We believe that the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God, the final authority by which we receive truth, and the sole infallible authority. The Bible in its entirety is inspired by God through the Holy Spirit, meaning that every word is directly from God Himself. Holy scripture is inerrant and infallible because it comes directly from God. (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21)

We believe that there is one living and true God who is spirit, eternal, all-loving, all-powerful, all-good, all-knowing, perfect, sovereign, omnipresent, and unchanging. (Isaiah 45:5, John 4:24, Revelation 1:8, 1 John 4:16, Romans 1:20, Psalm 145:9, 1 John 3:20, Matthew 5:48, Ephesians 1:11, Proverbs 15:3, Malachi 3:6) God is one in essence, has one mind, will, and power, and exists in three divine unified persons, The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, all deserving obedience and worship, sharing equally in the characteristics of God. (Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14) 

• The Father

The Father is the first person of the Trinity, and the creator of all things. He is the Father of the Son of God, and also of humans whom He has saved and adopted as sons of God. (Ephesians 1:5) He is the creator of the universe, the heavens, and the Earth. (Genesis 1:1) 

• The Son

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity and is the incarnation of God in flesh. (John 1:1, John 1:14, John 10:30, Colossians 1:15) He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and birthed by a virgin so that He could be truly God and truly Man, (Phillipians 2:5-7) having all the fullness of God in Him, and yet completely human found in these two distinct natures. He is unable to sin, but is also able to sympathize with human weakness, as He Himself was tempted to sin, yet never sinned. (Hebrews 4:15) He lived a sinless life, and fulfilled Jewish Law that He should be a perfect sacrifice taking the place of man, suffering the just punishment that man deserved for their own sin, that man could be redeemed through Him by faith. (2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 3:5, Romans 6:23, 1 Peter 3:18, Ephesians 1:7) He died, buried, and rose again on the third day, conquering sin, death, and authorities, all in accordance with the Fathers will. (1 Corinthians 3:4-5, John 6:38, Colossians 2:15) He now sits at the right hand of the Father in heaven, and acts as the sole mediator between God and man whilst interceding for us. (Romans 8:34, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 8:1, 1 Timothy 2:5) He is the head of the Church, which is His body, and will judge mankind in a future age. (Colossians 1:18, John 5:22, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11-15)

• The Holy Spirit

The Spirit of God is not a force, power, or energy, but the third person of the Trinity co-equal with the Father and Son and is God. The Holy Spirit dwells in and seals the believer upon conversion. (Acts 1:5, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 2:22) The Holy Spirit also administers spiritual gifts to members of the Church that they may use to serve God and His people. He transforms believers unto godliness through sanctification, convicts unbelievers of their sin, and comforts believers by guiding and helping them in their lives. (Romans 8:29, John 16:28, John 14:16)

The “good news,” or Gospel, is the word of the cross and the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:16, John 3:16, 1 Corinthians 1:18)

• Mankind

Man was created by God in His image and was created good and free from sin. (Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:31) The first human, Adam, lived in the Garden of Eden and was permitted to eat the fruit of all trees in the garden except for one in the middle of the garden. (Genesis 3:3) Adam sinned by eating of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, and sin entered the world through Adam. (Genesis 3:17, Romans 5:12) Because of Adam's sin, all men from Him were born with a corrupt sinful nature. (Psalm 51:5, Romans 5:19) Due to sin, man was and is separated from fellowship with God and unable to redeem themselves from their sin. (Colossians 1:21) There is not a single man or woman who has not sinned against God, and it is impossible for mankind to please God without Him. (Romans 3:10, Romans 8:7, Galatians 2:16) Those without Jesus Christ are spiritually “dead” in their sin, and must be saved from sin. (Ephesians 2:1) There is none who deserves forgiveness of sin or salvation from spiritual death, because they and their deeds are far from God's glory and standard of good. (Romans 3:23, Isaiah 53:6)

• Judgment

Sin against a righteous and just God requires just judgment. (Deuteronomy 32:4) The punishment for sin is death, both a physical death and especially a second eternal death. (Ezekiel 18:20, Romans 6:23, Revelation 21:8) The destination in eternity for all mankind is either Heaven or Hell based on the person's position in Christ Jesus. (John 3:36) Those who are in Christ Jesus are given eternal life, and those who are not in Christ Jesus are given eternal punishment. (Matthew 25:46) All of man who is not in Christ Jesus will be judged before Him, who is also the righteous judge. (Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 20:11) Individuals who are sentenced to Hell will be thrown into the Lake of Fire along with death and Hell. (Revelation 20:14) These are the wages of sin.

