WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our God
We confess one true God, who created and sustains all things. He is sovereign and supreme, and He exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These distinct persons are not three different gods but the one true God, who is a Trinity.
Our Humanity
We affirm that human beings were created in God’s image and were made to know, love, enjoy, and glorify Him.
Our Need
Sin includes both actions and attitudes that oppose God’s holy will, whether done consciously or unconsciously. Through mankind's fall, sin entered the world, and now all people are born under its power. Sin separates us from our holy and righteous Creator.
Our Savior
Jesus Christ is God’s eternal Son, truly God and truly man, the King of kings and Lord of lords. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, lived without sin, bore our sins, suffered under human rulers, and obeyed the Father even to the point of death on the cross. On the third day He rose bodily from the grave, confirming that He is the Messiah and Lord. He later ascended to heaven and now reigns at the Father’s right hand, interceding for His people.
Our Salvation
We believe God rescues sinners by His free and sovereign grace through the saving work of Christ. By His life, death, and resurrection, Christ secured redemption, pardon, righteousness, new life, and eternal life for His people. This salvation is received through the gift of faith, so no one can boast.
Our Helper
We confess the Holy Spirit as fully divine and truly personal. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and coming judgment. He is sent to dwell within believers, and He strengthens us for holy living, distributes gifts for ministry, and leads God’s people into the truth. He is God’s pledge of the inheritance still to come.
Our Church
We believe there is one universal church, holy and united in Christ. It is made up of God’s people across all ages. Christ sends His church on earth to shine as a witness in the world and to disciple the nations. We gladly practice believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper as enduring ordinances of the church.
Our Bible
We receive the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments as God’s written Word and the final rule for the church’s faith and life. All of Scripture is perfect in truth and is living and active because it is breathed out by God. It is sufficient to teach, correct, and train God’s people in righteousness.
Our Hope (Christ’s Return)
We believe Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead and to make all things new. Those who belong to Him will be raised, will be made like Him in glory, and will reign with Him in everlasting joy. Those who do not believe will receive everlasting punishment apart from Him in Hell.