What We Believe

We believe that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and that God has preserved His inspired Words, which under His care and providence, have been translated without error in the King James Version. We further believe that the Word of God is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. (Psalms 12:6-7, II Timothy 3:15–17, I Peter 1:23-25, II Peter 1:19-21)

We believe in God the Father, an infinite personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and spiritual death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (Psalms 136, Psalms 147:5, Isaiah 6:3, Jeremiah 33:3, John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Romans 13:1, II Timothy 3:15 – 17, I Peter 1:23-25, II Peter 1:19 – 21, I John 4:8)

We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal visible return to Earth. (Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:25, Mark 15:6, Mark 16:9, Luke 1:26-35, John 1:1-3, John 3:16, John 14:3, Romans 3: 19–25, Romans 5: 6–15, II Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 2:5–11, I Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 7: 25–26)

We 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 all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells in every believer in Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. (John 3: 5-6, John 14:16, John 16: 7–14, Acts 1:8, Acts 11:15, Romans 8:13, I Corinthians 3:16, I Corinthians 6:19–20, I Corinthians 12:3, II Thessalonians 2:3, Titus 3:5)

We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit; that these are equal in every divine perfection, and they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption. (Genesis 1:26, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 3:16–17, Matthew 28:19, John 1: 1-3, II Corinthians 13:14, I John 5:7)

We believe that all men are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. (John 3:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 4:19, Acts 16:31, Romans 3:10-23, Romans 5:6-12, Romans 10:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5-6, Revelation 20:11-14)

We believe that a Christian should live for the glory of God and the well being of his follower; that his conduct should be blameless before the world; that he should be a faithful steward of his possessions, and that he should seek to realize for himself and others the full stature of maturity in Christ. (Acts 24:16, I Corinthians 4:1-2, I Corinthians 10:31, Galatians 5:13, II Peter 3:18, II Timothy 2:20-22)

We believe that every human being has direct relations with God, and is responsible to God alone in all matters of faith, that each church is independent and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority, that therefore church and state must be kept separate as having different functions and fulfilling its duties free from dictation or patronage of the other. (Romans 14:12, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 4:16)

We believe in the universal church a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members, we believe in the local church, baptized after an audible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work, and fellowship. We believe that God has his hand upon the members of the local church for the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.  (Matthew 16:16-18, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:41-43, Acts 20:28, I Corinthians 15:51-58, Ephesians 1:12-14, Ephesians 2:10,  Ephesians 5:25–30, Colossians 1:18, I Thessalonians 4:13-18, I Timothy 3:4 – 15, Hebrews 13:15)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord’s supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water into the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Christ in commemoration of His death. We believe that these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 8:34-39, Romans 6:3-5, I Corinthians 11:23-26)