• Atonement

Because the judgement for sin is death, the only means of escaping death would be a sacrifice for sin. (Hebrews 9:22) Jesus Christ lived a sinless life, one that no man could ever live, so that He could take the place of man in death as a substitute, bearing the punishment that man deserved. (Isaiah 53:5) His sacrifice acted as an atonement for sin and He defeated the rulers and authorities, so that man can be brought back to God, and reconcile the relationship that was broken between God and man because of sin. (1 Peter 3:18) Jesus Christ paid and suffered for the sins of the whole world in His death, so that through Him they may have spiritual life and the forgiveness of sin by faith in Him. (1 Peter, 2:24, 1 John 2:2) He rose again on the third day, and those who believe in Him have ‘died to sin’ and have ‘new life’ in Him, just as He died and rose again. (Romans 6:4)

• Salvation

God alone saves those who have faith in Jesus Christ. Faith is the sole means by which God saves people from their sin, as there is nothing that man can do to merit or earn God’s salvation. It is only by grace that salvation is obtained through faith. (Ephesians 2:8) A saving faith includes repentance from sin, turning to Christ as the solution to sin, and a genuine trust in Jesus Christ as the Lord who died for sin and rose from the dead. (Romans 10:9) 

Those whom God saves by faith are justified upon salvation once and for all eternity, indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and born again to live a new life in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:38-39, Romans 3:28, Ephesians 1:13, Titus 3:5) Upon conversion, the believer is also adopted into the family of God as a son of God. (Galatians 4:6) The believer lives a new life to glorify God, undergoing the process of sanctification, with the manifestation of their faith in Jesus Christ being found in the fruit of the Spirit including love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. (Galatians 5:22-23) 

• Preaching the Gospel

The local church is responsible to carry out The command of our Lord Jesus to preach the gospel, make disciples, and baptize. (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15) We preach Christ crucified and faith in Christ alone by God’s grace alone as the means of salvation from sin and death. (1 Corinthians 1:23)

The Church, or the universal Church, is the body of Christ, God’s called out people composed of all who are in Christ Jesus. Local churches are assemblies of believers called out to gather, break bread, pray, and fellowship together.

• Purpose

The purpose of the local church, or assembly, is to glorify God, as it is the house of God. (1 Timothy 3:15) The assembly is uniquely made up of believers who have been born-again and baptized, as shows the pattern in the New Testament. (Acts 2:41) We gather in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ alone to follow the teachings of the apostles, break bread, fellowship, pray, praise, and preach the Word of God. (Acts 2:42, 2 Timothy 4:2) 

• Priesthood

We believe that all believers have an equal privilege and responsibility to take part and participate as a functioning member of a local church, under the regulations of the New Testament, as the believer is a part of a royal and holy priesthood. This is expressed through public participation in church gatherings (1 Peter 2:9) The Great High Priest is Christ Jesus Himself. (Hebrews 4:14)

• Eldership

We believe that God desires there to be multiple individuals in the office of overseer, or elders, to shepherd the local assembly. (Titus 1:5, 1 Peter 5:1) There is no ranking or hierarchy among the elders, and all engage in the ministry of pastoring, leading, overseeing. The role of teaching and preaching is not exclusive to the overseers.

• Headship

God has instituted headship to glorify Himself as head of all things. The head of man is Christ, and the head of woman is man. (1 Corinthians 11:3) This is not a hierarchy, nor do some in the church have more glory than others, but rather an order that God Himself has designed in the church that points to Christ as the head of the Church. (1 Corinthians 11:11-12, Ephesians 1:22) We believe that it is God’s desire for this order to be displayed physically with men having their heads uncovered, and women covering their heads in an assembly gathering. (1 Corinthians 11:4-5)

We believe that the Lord Jesus has given two ordinances; The Lord’s Supper and Baptism.

The Lord’s Supper is a memorial and proclamation of the death of our Lord Jesus. We are commanded by Jesus Christ Himself to break the bread and drink of the cup of blessing in remembrance of Him until He comes. (1 Corinthians 11:25-26) The bread is His body which He gave for us, and the cup is His blood. (Luke 22:19-20) In taking of the Lord’s Supper, we not only proclaim the death of our Lord, but we also proclaim fellowship with one another as an assembly. Only those formally recognized to be received in a local church fellowship and not under any church discipline are permitted to take the Lord’s Supper.

Baptism is a declaration of a believer's new identity as someone united to Christ Jesus, identifying the believer with Christ. (Galatians 3:27) Upon conversion, the born-again believer dies to sin, and now lives united to Jesus Christ, just as Jesus Christ died and rose again. (Romans 6:4) Water baptism is a physical picture of the spiritual work of regeneration that occurs upon conversion, as the believer is immersed into water, as Christ was immersed into death, and is taken up out of the water, as Christ took Himself out of death and rose again. (Romans 6:6) Baptism shows their new spiritual life in Christ Jesus. All who profess faith in Jesus Christ must be baptized. We baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)

• Death

Death is the consequence of sin, and there is a physical death, and a second death in eternity that is for those who are not in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:23, Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 21:8)

• Rapture

We believe that there is a future time where the Lord Jesus will return and take with Him all of His believers from the Earth before the Tribulation. (1 Corinthians 15:51-53, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17)

• Tribulation

After Jesus Christ has taken all of His own home with Him, God will pour out His righteous judgment on an unbelieving world in a seven year tribulation period. (Revelation 16:1)

• Millennial Reign

We believe that after the Tribulation period, Jesus Christ will return and set up His kingdom and reign for one-thousand years. (Revelation 20:1-7)

• Final Judgment

We believe that Jesus Christ will judge over those who rejected Him by not having faith in Him. (John 5:22) He will sentence individuals to the Lake of Fire along with Hell and Death (Revelation 20:11-14)