What We Believe

We believe God gave us the sixty-six books of the Bible to be received as his inspired, authoritative, and trustworthy word for salvation and life. Despite the complexities of Scripture, it can be understood, trusted, and followed. We are committed to studying it honestly — paying attention to its grammar, history, literary context, and the story of God it tells from beginning to end. Because the Holy Spirit inspired all sixty-six books, we honor Jesus' lordship by submitting our lives to all that God has for us in them.

We believe God created human beings in his image to enjoy a relationship with him and one another. But through sin, we lost our way and are now separated from God.

The gospel is God's good news of reconciliation. It was promised to Abraham and David and revealed in Jesus' life, ministry, teaching, and sacrificial death on the cross. Jesus came as the promised Messiah. He ushered in the kingdom of God, died for our sins according to Scripture, was buried, and was raised on the third day. He defeated sin and death, ascended to heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God as Lord. Through the Spirit, we are transformed. Those who trust and follow Jesus by faith will be welcomed into the renewed creation — the new heaven and new earth — where we will glorify God and enjoy him forever.

We believe people are saved by grace through faith. Faith is more than intellectual agreement — it is living allegiance to Jesus as both Savior and Lord. Faith without faithful action is not truly faith at all.

When we commit to trust and follow Jesus, we express this faith by repenting from sin, confessing his name, and receiving baptism by immersion in water. Baptism, as an expression of faith, is for the forgiveness of sins. It marks our entry into the life of discipleship — dying to ourselves and rising to live for Christ. At baptism we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, who indwells, empowers, and transforms us into the image of Christ. A prayerful life, led by the Spirit, is fundamental to genuine discipleship.

We rest in God's sovereign grace and take Scripture at its word — calling people to repent, confess Jesus as Lord, and be baptized into new life.

We believe the core mission of the church is making disciples of Jesus Christ — people who are following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and committed to the mission of Jesus. Disciple making is more than conversion; it's the ongoing work of learning to obey everything Jesus commanded. To stay focused on Christ's sacrifice, our unity in him, and his coming return, we share communion together in our weekly gatherings.

We believe in the present reign of King Jesus, the power of the Holy Spirit to transform people, and the priority of the local church. The church at its best looks like an extended family — bound together as brothers and sisters under the lordship of Christ.

God's holiness calls us to reject lifestyles marked by pride, immorality, greed, racism, and the like. God's love calls us to be known by how we love one another and serve our neighbors. Among other things, living as his people means:

We believe Jesus is coming back to bring this age to an end, to judge the living and the dead, and to destroy death — God's last enemy. He will restore all creation, and God will be all in all forever. This is why we have urgency for the Great Commission — until Jesus returns and makes all things new.