Our Beliefs

God 

We believe in God, Creator, Sustainer and Ruler of all, who exists as three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 

People 

We believe that people are created by God, made in God’s image to know, love, and serve God without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, income level, and cultural identity. People are created in community to know, love, and serve each other. 

Restoration 

We believe that God’s desire to restore all things and all people to way of salvation has been revealed in Jesus Christ. Restoration between God and people (also known as ‘salvation’) happens when the Holy Spirit gives people a new heart, leading and enabling them to trust in Jesus alone for salvation. Because we believe that God loves His creation, He will also restore the entire universe to a condition of beauty, rest, joy, perfection, and freedom. Salvation by God’s grace is received through faith in Jesus Christ, Savior, and Lord. Salvation restores our relationships, creating peace with God, with others and with ourselves. God’s world, which began as a promising Garden, will find its fulfillment in a perfected, life-giving City in which there will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain. 

Jesus Christ

We believe in Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God. He is fully God and fully man. He was without sin, tempted, subject to suffering, crucified and buried. God raised Him from the dead. Risen and ascended, He is alive now, the living Lord. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. 

Holy Spirit 

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is sent from the Father and the Son. By the Spirit God is present to convict the world of sin and to testify to Christ. By the Spirit God renews, empowers, teaches, guides, comforts, and encourages His people in order to make them like Christ. 

The Bible

We believe in the Bible. The inspired Word of God. The Scripture is the written witness to Jesus Christ, the living Word. Relying on the Holy Spirit, we seek the application of God’s Word to our lives. The Scriptures are the sufficient and trustworthy standard of Christian faith and practice. 

The Church 

We believe the Church is the community of people who have responded in faith to God’s call and have received Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit. We believe the Church is God’s people called both to worship and serve Him in all of life. The Church is a united community, loved by one Father, anointed by one Spirit, ruled by one Head, Jesus Christ. The Church is a holy community, united to a holy Lord and called to godliness. The Church is a universal and diverse community, enjoyed by all those who trust Jesus Christ. The Church is an apostolic community, founded on Christ, the apostles and prophets and entrusted with their teachings. 

Ministry 

We believe that ministry, in all its forms, is the ministry of the risen Lord Jesus among and through His people. Ministry is the privilege and responsibility of every believer. Ministry is directed towards both the community of faith and the society of the world. Ministry is to be offered for the purpose of building up the body of Christ, promoting the glory of God, seeking justice and love mercy and walk humbly with God. 

Church in Society

We believe the Church’s mission in the world is modeled on the mission of Jesus and accomplished as a servant community sent into the world. The Church’s mission involves fulfillment of the Great Commission to proclaim the gospel, make disciples and teach the ways of the Lord. The Church’s mission also involves fulfillment of the Great Commandment to constructively serve our neighbor’s welfare through the influence of Christian character enhancing that of society and through social action in areas of need.