Statement of Faith:

The Scriptures

We believe that "all Scripture is given by inspiration of God," by which we understand the whole Bible, consisting of sixty-six books, is inspired, that holy men of God were moved by the Holy Spirit to write the very words of Scripture and that this divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of the writings, historical, poetical, doctrinal and prophetical as appeared in the original manuscripts. We believe that all the Scriptures center about the Lord Jesus Christ, in His person, and work, in His first and second coming, and hence that no portion, even of the Old Testament, is properly read or understood until it leads to Him. We believe that all Scripture was designed for our practical instruction.

The Godhead

We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God and that He is eternal, immutable, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He is the creator and sustainer of heaven and earth, inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all our honor, confidence and love. God eternally exists in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the absolute Deity of Jesus Christ. He is the only begotten Son of God, the Eternal Word manifested in the flesh. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. His sinless life and ministry on earth, His death on the Cross as a substitutionary atonement for the sins of all mankind, His bodily resurrection from the dead, His exaltation to the right hand of the Father on high as Lord, Mediator, Priest, and Advocate of the world.

We believe in the personality and the Deity of the Holy Spirit. He convicts men of sin, regenerates, indwells, baptizes, seals and sets believers apart to a holy life.

Satan

We believe that God created an innumerable company of spiritual beings, known as angels. Satan, "that old serpent," called also the Devil, and angel called "Lucifer, son of the morning," the highest in rank, fell through pride, thereby becoming Satan, the unholy god of this age, originator of sin and the author of all power of darkness, and is destined to the judgment of an eternal justice in the lake of fire.

Man

We believe that man was originally created in the image and after the likeness of God, and that he fell through sin, and as a consequence of his sin lost his spiritual life, becoming dead in trespasses and sin, and that he became subject to the power of the devil. We believe that this spiritual death or total depravity of human nature has been transmitted to the entire human race of man, the man Christ Jesus alone being excepted; and hence that every child of Adam is born into the world with a nature which not only possesses no spark of divine life, but is essentially and unchangeably bad apart from Divine grace.

Salvation

The Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried according to the Scriptures, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and rose again the third day. All who believe in the resurrected Savior are justified by his shed blood. We believe that the new birth of the believer comes only through faith in Christ and that repentance is a vital part of believing and is in no way in itself a separate and independent condition of salvation; nor are any other acts, such as baptism or faithful service, to be added to believing as a condition of salvation. We believe that all who are born again are eternally secure being sealed by the Holy Spirit and kept by God the Father.

The Church

We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ and is made up of all who have been made spiritually alive through repentance of sins and faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. We believe our Lord has commissioned the Church to carry the good news of that salvation into the entire world. All who believe are at that moment baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ (the Church) and, as soon afterward as reasonable, apply for and be received into a local Bible-believing church by statement of faith and immersion in water, a picture of their faith identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection.

We believe the continued mission of the Church under the Holy Spirit is to develop disciplined followers of Christ and build them up in the most holy faith for the edification and maturity of all believers. 

We believe that the local church has the absolute right of self-government under Christ, free from interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations and its decisions and directions the result of the will of the local congregation as its members believe they are being led by God.

Ordinances

We believe that there are two Christian ordinances instituted by Christ: the Ordinance of Baptism and the Lord's Supper to be observed until He comes again.

Coming of Christ

We believe in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for those in the universal church, the Body of Christ and those that are asleep (dead)  in Jesus. The believers shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air. The church, called the Bride, will then be married to one Husband, Jesus Christ.  After this, Jesus will return to the earth with His saints to establish His kingdom of righteousness and reign for one thousand years (pre-millennial).

Resurrection

We believe that all the dead will be raised; that the righteous will have part in the resurrection unto eternal life with a new body, and the unrghteous will suffer eternal damnation in the lake of fire.