Our Beliefs

Far more than a moral man or a great teacher, we believe that Jesus is who he said he was – the Son of God. Jesus is God showing himself to us.
He lived a sinless life, willingly offering Himself up as the ultimate sacrifice to cover the sins of everyone who has ever lived. He arose from the dead after three days, showing his power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven and will return again to earth to reign as King of kings, and Lord of lords. We believe that Jesus is the only mediator between us and God, and that we can know him personally. (Matthew 1:22,23; John 14:1-30; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; Isaiah 9:6).

We believe that the Holy Spirit is present in the world to draw us towards God and make us aware of our need for Jesus. Through the Holy Spirit, God lives in and through us now.

The Holy Spirit lives in the Christian from the moment of salvation, giving us the power for living, and understanding for truth and guidance in doing what is right. We believe that His power and gifts are available to all believers today (John 16:7-13; 14:16,17; Acts 1:8, 2:4,38,39; 1 Corinthians 3:16).

The Bible is God’s word; our ultimate source of truth, the foundation of our beliefs and our guidebook for living. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any error (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21; Proverbs 30:5).

Jesus is coming again to be reunited with us. We believe in the literal second coming of Jesus, the literal rule of Christ upon earth and the ultimate victory of the eternal Kingdom of God (Acts 1:9-11; Revelation 22:7; John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).

Heaven and Hell are real places. For Christians, death is the beginning, not the end. We believe that man was created to exist forever. He will exist eternally separated from God by sin, or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with God is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence (John 3:16; Revelation 20:15; Matthew 25:31-46).

We examine life’s tough issues through the lens of our infallible guide and divine truth: Holy Scripture (II Timothy 3:16-17).

We believe God’s word is the ultimate authority on our Church, related policies and personal conduct. As Christians, our beliefs must be consistent with His teaching.

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image of God. Rejection of one’s biological gender is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

We believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning and is sanctioned by God, which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture.

We believe that sexual immorality is any sexual activity outside of marriage.

We do believe that every person should be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect and dignity. We oppose discrimination based on race, age, sex and nationality.

We support the sanctity of all human life from the moment of conception to natural death.

We believe all people from every walk of life are in need of God’s truth and must be made welcome to come fellowship and grow with us as we evaluate our lives together.