WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe that the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the sole basis for our statement of faith. We subscribe to the doctrinal statement of the Baptist Faith and Message, as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention, June 14th, 2000.

We believe that the Holy Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired and infallible Word of God, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of man, and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith and life

We believe in the one, true, eternal, and living God, self-existing in three distinct persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

We believe God is the creator and sustainer of all creation.

We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary; that in Him perfect humanity and deity is found in person; that He is the only mediator between God and Man; that He was crucified on the cross and His blood was shed for the sins of all mankind to fulfill the requirement of God and of the Law; that He was bodily raised for the dead, ascended into heaven and will return to earth imminently and bodily according to His promiss, to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Godhead, who is of one substance, equal in power, and coexistent with the Father and the Son; that His ministry is to convict men of their sins. lead them to a saving faith in Christ, regenerate and indwell believers at the point of salvation, and continue to indwell, guide, teach, discipline, comfort, and empower for godly living and service.

We believe that Man was created in the image of God; that in Adam all mankind have fallen into sin, and as sinners all are in need of God’s salvation from the eternal punishment of hell.

We believe that salvation of mankind depends solely on the finished work of Christ on the cross once and for all as the atonement for the sins of mankind; that by God’s Grace penitent sinners who place their faith in the saving work of the risen Christ are regenerated and justified.

We believe that there shall be a bodily resurrection of the just to eternal life, and of the unjust to eternal punishment. We band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind.

We beleive that the term “marriage” has only one meaning and that is marriage sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture.

We believe that God intents sexual intimacy to only occur between a man and a woman who are married to each other.

We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. Hateful and and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accordance with the Scripture, nor the doctrine of this church.