What We Believe

There is one and only one living and true God
He is all powerful and all knowing
He has perfect knowledge of all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His creation
He is an eternal triune God that reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Each distinct persons but one God

Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image
He created them male and female as the crowning work of his creation
We are special (sacred) and we hope each of you feel that way
That is demonstrated by the fact we are made in God’s image and that Christ died for us
In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice
By his free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race
Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God
Therefore, every person of every race, gender, age and social position possesses full dignity and is worthy of respect and Christ’s love

Salvation involved the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord
In its broadest sense salvation includes
- Regeneration (new creation)
- Justification (relationship with God) - with salvation we are now justified and we can have that relationship with God again
- Sanctification (the growth in morals and spiritual maturity by the Holy Spirit in you)

Baptism is the physical representation of the spiritual baptism of the Holy Spirit which occurred at your salvation
Thus salvation is a requirement for baptism
Baptism symbolically represents the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Baptism is the first act of obedience to the Lord