Our Foundation
Our Beliefs
Rooted in historic Christianity and the unchanging truth of God's Word.
Rooted in historic Christianity and the unchanging truth of God's Word.
Statement of Faith
Our faith is built upon the historic creeds of the Christian church, affirming the essential truths that have united believers throughout the centuries.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, Our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic [unified] Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.
We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come.
Amen.
These statements of faith do not fully capture the extent of our beliefs. We look to the Bible, as the inspired Word of God, as our primary guide for truth, morality, and how we live.
Doctrinal Statement
The core doctrines that guide our ministry and inform our work around the world.
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each Person is equal in power and glory.
John 6:27 | John 8:58 | Acts 5:3-4 | Deuteronomy 6:4
We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died as a substitution for sin, and rose again.
Matthew 1:20-25 | 1 Peter 1:19 | 2 Corinthians 5:21 | 1 Corinthians 15:14
We believe in the past and present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling provides Christians with the security of salvation and enables them to live a godly life.
Acts 1:5,8 | Romans 8:9 | Galatians 5:16-23 | Ephesians 4:30
We believe that the Bible is the infallible, inspired Word of God, written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit without error in the words of the original documents.
John 17:17 | 2 Timothy 3:16-17 | 2 Peter 1:21
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but due to the sin of Adam, the image is tarnished, and we incur both physical death and spiritual death (separation from God).
Genesis 1:26 | Genesis 2:17 | Romans 5:12
We believe sinners are declared righteous, forgiven, and reconciled to God only as a gift of God's grace, received by faith alone in the substitutionary death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 59:2 | Romans 3:21-26 | John 1:12,29 | Philippians 3:9
We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of the Lord & others, to God's authority over our lives, and to the ministry of discipleship. Saving faith produces a life increasingly marked by obedience and spiritual fruit.
Matthew 9:35-38 | John 15:5-8 | Matthew 28:18-20 | Galatians 6:10 | Colossians 2:6-10
We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ; they are members of His body, the Church.
1 Corinthians 12:12 | Ephesians 1:22 | Colossians 1:18,24
We believe that Jesus Christ will return to judge the living and the dead.
Acts 1:11 | Revelation 20:5-15
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