STATEMENT OF FAITH

  1. The unity and trinity of God; one God eternally existent in three distinct Persons:  the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (I John 5:7 & John 1:1, 14).
     

  2. The Divine inspiration and infallibility of the Scriptures as originally given and their authority in all matters of faith and conduct (II Tim. 3:16-17).
     

  3. The universal sinfulness and consequent guilt of the human race whereby all mankind is condemned and subject to the just and righteous judgment of God (John 3:18; Rom. 3:10, 23; John 5:30; Heb. 9:27).
     

  4. The Deity of our Lord, Jesus Christ:  His incarnation (He was born of the Virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit); His sinless life; His miracles; His substitutionary death and bodily resurrection that effected full salvation for the elect, and His ascension to the right hand of the Father in Heaven (Mat. 1:20-23, 3:17; II Cor. 5:20-21; Gal. 3:13; John 6:37, 44-45).
     

  5. By repentance and personal faith in Jesus Christ as Redeemer, a sinner is freely justified (Rom. 3:24, 10:9-10; Eph. 1:7).
     

  6. The person of the Holy Spirit, whose work of regeneration, sanctification, and anointing with power results in the reproduction of Christ's nature in the believer and finds its realization through a life of holiness, complete love of God, and a deep concern for the spiritual and temporal welfare of others (Tit. 3:5; Acts 1:8; Rom. 13:8-10).
     

  7. New Birth - Regeneration (John 3:3-6; I Pet. 1:23).  The inward evidence of new birth - the Witness of the Spirit (Rom. 8:15-16).  The outward evidence is a life of righteousness and holiness (Eph. 4:24).
     

  8. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit - a definite work of the Spirit, distinct from and in addition to His regenerating work, an endowment of power for life and service (John 1:33; Acts 1:5-8).
     

  9. The Ordinance of the Church - Water Baptism for believers (Mat. 28:19) and Communion, the Lord's Supper (I Cor. 11:23-26).
     

  10. The Divine healing of the sick according to the will of God (James 5:14-16).
     

  11. The public dedication of children by Christian parents (I Sam. 1:24-28; Luke 2:22).
     

  12. The exercise of the Ministry Gifts of the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 4:11-12) and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (I Cor. 12:8-10) in the worship and ministry of the Church.
     

  13. The personal future return of the Lord Jesus Christ to this earth in power and glory to receive His Bride, the Church, to Himself; the resurrection of both the saved and the lost at the General Resurrection, and the final judgment determining the rewards of the Righteous and the everlasting destruction and punishment of the wicked (I Thes. 4:13-18; II Thes. 1:1-9; Rev. 20:11-15).