Below is a summary of our core beliefs:
We believe that the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and inerrant in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God’s truth and is infallible and the ultimate authority in all matters of faith and practice.
We believe that there is one true and living God, who exists eternally in three persons (Trinity): God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, same in substance, equal in power and glory. He is the creator and sustainer of all things.
We believe that all are sinners and have fallen short of God’s glory. We are unable to save ourselves from God’s righteous judgment and displeasure, except by His mercy.
We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who by His perfect life and sacrificial death has atoned for the sins of all who wholly trust in Him alone for salvation.
We believe that salvation is a gift by God’s free grace and not earned by our merits. Salvation is by God alone, who sovereignly chooses those He will save based on His grace alone and not on our works, merit, or foreseen faith.
We believe that God saves individuals into a people group for Himself called the Church, of whom Christ is the head. The Church is not a building but a people. It is these people that the Bible refers to as Christ’s bride and His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all. The Church and its work are the most significant thing happening in the world today.
We believe that God is gracious and faithful to His people not simply as individuals but as families in successive generations according to His covenant promises.
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells in all believers and gives strength, wisdom, and joy in trusting and following Jesus Christ.
We believe that Jesus Christ will return, both bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and receive His people for Himself.
A fuller explanation of our beliefs can be found in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)