What We Believe

We believe that 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; that this triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all things.

We believe that 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 upon which this church operates and is the basis for which this church is governed. We believe that the Word of God supersedes any earthly law that is contrary to the Holy Scriptures.

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 according to the Scriptures that Jesus was in the beginning and that all things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made. We believe in the person of Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, being fully God and fully man in one person. We believe in 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.

We believe in the person of 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. We believe the Scripture teaches from Genesis to Revelation the threefold work of the Spirit — that He has indwelt (en), come along side of (para), and upon (epi) believers for the work of the ministry. We believe it is essential to be filled and empowered by the Spirit of God to live an effective Christ-like life. We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. We 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.

We believe that all of humanity's sin — literally missing the mark — is personally offensive to a Holy God. We believe that all people are sinners by nature and willfully disobey our Creator. Therefore, we are under condemnation; that God saves and regenerates based upon faith by the Holy Spirit, those who repent (turn away and forsake) 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 that once you are born again you become a child of God and therefore are a member of His body. We gather together as the Church in order to fellowship, partake in communion, pray, and to be instructed in the Apostle's doctrine.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted two ordinances for the church: full immersion water baptism of believers, and the Lord's Supper. We also believe that the Lord Jesus Christ validated the ordinance of marriage.

We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ which is His personal, visible return to earth and the establishment of His millennial kingdom, in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous and endless separation of the wicked.

We believe in a literal Heaven and a literal Hell and that all those who place their faith, hope and trust in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in Heaven with the Lord, while those who willfully reject Jesus' free gift of salvation will spend eternity separated from the Lord in Hell. We believe that it is the Father's will that none should perish but that all would have everlasting life.

We believe in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church where 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.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. We believe that He created them in six, 24-hour days, and then rested on the seventh. We believe that Jesus Christ was there in the beginning. Therefore, we can trust the record of Genesis as being correct, accurate world history. Jesus Christ is our eye-witness that testifies to the truth of Genesis chapters 1–11. We believe that the world and the universe are only 6,000 years old based on the genealogical records of Genesis.