We believe that the Bible is the completed Word of God, verbally inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written by godly men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21; Matthew 5:18)

We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons; that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption. (John 4:26, 8:51-58, 9:35-38; Ephesians 4:6; Hebrews 1:8; Acts 5:3-4; 1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:21-22; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

God the Father – He is eternal, immutable, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He is the sovereign God of the universe, the Creator and Preserver of all things. He is perfect in holiness, righteousness, justice, wisdom and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (Exodus 20:2-3; Psalm 65:2; 139:1-24; John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11)

Jesus Christ – He is the only Son of God. He is one person, with both a divine nature (He is truly God) and a human nature (He is truly man). He existed from everlasting with the Father, was born of a virgin when He took on human flesh, lived a sinless life, and gave Himself willingly on the cross for the sins of people. He arose from the tomb on the third day, ascended to the Father, and will return to earth one day as Judge and King. (John 1:1-3, 18; 5:22-23; 20:28; Romans 9:5; Hebrews 1:3,6,8; 9:24; Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 1:15-20; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Matthew 25:31; Revelation 19:11-20:6; 1 John 2:2)

Holy Spirit – He is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son, and of the same nature. He was active in creation and the inspiration of Scriptures. He bears witness to the truth of the gospel in preaching and testimony. He is the agent in the new birth by calling people to salvation through Christ and dwells in the hearts of believers. He seals, indwells, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies, comforts, and helps the believer. (Genesis 1:2; John 1:3-10; 14:16,17,26; 16:8-11; Hebrews 9:14; Romans 8:9-16, 26-27)

We believe the Genesis account of the creation of the world as a literal, historical record of the direct acts of God, without the involvement of any evolutionary process. (Genesis 1-2; John 1:3-10; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 11:3)

We believe that man was created in innocence and in the image of God. However, in Adam’s disobedience, sin entered the world and passed to all mankind destroying man’s relationship with God and resulting in death. Thus, all are sinners by nature and by choice, and therefore are under just condemnation without defense or excuse, and deserve eternal punishment in hell. (Genesis 1-3; Romans 3:10-12, 23; 5:12; 8:7-8; Ephesians 2:1-3; John 6:44; 1 John 4:19; Isaiah 64:6; Jeremiah 17:9)

We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly by grace through faith alone in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, and that all who receive Him as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become children of God. (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:29; 1 John 2:2; Isaiah 53:4-12)

Regeneration – When an individual responds in faith to the Gospel, repents of his sin and turns to Christ for salvation, the Holy Spirit causes a spiritual change in which he is freed from the guilt of his inherently sinful nature, and given Christ’s righteousness, and thus is born again into God’s family. Regeneration involves an illumination of the mind, a change in the will, and a renewed nature. (John 3:3-7, 16; 1:12; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:22-28; 1 Peter 1:23; Titus 3:5; Acts 2:38; 17:30)

Justification – This is the act of God whereby He declares the sinner to be righteous in His sight. On the basis of the work of Christ, God does not impute sin to the individual, imputing instead the righteousness of Christ. (Romans 3:22-28; 4:1-8; 5:1-2; Galatians 2:16)

Sanctification – Whereas regeneration is a one-time event in the life of the believer, sanctification is a continuing process by which God gradually transforms him into the image of Christ. This process will be completed when believers join Christ in heaven, perfected in holiness. (John 17:17; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:26; 1 John 3:2; Acts 20:32)

Preservation – Since salvation is based solely upon the grace of God and not on the merit of the individual, everyone who truly accepts Christ a Savior is eternally secure in his salvation and is kept by God’s power. Scripture, however, gives a solemn warning to those who profess salvation but whose lives give no evidence of change because of the willful, continual practice of sin. (John 6:37, 39; 10:27-30; Romans 8: 38-39; 1 Peter 1:5; 2 Peter 1:10; 1 John 3:7-10; James 2:14-26)

We believe in the unity of all true believers in the Church which is the Body of Christ, and that all believers are added to Christ’s Church by the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the time of salvation. We believe that this Church is manifested through the local church which is an assembly of baptized believers associated together in the faith to exalt the Lord in worship, evangelize the lost through witness and edify the saints through teaching, fellowship, and service. The officers of the church are pastors and deacons, whose qualifications and duties are clearly defined in Scripture. The local church has the absolute right of self-government free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; that the one and only superintendent is Christ through the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the head and Chief Shepherd of the Church. It is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other in contending for the faith and for the furtherance of the gospel; that each local church is the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation. All matters of membership, policy, government, discipline, and benevolence the will of the local church is final. (Ephesians 3:1-6, 1:22-23; 4:11-16; 5:23-24; Colossians 1:15-20)

Ordinances – Christ instructed the church to observe two ordinances, both of which are symbolic rather than providing salvation.

Baptism – All who profess faith in Jesus Christ should be baptized by immersion in water as a symbol of the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord. (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-4)

The Lord’s Supper - This memorial service is to be observed in remembrance of what Jesus Christ did for the church on the cross. The bread and juice represent the body and blood of Christ. ( Matthew 26:26-29; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 11:23-34)

We believe that Scripture commands God’s people to be holy and separate from all polluting influences, including sin, disobedient brethren, and false teachers.

Personal – Individual believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit and so must be pure from sin. Believers are not to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers nor to be voluntarily influenced by the world. (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; 1 John 2:15-17; James 4:4)

Ecclesiastical – The church as a whole must separate from those who teach false doctrine and attempt to subvert the saints. (Romans 16:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15; 2 John 9-11; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18)

We believe in that “Blessed Hope,” the personal, imminent, pretribulation and premillennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones with His saints to establish His millennial Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgments, the eternal salvation of the righteous, and the endless suffering of the wicked. (Titus 2:13; Matthew 25:1-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Corinthians 15:24-28; Revelation 19:11-20:15; 21-22)