for every believer.
  
  
• In the coming return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ & the resurrection of the dead to live eternally with Him.

Core Values

INTEGRITY - is choosing the high road of honesty with God and others.  It is the outward actions of an inward wholeness bearing the fruit of confidence & freedom which is evident in our relationships through our words, our ways, and our attitudes. 


CHARACTER - is a discipline of man's moral personality transforming us from the inside out through the power & working of the Holy Spirit. Good character produces the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives manifested as faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness & love. 


WORD OF GOD - is our foundation when it is applied.  It produces salvation & abundant life.  For the Word of God is active & alive showing us the truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way, and is evident through a personal intimate relationship with Christ who is the Word.


WORSHIP - is who we are and the way we live expressed through our attitudes & actions, driven by a passionate desire for the Presence of Jesus by embracing the Spirit & being rooted in truth. 


DISCIPLESHIP - is the lifestyle of being a student of the Word. It is submissively following the authority of other mature Christians in which they help to build lives obedient to the principles of the cross and in doing so we are healed, delivered & made whole & holy. 


PRAYER - is a verbal & non-verbal communication with God.  It is our connection, aligning our wants with His will.  We find God's heart, agreeing with Him in faith so that His purpose can be done in this, His house of prayer.


FAMILY - is the foundation upon which every relationship, both spiritual & natural, is built.  We strive to develop a healthy community which lives right with God and endeavors to get along with one another, treating each other with dignity, honor, and love.


SERVANT LIFE - is the action, attitude & lifestyle of esteeming others higher than oneself.  It is evident in generous attitudes followed by generous action. It is a life lived to please God and do His will.  It does not seek to please self but humbly serves others in obedience to God.