What We Believe

We are a full gospel church.  We believe there is only one God (1 Corinthians 8:6), the trinity exists, and that Jesus is the only way.  We believe that Jesus was God incarnate (John 1:1-14), was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), lived a perfect life (1 Peter 1:18-21), was crucified, buried, resurrected and ascended back to heaven and where He sits at the right hand of God the Father (Apostles Creed, and multiple verses).  We believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are still active today and have not passed away.  We believe that an individual is saved by Grace, thru faith (Ephesians 2:8-9) while at the same time also believe that faith without works is a dead faith (James 2:14-26).  We believe that if someone confesses with their mouth and believe in their heart that Jesus is Lord then this is what is needed for salvation (Romans 10:9-10).  We believe that an individual’s life should display fruit that reflects this confession that Jesus is Lord (multiple verses).

There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise.  God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom,  justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.

Humans, both male and female, were created in God's image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God's creations.

When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.

Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.

The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom on earth.