We Believe...
In the triune God of the Bible, who is eternally one God in three persons:
This one, true God is most clearly revealed to us in the incarnate Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. In the Good News of the atoning death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, knowing that salvation (forgiveness of sins, release from guilt and condemnation, reconciliation with God) and eternal life are granted in grace to all who trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. This Gospel is the central message of the Bible.
That the Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments, is the divinely inspired Word of God:
It is the final written authority and trustworthy for faith and practice. It is to be interpreted responsibly under the guidance of the Holy Spirit within the community of faith. The primary purpose of the Bible is to point to Jesus Christ, the living Lord of the Church.
That God is sovereign over all and that this sovereignty is expressed and realized through Jesus Christ:
Therefore, we affirm the Lordship of Christ over the world and the church. We joyously confess that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord.
We are called in loyalty to Jesus Christ to proclaim Him:
We will proclaim the power of the Holy Spirit, the Good News of God's reconciling grace, and to declare the saving power of the Gospel to every human being and to every human institution. We celebrate Christ's charge to "make disciples of all nations" and to bear witness to God's redeeming reign in human affairs.
We are summoned to this mission in common with all Christians:
With the whole body of Christ, we also believe that God has been revealed in Jesus Christ as in no other, and that "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself" (2 Corinthians 5:18). We anticipate the day when every creature and all creation will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:10-11).
Therefore... we believe:
We affirm that God through Jesus Christ calls us to be a redeemed people:
A Biblical people who affirm the centrality of Scripture in our lives:
A worshiping people who gather regularly to praise God:
A mission people who strive to fulfill the Great Commission to make disciples:
An interdependent people who affirm the Church's unity as given in Jesus Christ:
A caring people who care for the needy, the weak, the unborn, and the oppressed;
A people created by God who, gifted by a variety of backgrounds, find unity in diversity and diversity in unity:
A contemporary people who have a remembrance for the past and a vision for the future:
We further believe that God has called us forth to such an hour as this; that we live with a realizable hope; that all things are held together in Christ; that all creation will find its ultimate fulfillment in God; that we shall see the One whose we are; and that Jesus shall reign for ever and ever.