Statement of Faith

Statement of Faith

God: we believe in one God who is completely sovereign, eternal, perfect, and the creator and preserver of all things. God is personal and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Jesus: we believe that Jesus Christ eternally existed with the Father as God and became man sent by God as our Savior. Jesus is both truly divine and truly human. He died on the cross for our salvation and was raised bodily to life on the third day according to the Scriptures. Jesus Christ currently reigns on earth and in heaven as Lord of all creation and the Church.

Holy Spirit: we believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity eternally coexisting with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus and facilitates our salvation and empowers believers for service in the kingdom of God.

Sin and salvation: we believe that all people are naturally in a sinful state, estranged from God, since the fall of Adam and Eve. Salvation is completely accomplished in the person and work of Jesus Christ through his death and resurrection which was God’s plan since before creation.

Church: we believe that the Church is the visible expression of the kingdom of God, the body of Jesus Christ, on the earth today. The Church is comprised of all individuals who profess a continual, saving trust in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins and the cleansing of all unrighteousness.

Final destiny: we believe that God is in full control of all things and that he is bringing about the renewal of all creation in his good time. Jesus Christ will come again, joining heaven and earth together permanently, and reigning over all creation forever with God.