STATEMENT OF FAITH

1. Scripture

We believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritative, and trustworthy Word of God. It is breathed out by the Holy Spirit through different authors for faith, life, and godliness and reveals God’s redemptive story fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Through the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit still speaks to His people today.

(2 Tim. 3:16–17; 2 Pet. 1:19–21; Heb. 4:12; Ps. 119:105)

2. The Trinity

We believe in one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—eternally existent in three co-equal Persons. God is perfect in holiness, love, justice, mercy, and truth.

(Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Ex. 34:6)

3. God the Father

We believe the Father is the Creator of all things, sovereign over all, and the One who lovingly purposes to redeem and restore His people. He adopts all who come to Him through His Son Jesus Christ.

(Gen. 1:1; Eph. 1:3–6; Rom. 8:14–16; Ps. 103:19)

4. Jesus Christ

We believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, the eternal Son of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and revealed the Kingdom of God. He died on the cross for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to the Father, and will return in glory. He is the only Savior and the only way to the Father.

(John 1:1–14; Col. 1:15–20; Luke 1:34–35; 1 Cor. 15:3–4; Acts 1:9–11; John 14:6)

5. The Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit regenerates, indwells, empowers, sanctifies, and sends God’s people. He convicts of sin, reveals Christ, bestows spiritual gifts, and produces His fruit in believers. We believe in both the baptism and the continued filling of the Spirit for life, holiness, witness, and mission.

(John 16:7–15; Titus 3:5–6; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1–4; Gal. 5:22–25; 1 Cor. 12:4–11; Eph. 5:18)

6. Humanity

We believe all people are created in the image of God with dignity and purpose, yet through sin are separated from God and unable to save themselves. Every person is deeply loved by God and invited into His restoring grace.

(Gen. 1:26–27; Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:1–3; Ps. 8:3–6; John 3:16)

7. Salvation

We believe salvation is a gift of grace, received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone. Through His death and resurrection we are forgiven, justified, reconciled to God, and given new life by the Spirit. Salvation leads to a life of discipleship, obedience, and transformation into Christ’s likeness.

(Eph. 2:8–9; Mark 1:15; Rom. 5:1; Rom. 10:9–10; Titus 2:11–14; 2 Cor. 5:17)

8. The Church

We believe the Church is the Body of Christ, a Spirit-formed community of disciples called to worship, fellowship, prayer, holiness, unity, and mission. We believe in water baptism and the Lord’s Supper as biblical practices given by Jesus to strengthen and identify His people. Every believer is gifted by the Spirit for ministry, and every member is called to live as a disciple who makes disciples.

(Acts 2:42–47; 1 Cor. 12:12–27; Matt. 28:19–20; Eph. 4:11–16; Rom. 6:3–4; 1 Cor. 11:23–26)

9. The Kingdom of God

We believe the Kingdom of God is both present and advancing and future and coming in fullness. Through Jesus, the Kingdom breaks into the world by salvation, healing, deliverance, justice, and Spirit-empowered mission. We live with expectation, longing for the day Christ returns and makes all things new.

(Mark 1:15; Luke 17:20–21; Matt. 12:28; Rev. 21:1–5; Acts 3:19–21)

10. Marriage, Family & Human Sexuality

We believe God designed marriage as a covenantal union between one man and one woman and that sexual intimacy is a gift to be expressed within that covenant. We affirm the dignity, compassion, and worth of every person and call all people into God’s transforming grace.

(Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4–6; Eph. 5:31–33; 1 Cor. 6:18–20; Ps. 139:13–16)

11. The Christian Life

We believe followers of Jesus are called to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love their neighbors as themselves. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we pursue holiness, humility, generosity, peacemaking, justice, and Spirit-empowered witness.

(Matt. 22:37–40; Gal. 5:16–25; Micah 6:8; John 13:34–35; Acts 1:8)

12. The Mission

We believe the Church is commissioned by Jesus to proclaim the gospel, make disciples of all nations, serve the poor, pursue justice, and demonstrate the power of the Kingdom through word and deed. We desire to be a revival-sending center of disciples that make disciples, living as witnesses in our city, on our campuses, in our neighborhoods, and to the ends of the earth.

(Matt. 28:18–20; Acts 1:8; Luke 4:18–19; Isa. 58:6–12; Acts 13:1–3)

13. The Last Things

We believe Jesus will return visibly and triumphantly to judge the living and the dead, to renew creation, and to dwell forever with His redeemed people. All who belong to Christ will be raised to eternal life; those who reject Him face eternal separation from God.

(Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:13–18; Rev. 20:11–15; Rev. 21:1–4; John 5:28–29)