What
We Believe
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was born of a virgin, He lived a perfect life, died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected on the third day. When we recognize that we are not good enough to meet God’s standard of holiness and we turn from the wrong (sin) in our lives that offends our holy God and ask Him to forgive us, He will forgive all our wrongs(sin) and reserve a place in Heaven for us.
Scripture
We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. It was written by men divinely guided by the Holy Spirit and is God's perfect revelation of Himself to mankind. The Scriptures are completely trustworthy and sufficient for all matters of faith, doctrine, and daily living. It is not just a book to be studied but a living Word to be obeyed.
The Church
The church is not the building; it is the people that meet in the building. The word for church, as it is used in the Bible is “a called-out assembly.” We believe the church is comprised of regenerated (saved) people who have repented of their sins and who have given their life to Jesus by faith. These same believes have been scripturally baptized by total immersion and have joined themselves to a local group of believers the Word of God calls the church.
Ordinances
We believe Jesus is the Head of the church and He gave the church only two ordinances: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Both are symbolic and neither has any redemptive power.
Baptism is by total immersion after a person has repented of their sin and given their life to Christ by faith. Only these believers can be a member of this church with voting privileges.
The Lord’s Supper (communion) is symbolic of the death of Jesus Christ. He gave it to the church to remember His death until He comes again to take us home to Heaven.
Missions
It is our desire to be a church that reaches beyond the walls of the church building.
We desire to be the hands, feet, mouth, eyes and ears of Jesus. We desire to be a kingdom-minded church that does everything in such a way that only Jesus gets the honor, glory and credit. We are focused on sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and making disciples. This involves engaging in both global and local missions.
What God expects of every believer that joins this church
Jesus gave His life so we could be forgiven and go to Heaven one day. He leaves us on this earth to tell others about Him and His love. He expects us to support the ministry of the Church prayerfully, financially, and faithfully. We should also be faithful in our attendance at church services and
serve the Lord through the various ministries of the church.
Baptist Faith and Message 2000
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We believe our statement of faith is consistent with Scripture and useful in summarizing our foundational beliefs, however, we ultimately believe the Bible is the highest authority in all matters of Christian faith and practice. No statement of faith, including this one, has the same authority as Scripture.
In addition to our Statement of Faith, you may find a more detailed understanding of what we believe, teach, and affirm as a church in the articles of faith as stated in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 of the Southern Baptist Convention .
