What We Believe
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Our Mission
We exist to invite people to know Jesus Christ and grow together into fully devoted followers of Him.
Our Values
Lost people matter to God and therefore to us.
The church is a place where broken people find healing.
It is the kindness of God that leads people to Him.
Big faith is grown in small groups.
Worship is a lifestyle, expressed in corporate celebration and personal devotion.
In Christ, we are free to be ourselves.
Full devotion to Christ is normal for every believer.
The methods will change, but the message is timeless.
John Wesley, the founder of a renewal movement within the Church of England, which later became the Methodist church, quoted Augustine saying:
“In essentials, let us have unity, in non-essentials, let us have liberty, and in all things, let us show charity (love).”What We Believe
Trinity
God
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. God is personal and is involved in and cares about our daily life. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal, each possessing the attributes of deity. (Genesis 1:1, 26-27; Psalm 121; Psalm 139; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14)Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, was miraculously conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, so He was both fully God and fully human. He lived a sinless life on earth and voluntarily paid for our sin by dying on the cross in our place. He rose physically from the dead, thereby demonstrating His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven and will return to earth as judge of the living and the dead. (Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14-30; Philippians 2:6-11; 1 John 4:2-3, 15; Hebrews 1:1-4, 4:15; Romans 1:3-4; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 1 Timothy 6:14-15; Acts 1:9-11; Titus 2:13)The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and is present in the world to convict us of sin, guide us into truth, and remind us what Jesus taught. He lives within every Christian, empowering us to live the Christian life and become more like Christ. He gives each Christian spiritual gifts, which we are responsible to use to serve Christ and build up His Church. (John 14:16-17, 26; 16:7-16; Acts 1:8, 2:1-4; 1 Corinthians 12:1-13; Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:22-25; Romans 12:4-8)
Salvation by Grace
Salvation is a gift from God, which must be accepted individually by repentance and faith. This must happen on this side of eternity, here on earth. Salvation happens when we transfer from trusting in our own effort or knowledge to trusting solely upon what Jesus Christ has done. (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 14:6; Titus 3:4-7; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1-2)
Authority of the Bible
The Bible is God’s Word to us. Human authors, under the inspirational guidance of the Holy Spirit, wrote the Bible. It is the source of truth and the final authority for Christian belief and practice. (Psalm 119:105, 160; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21, 3:15-1)
Church
The community of all true believers is Christ’s body on earth—the Church. Christ desires that each believer be connected with a local church, because the Church is God’s primary way to accomplish His purposes on earth today. The purpose of the Church is to share the Gospel (the good news of what Jesus has done) and nurture Christians to maturity in Christ. (Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 4:4-16; Hebrews 10:23-25; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Romans 12:4-8)
Humanity
Humanity was created by God and bears His image, though we were formed out of dust. Every human life has value, because God made us in His image and loves us. We were created to enjoy fellowship with Him. But having defied God by choosing to go our own way, our sinful disobedience separates us as unholy people from a holy and perfect God. This situation is only remedied by personal acceptance of what Jesus Christ did for humanity through His shed blood on a cross. There is no other remedy to this hopeless situation. (Genesis 1:26-27, 3:8-11; Luke 13:34; John 3:16; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6, 59:2; Romans 3:23, 6:23; 1 Tim 2:5-6)
Compassion
God calls all Christians to show compassion to those in need, and stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. (Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 15:7; Psalm 82:3-4; James 1:27, 2:15-16)
Eternity
Each human being has a soul that was designed to live forever. We will either live in eternal union with God (Heaven) or be eternally separated (Hell) from God, the source of all life. Eternal life with God begins the moment we receive Christ into our lives by faith. (John 3:16, 6:40, 11:25-26, 14:1-3; Romans 6:23, 8:17-18; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Matthew 13:37-43)
Stewardship
Everything we are is because of God, and everything we own belongs to God. Temporary material things are not worth living for. We will be held accountable regarding whether we have invested our life, talents, time, and resources in things of eternal value. (Psalm 24:1; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 23:23, 25:14-30; Acts 2:44-45)