1. The Bible

We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God. Scripture is sufficient for faith and godly living and is the final authority for what we believe and how we live.

2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Psalm 119:160

2. God

We believe there is one true, eternal, and sovereign God who created and sustains all things. He is holy, righteous, just, loving, merciful, and faithful. God is perfect in all His ways and worthy of all worship, honor, and obedience.

Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5–6; Psalm 90:2; Revelation 4:11

3. The Trinity

We believe in one God eternally existing in three distinct Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each Person is fully God, equal in deity, and united in divine nature.

Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 1:1

4. Jesus Christ

We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and lived a sinless life. He willingly died on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins, was bodily raised from the dead on the third day, and ascended into heaven. He is the only way of salvation and will one day return.

John 1:1, 14; Luke 1:35; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; John 14:6; Acts 1:9–11

5. The Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit is fully God and actively works in the world and in the lives of believers. He convicts the world of sin, regenerates those who believe in Christ, indwells believers, and works to sanctify, guide, and equip them for godly living and service.

John 16:8–13; Titus 3:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Galatians 5:22–23

6. Creation and Mankind

We believe God created the heavens and the earth in six literal days, as recorded in Genesis 1. God created mankind in His own image, distinctly male and female. Every human being has inherent dignity and value as one created in God’s image and is accountable to Him.

Genesis 1:1, 26–27; Exodus 20:11; Psalm 139:13–16

7. Marriage and Family

We believe God established marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman. God created human beings male and female, with biological sex established at conception and recognized at birth. Marriage and family are part of God’s design for mankind.

Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:18–24; Matthew 19:4–6

8. Sin

We believe sin entered the world through Adam’s disobedience, bringing spiritual and physical death. All people are sinners by nature and by choice, fall short of God’s holiness, and are unable to reconcile themselves to God through their own efforts.

Genesis 3; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Romans 6:23

9. Salvation

We believe salvation is the gift of God, received by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone, apart from human works or merit. Salvation is made possible through Christ’s substitutionary death and bodily resurrection. Those who place their faith in Christ receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Good works are the fruit of salvation, not the means of obtaining it.

Ephesians 2:8–10; Romans 10:9–10; John 3:16; Titus 3:5

10. The Church

We believe the Church is the body of Christ, composed of all believers in Jesus Christ. Local churches gather for worship, biblical teaching, fellowship, prayer, and service. Christ has commissioned believers to proclaim the gospel and make disciples. We believe baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances given to the Church.

1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Acts 2:41–42; Matthew 28:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26

11. Last Things

We believe Jesus Christ will return for His Church in a pretribulational rapture, followed by a seven-year tribulation and His visible return to establish His literal millennial kingdom on earth. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the lost, final judgment, eternal life with God for the redeemed, and eternal punishment for those who reject Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Revelation 20:1–15; Revelation 21:1–4; Matthew 25:46