We believe…

• The Bible

  • We believe the Bible to be inspired, the only infallible authoritative Word of God. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (ll Timothy 3:16; llPeter 1:20,21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12-13; Hebrews 4:12)

• Creation

  We believe that God created the heavens and earth, including all life, by direct act. We believe man was created directly by and in the image of God. (Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16,17)

• The Trinity

  • We believe there is one God revealed and manifested in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16,17;Matthew 28:19; l Peter 1:2; John 17)

• Jesus Christ

  • We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is God’s anointed one, empowered by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God’s kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven, and is alive today in the presence of God the Father and in His people.

• Salvation

  • We believe we are saved by God’s grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God through repentance, believing, and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us as we enter the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters.

• Baptism of the Holy Spirit

  • We believe that every person who has received Christ has done so by a work of the Holy Spirit. We believe, however, that there is a gift available to believers subsequent to the new birth— the baptism of the Holy Spirit. In this baptism, Jesus immerses you in his Holy Spirit so that you are filled to overflowing. There is a new power to be experienced (Acts 1:8) and the Holy Spirit is able to release his character and abilities in and through you. This baptism is a gift and is received by faith. It cannot be earned. (Acts 19:7; Acts 8:14-16)

• The Finished Work

  • We believe in the victorious, redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides freedom from the power of the enemy-sin, lies, sickness, and torment.

• Tithes & Offerings

  • We believe that God’s plan for finance for His work is by tithes and offerings and that it is a joy for His children to acknowledge His lordship in this manner. (Malachi 3:6-12; Genesis 14:17-20; Hebrews 7:1-10; Matthew 23:23; ll Corinthians 8,9; Acts 20:35)

• The Church

  • We believe the true Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He gave his Church the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The Church exists to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by undoing the works of the enemy, preaching, and living the good new of God’s love and discipling-baptizing and teaching all to love and obey God.

• The Ordinances

  • Water Baptism: the immersion or dipping of a believer in water, symbolizing the complete renewal and change in the believer’s life, testifying to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the way of salvation. Baptism comes after a conviction and repentance of sin, and a confession of Christ as Lord and Savior.

    To be baptized is to preach a personal testimony through the symbol of baptism. Baptism testifies “you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:11; Matthew 28:19; Acts 10:47-48)

  • The Lord’s Supper: a unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice, representing the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.( Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:23-25)

  • Marriage: marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant union between a man and a woman, instituted by and publicly entered into before God as illustrated throughout scripture. (Matthew 19:4-6; Genesis 1:27-28; Genesis 2:23-25; Mark 10:9; Ephesians 5:25-33; l Corinthians 7:2-5)

• Supernatural Ministry and Divine Healing

  • Every believer is a supernatural minister of the gospel of power. Ministry flows from the prayer “Thy kingdom come…on earth as it is in heaven.” Healing of the sick is illustrated in the life and ministry of Jesus and included in the commission of Jesus to His disciples. We as the church are to carry on the sign and wonders that followed Jesus. We believe that God uses doctors, medicine, and other material means for healing. However, we believe that divine healing has been provided for in the atonement of our Lord Jesus Christ. Divine healing may be received through the laying on of hands by elders, by believers, by the anointing with oil and by the prayer of faith, or by a direct act of faith where the believer receives healing from the Lord Jesus Christ without ministry from anyone. (Isaiah 53:5; James 5:14-16; Mark 16:18; l Corinthians 12:9; Mark 11:23)

• The Glorious Bride

  • Christ is returning for a glorious overcoming bride-His Church. We are sons and daughters of the King, more than “sinners saved by grace.” We aim to fulfill the Great Commission and steward revival to the next generation. We embrace the biblical government of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

• Heaven and Hell

  • We believe heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the lost and the the saved, the one to everlasting death and the other to everlasting life.

• The Return of Jesus

  • We believe in the visible bodily return of Jesus Christ to this earth to gather His church (bride) and judge the world. At a date undisclosed by scriptures, Jesus will return bodily to the earth to establish His kingdom and to rule and reign with His overcoming bride the church. (Acts 1:10-11; l Thessalonians 4:13-18; ll Thessalonians 1:7-10; James 5:8; Revelation 1:7)

• Heaven & Hell

  Heaven is the eternal dwelling place of all believers. The wicked will be judged and sent to hell with the devil and the fallen angels. There they will be eternally, consciously tormented. (l Corinthians 5:1; Matthew 25:41)