What We Believe
We try to go straight to God’s word to establish our beliefs and practices. With that in mind, here are some anchor points we find in the Scripture.
We believe in the God who first believed in us. He is the maker of heaven and earth and creator of us all (Psalm 100:3).
We believe in Jesus Christ who died and rose for us. He is our Lord and Savior
(1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 10:9-10).
We believe in the Holy Spirit who lives in us and enriches us (Romans 8:9; 2 Timothy 1:7).
We believe the Scripture, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the living word of God (Hebrews 4:12-13). We are committed to continually searching them in order to be shaped and influenced by our Father (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
We believe in grace. None of us are good enough to be good enough. God did for us through the cross of Christ what we could not do for ourselves. It is by grace we are brought into relationship with our Father
(Ephesians 2:8-10).
We believe in faith. Faith is the reaching hand of the flawed man. It is believing that God is, and that He rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
We believe that repentance, confession, and baptism are all integral expressions of faith involved in initially coming to God (Acts 2:36-39; Romans 10:9-10).
We believe it is our Father’s intent that no one live as an isolated individual, but that we are part of vibrant community of faith known as the church --- the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13).
We believe this community is expressed by supporting and encouraging each other (1 Thessalonians 5:11). This is also one of the purposes of our meeting together where we celebrate the life-giving sacrifice of Jesus in communion (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
We believe in the God who first believed in us. He is the maker of heaven and earth and creator of us all (Psalm 100:3).
We believe in Jesus Christ who died and rose for us. He is our Lord and Savior
(1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 10:9-10).
We believe in the Holy Spirit who lives in us and enriches us (Romans 8:9; 2 Timothy 1:7).
We believe the Scripture, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the living word of God (Hebrews 4:12-13). We are committed to continually searching them in order to be shaped and influenced by our Father (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
We believe in grace. None of us are good enough to be good enough. God did for us through the cross of Christ what we could not do for ourselves. It is by grace we are brought into relationship with our Father
(Ephesians 2:8-10).
We believe in faith. Faith is the reaching hand of the flawed man. It is believing that God is, and that He rewards those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
We believe that repentance, confession, and baptism are all integral expressions of faith involved in initially coming to God (Acts 2:36-39; Romans 10:9-10).
We believe it is our Father’s intent that no one live as an isolated individual, but that we are part of vibrant community of faith known as the church --- the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13).
We believe this community is expressed by supporting and encouraging each other (1 Thessalonians 5:11). This is also one of the purposes of our meeting together where we celebrate the life-giving sacrifice of Jesus in communion (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
