our core values
Gospel-Centered
The Gospel — the good news of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ — is not just for the beginning of the Christian life, but is something we must return to and center ourselves on every day, and in everything we do as a church.Biblically Rooted
We all have a theology – beliefs about God and spirituality – but are these beliefs true? We believe the Bible is God’s trustworthy word about Himself and thus we will strive to study it deeply, to let it guide and challenge us, so that we will love God more deeply with our minds, in order that we might know and love God with our whole beings.
Formed In Community
The way the gospel shapes and grows us is in community. Church is not merely a building, or event, but it is a new kind of family — imperfect people changed by the Gospel, supporting one another and inviting others to join in.Cultural Engagement
We are called to be on God’s mission to bring the Gospel to those around us. We will strive to see ourselves as missionaries by loving our neighbors and carefully listening to our culture’s questions in order to communicate the hope of the Gospel effectively and faithfully.Justice and Mercy
The Gospel says that we are all spiritually poor but that God in his mercy forgave and redeemed us though we did not deserve it; thus this must give us a radically new heart towards those who are materially poor. We will strive to make a long-term commitment to justice and mercy and to be generous with our resources.
what we believe
1. We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and completely inerrant in their original writings. They are the ultimate and final authority in faith and Christian living.
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father is the Almighty God who created and sustains the whole universe.
3. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was begotten of the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. He is true God and true man. He was crucified, died and buried for the atonement of sin. He rose again from the dead on the third day, and ascended bodily into heaven as our Priest and Advocate. He will return bodily to earth.
4. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the triune Godhead. He is the Comforter who guides and inspires us to accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. He leads and enlightens us in understanding God’s Word and He also guides and inspires our daily walk with God.
5. We believe that human kind was created in the image of God. Human kind sinned and fell, thereby incurring not only physical death but also that spiritual death which is separation from God. All human kind is born with a sinful nature.
6. We believe that all who repent of their sins and receive by faith Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are born of the Holy Spirit and thereby become the children of God.
7. We believe that the local church is the gathering of the redeemed believers on the earth in a certain locality and is a part of the universal church of God. We believe in the principle of separation of Church and State, guaranteeing an individual’s freedom to choose one’s own faith.
8. We believe that every redeemed believer is commissioned to witness and make disciples both locally and worldwide.
9. We believe that every redeemed believer is to be light and salt of the earth, including leading a life that demonstrates, upholds and aids the welfare and justice of society.
10. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the believer and of the non-believer, and in the everlasting blessedness of the believer and the everlasting conscious punishment of the non-believer.
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