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Our Statement
​of Faith

The Bible
We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the only infallible, authoritative written word of God. (Jer. 30:2; Heb. 2:2; Rom. 4:23-25; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21.)

God
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Gen. 1:26; Ex. 20:1-5; Deut. 6:4; Isaiah 63:9-10; Matt. 3:16, 17; 28:9; Luke 3:22; John 17:3; Gal. 4:4-6).

Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of Christ (Matt. 1:23; John 1:1-3), in his virgin birth (Matt. 1:18-23; Luke 1:35), in his sinless life (II Cor. 5:21; 1Pet. 1:19; 1 John 3:5), in his miracles (Mark 1:23-26; Luke 5:1-11; John 2:1-11; John 4:46-54), in his vicarious and atoning death through his shed blood (John 3:14-17; Heb. 10:10-20), in his bodily resurrection ( Matt 28:1-6; 1 Cor. 15:3-8), in his ascension to the right hand of the Father (John 20:17; Acts 1:9), and in his personal return in power and glory (Matt. 24:27-31; Luke 21:27-36) to judge the living and the dead (John 5:28-29; Acts 24: 14-15).

Man
We believe that all are born with a nature to sin (Romans 3:23, 5:12, 7:14-17; 1 John 1:10) and must be “born again” to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 19:25-26; John 3:3-8; 2 Cor. 5:17; 1 Pet. 1:23).

Salvation
We believe that the terms of salvation are repentance toward God for sin, and a personal, heartfelt faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which results in regeneration of the person. This salvation is entirely by grace of our Lord and not of works. Works are excluded except as FRUIT of salvation (Acts 3:19, 20, Romans 4:1-5, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 2:8-10).

Local Church
We believe the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a Body of believers who have been baptized in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; who are under recognized, delegated authorities; and who assemble to worship, carry forth the Great Commission, and minister as the Holy Ghost leads. We believe the local church promotes regular fellowship with other believers and a commitment to a local church with regular participation in its activities is important for personal spiritual growth (Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19, 20; John 17:11, 21:12; Acts 2:40-47; 20:28; Rom. 12:4-5; Ephesians 4:11-16, 5:22-32, I Timothy 3:15; Heb. 10:25).

Ordinances
We believe that the two ordinances of the Church are Water Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
  1. Water Baptism - Immersion in water in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Matthew 3:15, 16, Matthew 28:19, 20, Acts 8:38, Romans 6:1-4). A symbol of identification with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection.
  2. Lord's Supper - A memorial of the death, resurrection, and Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 22:13-20).
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Ephesians 6:12