What we believe

Statement of faith

• We believe in the plenary-verbal inspiration of Scripture: infallible, divine, the sole and final authority in faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:16).
• We believe in the eternal Godhead, one God revealed as Father, Son and Holy Ghost, distinguishable but indivisible (1 Timothy 3:16; John 1:1).
• We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, conceived of the Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, very God and very man (Luke 1:26; Isaiah 7:14).
• We believe Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose the third day (Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
• We believe in His bodily ascension, exaltation, and personal coming again for His church (John 14:2-3).
• We believe in salvation by grace through repentance and faith in the work of Calvary (Ephesians 2:8; Hebrews 9:12-22).
• We believe in the necessity of water baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38; Acts 10:47-48).
• We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues (Acts 2:1-4; Acts 10:44-46).
• We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12-14).
• We believe in divine healing of the body (Acts 4:30; 1 Corinthians 12:9; James 5:14).
• We believe in tithes and offerings as the means of financing God's work (Malachi 3:10).
• We believe in the Lord's Supper for believers (1 Corinthians 11:28-32).
• We believe in eternal life for believers and eternal judgment for the unbelieving (John 5:24; Revelation 20:10-15).
• We believe in one true universal church composed of many local churches under the headship of Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:18).
• We believe in the five-fold ministry given by our Lord to strengthen the work (Ephesians 4:11).
• We believe government is ordained of God, and we declare our loyalty as Christian citizens (Romans 13).