The Word of God is the foundation on which this church operates and the basis by which it is governed.
We believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — equal in power and glory; and that this triune God created, upholds, and governs all things.
Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19–20; John 10:30; Hebrews 1:3We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired without error, and the infallible rule of faith and practice. The Word of God is the foundation on which this church operates and by which it is governed.
Nehemiah 8:8; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23–25We believe in God the Father — an infinite, eternal, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love; who concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
Psalm 90:2; John 3:16; John 4:24; 1 Timothy 1:17We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit: His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal, visible return to earth.
Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:34–35; John 1:1–2; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Hebrews 1:8We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ.
John 16:8–11; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:26; 2 Corinthians 3:18We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide.
John 14:16–17; John 16:13; Romans 8:26We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all biblical gifts of the Spirit, according to the instructions given to us in 1 Corinthians 12–14.
1 Corinthians 12–14We believe all people are sinners by nature and therefore under condemnation; and that God saves and regenerates, on the basis of faith and by the Holy Spirit, those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord.
Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 2:1–3, 8–9; Titus 3:5We believe in the universal church — the living spiritual body of which Christ is the head, and of which all who are born again are a part.
1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Ephesians 4:15–16We believe the Lord Jesus Christ instituted two ordinances for the church: full immersion water baptism of believers, and the Lord's Supper. We also believe He validated the ordinance of marriage.
Matthew 28:19; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; Matthew 19:4–5We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ — His personal, visible return to earth and the establishment of His millennial kingdom — in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal blessing of the righteous, and the endless separation of the wicked.
Matthew 16:27; Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11–16; Revelation 20:11–15We believe in a literal Heaven and a literal Hell: that all who place their faith, hope, and trust in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in Heaven with the Lord, while those who reject His free gift of salvation will spend eternity separated from Him.
Matthew 25:31–34; John 3:18; 1 Peter 1:4; Revelation 20:11–15We believe in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the church, in which all believers will meet the Lord in the air and be taken out of this world prior to the Tribulation that will come upon the earth.
Luke 21:36; Romans 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–16; Revelation 3:10