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 Christ-like.
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. At that time many in the
nation of Israel will recognize and accept Him as the Messiah, the
Savior who died for them and all mankind.
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!'