What We Believe

• We believe the Bible consisting of the Old and New Testament, to be the only inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word of God written.

• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

• We believe in the deity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

• We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling power and fullness the Christian is enabled to live a godly life in this present evil world.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

• We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ.

In keeping with its Congregational heritage, our church consists of professing believers in Christ who join together by covenant with God and one another.  Christ is Lord of the church, and Scripture is the sole authority in matters of faith and practice.  As seen in Revelation 2 and 3, members of individual churches are held directly accountable to Christ. Since each member of the church is part of the body, and has the Holy Spirit within, we believe that ultimate human authority and discernment should reside in the church membership as opposed to other possibilities such as government rulers, popes, bishops, presbyteries, pastors, or self-perpetuating elderships.