(John 14:9-20; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 5:1-12)

We believe in God the Father.

• Creator of all things visible and invisible (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 5:16, 45; 6:1-9; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3; James 1:17).

We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the one and only Savior.

• (John 1:1, 14, 29; 3:16; Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 1:15-19; 1 John 4:9).
• Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-35).
• Who was both fully human and fully God (Colossians 2:9).
• Who lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15).
• Who was crucified on a cross for our sins (Romans 5:15-17; Luke 22:47-24:53).
• Who rose from the dead on the third day (John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8).
• Who ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:1-9).
• Who will return again (Revelation 1:7-8; 11:15).

We believe in the Holy Spirit.

• Who convicts us of sin (John 16:8).
• Who dwells in every Christian (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14).
• Who helps us in our weakness and in our prayers (Romans 8:26).
• Who empowers us to live a fruitful Christian life (Galatians 5:22-23).

(Mark 12:24; John 14:26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Timothy 3:14-16)

The Bible is Inspired

• We believe God inspired the original writings of the Old and New Testament without error, and that today; the New Testament is God’s authoritative message for Christians (Galatians 3:23-25; 2 Peter 1:20-21). 

The Bible is Authority

• We believe that the New Testament is the final authority for all matters of faith, truth, morality, and Christian living (Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4).

The Bible on Identity

• We believe the Bible teaches that God is the Creator and Sustainer of human life
• God creates each person in His image; and that life is therefore sacred, from conception to natural death.
• We believe God creates each person as male or female; that these two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the "image of God" in humankind; and that each person's biological gender is a basic, undeniable aspect of his or her nature and identity (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:7, 21-22; Psalm 139:13-18; Matthew 19:4-6).

The Bible on Relationships

• We believe the Bible teaches that God established marriage in the beginning as a lifelong, exclusive relationship between one man and one woman.
• He has reserved sexual intimacy as an expression of love and commitment between married couples, and that any intimate expression of sexuality outside of Biblical marriage is sin (Genesis 2:23-25; Exodus 20:14-17, 22:19; Leviticus 18:1-20, 22-23; 20:11-21; Matthew 19:9; Romans 1:18-31; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 15-20; 1 Timothy 1:8-11; Jude 7).

All have Sinned

• We believe every person has willfully sinned against God and is therefore lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ (Isaiah 53:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23). 

Salvation through Grace

• We believe salvation—the forgiveness of sins—is only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7).

Baptism by Immersion

• We believe that one receives salvation by placing trust in Jesus Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ, and that the Bible commands every believer in Christ to be baptized by immersion (Romans 5:1-2; 10:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts 2:38, 3:19; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21).

Sent into the World

• We believe that those who have received salvation through faith in Jesus Christ are sent into the world to proclaim the gospel and to love and serve the world just as Jesus Himself did (2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 28:18-20; John 20:21).