We believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

1. We believe in the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired of God and without error in the original manuscripts and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.

 

2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We accept the Apostles’ Creed (above) and the Nicene Creed which describe for us the true faith.

 

3. We believe in the bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

4. We believe mankind alone was created in the image of God. Man fell from the state of righteousness in the disobedience of Adam, the head of the human race. Thus, all men have a sinful nature in their natural condition. All are born sinners separated from God, guilty under God, and justly condemned by God. God’s free provision and solution for man’s sinful condition is the Man, Jesus Christ. Salvation is wrought by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone. Belief in Christ secures eternal life in Heaven, deliverance from and provision for all sin, and provides the desire and resources to lead a new life that is pleasing to God. Repenting of one’s sins is evidence of new life in Christ. Those who do not trust Christ for salvation will spend eternity in Hell.

 

5. We believe the Church is the universal Body of Christ. All true believers belong to the universal church. The body of Christ shall have its local expression in the locally organized church overseen by appointed elders. The local church shall meet together for worship, teaching, fellowship, prayer and edification. The local church shall be committed to making disciples in Jesus Christ. Christ ordained that the church should observe the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist or Lord’s Supper until He returns.

 

*catholic - the whole Christian body or Church throughout the world, at all times and in all places