What We Believe

Scriptures

We accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the written Word of God. We believe in the divine inspiration, entire trustworthiness and final authority of the Bible in all matters of faith and practice.

God

We believe in the eternal, triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe the goodness and beauty of the world are created and sustained by the Word of God’s power. We believe in the incarnate Son: Jesus Christ, fully God, fully man. We believe in the continuing ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who empowers the worship, service and witness of God’s people in all their activities.

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Humanity

We believe that all people are made in the image of God and have value and purpose. Man and woman were God's crowning work in creation and were innocent until they chose to listen to another voice. Although all people are made in God's image, we have inherited a fallen nature and are in need of grace. 

Salvation

We believe that salvation is by grace received through faith in Jesus Christ, who alone, through His life, death and bodily resurrection, redeems us from sin and reconciles us unto God.

Unity

We believe in the essential unity of all believers, who together form one Church, diverse in form and expression, of which Christ is the Head. We believe in the ultimate deliverance of the children of God and of all nature from the destructive consequences of the Fall.

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The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church*, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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*meaning the universal Christian church—all believers in Jesus Christ