Beliefs & Core Values

We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God and the ultimate and final authority for faith and practice.  Therefore, God’s word is to be taught, memorized, studied, meditated upon, shared, and lived.  Psalm 19:7-10, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, & 2 Peter 1:20-21

We believe in a sovereign God who is both creator and sustainer of all life.  God created all things good and humanity in his image.  However, sin entered our world because of humanity’s disobedience, bringing a separation between God and humanity and evil into the world.  Because God has made human beings in his image as male and female we celebrate this in each individual, but also in the special union God has established between a man and a woman in the covenant of marriage. Genesis 1:1-31, Genesis 2:18-25, Genesis 3:1-24, Psalm 100:3 & Mark 10:1-9

We believe in Jesus Christ, God's Son, as the Savior of those who have faith in Him; and who is Lord of all.  Jesus the eternal Son of God, became human and sacrificially died to reconcile humanity to God and defeat evil in the world.  God has revealed to us that all have sinned and fall short of who he has called us to be.  Therefore, we all come on the common ground of needing God's grace-filled gifts of salvation and transformation. Acts 10:34-36, Romans 3:23-24, Colossians 1:15-23 & Philippians 2:9-11

We believe in the Holy Spirit who dwells in the life of each believer, who counsels, comforts, and equips the believer for life and seeks to transform believers into the likeness of Jesus.  Therefore, God has specially gifted us, and we are to recognize those gifts and develop them within the body, so we can join him in his kingdom’s work. John 14:26, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 & Galatians 5:22-23

We believe Jesus is the only way to reconcile our relationship with God and receive the gift of salvation through faith alone in this amazing grace of God.  Therefore, worship is a God honoring, Spirit-led, and biblically centered church wide discipline, led by focused pastors, lay persons and skilled musicians, to be lived out in our daily lives.  God desires a personal relationship with us, and we must nurture that relationship so that we can love God and each other.  It is through God centered relationships that we seek to build authentic community. Jeremiah 31:3, Micah 6:8, Psalm 100, Romans 5:6-11, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 & Colossians 1:20

We believe that the church is the body of Christ on earth; called to be witnesses for God to a world facing eternity separated from God.  Therefore, God has called us to serve one another in the church, as well as our surrounding community, and the world.  We are called to send people from our congregation into mission and invest in people through local relational outreach and global missions.  God is over all, and our effectiveness in life and ministry depend on the outpouring of his grace and power through prayer. Psalm 96:3, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:41-47, Hebrews 10:24-25, & 1 Peter 2:4-5

If you have any questions concerning our beliefs, we would love to discuss them with you, as we believe the Scriptures instruct us in all matters of obedience to God.