Learn more about our core values and what guides us as a congregation.
Our Beliefs.
All Scripture is self-attesting and being Truth, requires our unreserved submission in all areas of life. The infallible Word of God, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is a complete and unified witness to God’s redemptive acts culminating in the incarnation of the Living Word, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, is the supreme and final authority on all matters on which it speaks. On this sure foundation we affirm these Essentials:
1. We believe in one God, the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To Him be all honor, glory and praise forever!
2. Jesus Christ, the living Word, became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He who is true God became true man united in one Person forever. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the third day He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He now is our High Priest and Mediator.
3. The Holy Spirit has come to glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to our hearts. He convicts us of sin and draws us to the Savior. Indwelling our hearts, He gives new life to us, empowers and imparts gifts to us for service. He instructs and guides us into all truth, and seals us for the day of redemption.
4. Being estranged from God and condemned by our sinfulness, our salvation is wholly dependent upon the work of God’s free grace. God credits His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, thereby justifies them in His sight. Only such as are born of the Holy Spirit and receive Jesus Christ become children of God and heirs of eternal life.
5. The true Church is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit are united together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her visible, yet imperfect, expression in local congregations where the Word of God is preached in its purity and the sacraments are administered in their integrity; where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship is maintained. For her perfecting, she awaits the return of her Lord.
6. Jesus Christ will come again to the earth—personally, visibly, and bodily—to judge the living and the dead, and to consummate history and the eternal plan of God. “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20).
7. The Lord Jesus Christ commands all believers to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world and to make disciples of all nations. Obedience to the Great Commission requires total commitment to “Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.” He calls us to a life of self-denying love and service. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10).
These Essentials are set forth in greater detail in the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Our Values.
God.
There is but one living and true God, who is the sovereign creator of all.
He is revealed to us in the three persons of the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Because God first loved us, He has called us into a personal and collective relationship with Himself through faith.
Learn More: Mark 12:28-31, 1 John 4:10 & 19, Luke 10:25-28, John 1:1-5, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Acts 1:8
Salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone.
Because we have broken the expectations of God and have rebelled against His truth, the only way back to God is by His act of sovereign grace given to us through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
God draws us to Himself by grace, and by His grace, we respond by receiving Christ as our Lord and Savior.
Learn More: Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 53:6, Acts 4:12, John 1:17
Worship.
We live to exalt the Lord God in acts of corporate worship. While the style may vary, the object of our worship is constant. In song and prayer, with the reading and preaching of the Word, we lift up and praise the name and nature of our God.
Learn More: Luke 4:8, Hebrews 10:24-25, Ephesians 5:19
Prayer.
God desires His people to pray, and He hears and answers prayer.
“Every aspect of church and individual life must begin with prayer in order to fully discern and follow God’s will. We desire to see every member comfortably communicating with God in any situation.”
In all ministries, activities, and plans of this church, we will seek God’s wisdom, will, and blessings through prayer.
Learn More: John 16:24, Philippians 4:6-7, Ephesians 6:18
The Word of God.
The Bible, as the inspired and infallible written Word of God, is our sole authority and guide for daily living.
The Word of God, in its entirety, is still as relevant today as it was in the past and will be in the future.
Learn More: Joshua 1:8, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Timothy 2:15
Stewardship.
We believe that all things belong to God.
God is honored by our stewardship of the gifts that He has entrusted to us to be used for His purposes.
Learn More: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:15, Malachi 3:10, Proverbs 19:17, 2 Corinthians 8:3
Discipleship
We believe in the importance of training, teaching, and equipping each member for discipling others through the word of God.
We value transformation, not just information, as the basis of a successful ministry.
Learn More: Ephesians 4:11-13, Colossians 2:6-8, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Service
As the body of Christ, together we seek to discover each member's unique gifts and use them in service to God.
We are dedicated to supporting others with kindness and generosity.
Learn More: 1 Corinthians 12:6-11, Ephesians 2:10, Mark 10:43-45
Evangelism + Mission
It is the responsibility of each Christian to share the message of hope through salvation with the unsaved through word and deed.
We show the love of Christ by our support of local and foreign missions through finances, prayer, and sharing our spiritual gifts to minister to those in need.
Learn More: Matthew 28:18-20, John 4:34-35, Matthew 4:19, Romans 10:9-15, Acts 1:8, 1 Peter 3:15
The Family of Christ
We are unified through Christ as a body of believers with different interests and gifts who have a loving grace-filled relationship with each other.
We strengthen the body of Christ through encouraging and ministering to each other as we meet faithfully together to glorify God.
Learn More: 1 John 3:1, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Ephesians 1:22-23, Colossians 3:15-17, Romans 12:4-5
Fellowship
We value sharing our lives with one another by forming relationships that glorify God and build up His church.
Learn More: Matthew 18:20, 1 John 1:3