Articles of Faith

1.   We believe there is one, and only one, living and true God, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and Earth; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each equal in every divine perfection. 

God the Father

We believe God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe and His creatures; according to the purposes of His grace.  He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise.  God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ.  He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.

God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ is the virgin-born Son of God, being true God and true Man, and that His sacrificial death on the cross and subsequent resurrection bring redemption and hope to every penitent believer.  He is the Lord of our lives and the Head of the Church.

  God the Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit exalts Christ, convicting men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.  He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ.  He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation.  He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth and guidance in doing what is right.  He gives every believer a spiritual gift when they are saved.  As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily

 2. We believe that the Holy Bible is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction, that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter; and that it is the sole and sufficient authority as the rule of doctrine and practice.

 3. We believe the New Testament Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel.  The church observes two ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth.  Each congregation operates under the Lordship of Christ.  The New Testament speaks also of the church as the body of Christ which includes all the redeemed of all the ages, believers from every tribe, and tongue, and people and nation.