What we believe ...

At the center of what we believe is this simple truth: there is one God, and He is the Creator of everything. We are made in His image, deeply loved by Him, and created for relationship with Him. As our Abba Father, God loves us more than we can imagine and desires for us to know Him personally.


We also believe every person is born into sin, and we all make choices that separate us from God. Because God gives us free will, we can reject the relationship He wants with us and live outside of His plan. But God loves us so much that He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die so we could live. The cost of sin is separation from God, but Jesus paid that debt through His death and made new life possible for anyone who will receive it.


This is grace: God’s free and abundant gift to us. The choice is ours — to believe or not. Jesus invites us to repent, turning away from ourselves and toward Him; to believe, trusting Him with our lives; and to follow, putting His words and ways into practice. God knows we will not get it right all the time, but when we receive His grace and choose to repent, believe, and follow, He gives us new life that begins today and extends into eternity.

Statement Of Beliefs


God
We believe in one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—as revealed in the Holy Bible and made known in Jesus Christ our Lord.


Jesus
We believe Jesus, the divine Son, became human. He was born of a virgin, ministered in word and miracle, died for our sin, was raised bodily from the dead, ascended to God’s right hand, and is coming again for His people.


Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer and ministers through the Christian community, empowering lives of godliness and service.


The Bible
We believe the Holy Bible is God’s Word, true in all it teaches, and the final authority for all matters of faith and practice.


The Good News
We believe God is restoring His Kingdom on earth. He sent His Son, Jesus, as King, who surrendered His life as a ransom for ours. Jesus rose victorious from the dead and is coming again to reclaim what is His. Our response is to:

     Repent: orient our hearts in the direction of God and His will (change of heart)
     Believe: pledge our allegiance to Jesus (change of mind)
     Follow: live according to Jesus’ words and ways (change of behavior)


The Kingdom of God
We believe Jesus proclaimed God’s Kingdom on earth. Unlike empires built by humans, God’s Kingdom is spiritual and made up of those who accept Jesus as King. While this Kingdom has no earthly palace or borders, it is meant to be experienced here and now as followers of Jesus partner with God in bringing His Kingdom to earth.


Humanity
We believe God created humanity in His image, male and female, for relationship with Him and with one another. He charged them to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and reign with Him over creation. He ordained marriage between a man and a woman until death. All human life is sacred from before birth through death.


Disciple
We believe a disciple is a follower of Jesus who joins Him on His Kingdom mission. As disciples carry out His will and follow His words and ways, they help others experience God’s Kingdom on earth.


Generosity
We believe we are stewards of all God has provided. Because He demonstrates generosity in His love for us, we are to be generous with what He has entrusted to us—love, time, talents, physical assets, and finances—using them to help bring His Kingdom to earth.


Grace
We believe grace is the work God does in us. We are saved by grace through faith. Grace initiates, empowers, and blesses us with eternal life. We also believe good works are the grace God does through us as we extend His grace to others.