What We Believe
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1. WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His
design and plan for mankind.
2. WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed in three persons...
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3. WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son
Jesus was both human and divine.
4. WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin–
ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
5. WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God
Through 'Salvation' (accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin).
6. WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1) Water Baptism by
Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of
salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic
remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
7. WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience
Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective
service, just as it did in New Testament times.
8. WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy
Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and
referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.
9. WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only
a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process
of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and
become more Christlike.
10. WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are
lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the
people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption
(regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His
son Jesus Christ.
11. WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership
Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible teaches that each of us under
leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him
with other believers, and to build up or edify the body of believers–the
Church.
12. WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians
Today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the
cross for our sins).
13. WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church
Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in
time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the
Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to
be with the Lord forever.
14. WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with
His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth
for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel
and the establishment of universal peace.
15. WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have
rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal
punishment in a punishing lake of fire.
16. WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New
Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted
Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial
reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'
design and plan for mankind.
2. WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed in three persons...
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3. WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son
Jesus was both human and divine.
4. WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin–
ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
5. WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God
Through 'Salvation' (accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin).
6. WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1) Water Baptism by
Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of
salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic
remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
7. WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience
Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective
service, just as it did in New Testament times.
8. WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy
Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and
referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.
9. WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only
a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process
of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and
become more Christlike.
10. WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are
lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the
people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption
(regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His
son Jesus Christ.
11. WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership
Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible teaches that each of us under
leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him
with other believers, and to build up or edify the body of believers–the
Church.
12. WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians
Today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the
cross for our sins).
13. WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church
Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in
time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the
Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to
be with the Lord forever.
14. WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with
His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth
for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel
and the establishment of universal peace.
15. WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have
rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal
punishment in a punishing lake of fire.
16. WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New
Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted
Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial
reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'