AUTHORITY OF THE SCRIPTURES
We sit under the authority of the Bible and accept it as the Word of God which is able to save, nurture and correct mankind. We desire to dutifully study God’s Word and have expository preaching in our Church services as the means by which believers are taught and inspired to live a Godly life.
THE GODHEAD
We believe in one God, the Sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and externally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
THE NATURE AND WORK OF CHRIST
Jesus Christ, the Living Word, became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. Fully God and fully man, Jesus lived a sinless life, He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the third day He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He now is our Saviour, High Priest and Mediator.
THE WORK OF SALVATION
We hold the conviction that forgiveness is freely given as we turn from our sin, repenting, and embracing the completed sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross as atonement for our transgressions. Additionally, we affirm that those who sincerely accept Christ as their Savior receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, so that men and women can be spiritually born again.
BAPTISM
We hold the belief in full immersion water baptism, not as a means of achieving salvation, but rather as an act of obedience following salvation, in accordance with the command of Christ.
THE CHURCH
The true Church is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit are united together in the body of Christ. Such members work to bring the light of Christ to a dark world. The Lord Jesus Christ commands all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the world and to make disciples of all nations.
RETURN OF CHRIST
Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly, and bodily – to judge the living and the dead, and to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
ROLES OF MEN AND WOMEN
We believe that the Bible teaches that men and women are of equal value yet have different roles in Church life and in the home. Both are gifted by God with complementary skills for the purpose of fulfilling God’s mission in the world. Men are specifically called to lead the Church and home in bold, loving and sacrificial ways just as Christ leads His Church.