To make disciples who grow as a family by taking in and living out the gospel, day by day.

We believe the Bible, the canon of scripture, is the Word of God. The Bible was given to humanity as a gracious gift of God’s special and authoritative self-revelation. All of the Bible’s original manuscripts were divinely inspired, having been written by individuals as the Holy Spirit carried them along. Because God is the ultimate Author of scripture, the Bible and its individual parts are free from error and are totally true and trustworthy. The central theme of scripture is redemption. It shows God’s saving purposes in Jesus Christ. God’s Word has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. The scriptures alone are the infallible rule of faith for the church. A local church is disloyal to Christ if it strays from scripture in faith or conduct, because the church belongs to Him.

Psalm 19:7; Psalm 119:105, 106; Matthew 4:4; Mark 13:31; John 8:31, 32; John 17:17; Acts 20:32; 2 Romans 10:16, 17; Hebrews 4:12; Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21

We believe that there is one living and true God, existing eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three persons contain the very nature of God and are equal in every divine perfection. They each execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption. The triune God is self-existent and self-sufficient, perfect and immutable, infinite and all-knowing, purposeful and all-powerful, sovereign and worthy of our praise, loyalty, and love.

Genesis 1:1, 26; Deuteronomy 32:3,4; Psalm 48:10; Isaiah 43:10, 13; Malachi 3:6; John 1:1, 3; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; Romans 1:19, 20; Ephesians 4:5, 6

We believe that humanity, both male and female, is the special creation of God, made in His image for His glory. Humankind was created that we might enjoy and delight in God, and worship Him as a result. Humans were created with a material body and an immaterial soul/spirit. Humans were created with intelligence and will. Each person exists as a moral creature that is accountable for his/her choices before God. People were created to be relational. They were created to relate to God and to one another, most intimately through marriage, family, and the church. Men and women, as image-bearers of God, demonstrate the dignity and sanctity of all human life. As a result, every person possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. Men and women are equal in the sight of God, and they have clearly defined roles that complement each other and reflect the glory of the Triune God. Biblical marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman exclusively in covenant commitment for a lifetime. The husband is to be the head of the wife, which entails loving nurture and spiritual leadership. The wife is to respect her husband and to submit to him willingly as unto the Lord. Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing from the Lord. They are to obey their parents in the Lord. Parents are to raise their children in the nurture and instruction of the Lord. The Bible opposes all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, pornography, sexual conduct outside of marriage, etc.

Genesis 1:26–30; 2:5–7, 15–25; Deuteronomy 6:4–9; Joshua 24:15; Romans 1:19–32; 3:10–18, 23; 1 Corinthians 1:21–31; Ephesians 2:1–22; 5:21–6:3; Colossians 1:21–22; 3:9–11

We believe that the first man and woman were created innocent of sin, but rebelled against God and thus introduced sin and death into the human race. Consequently, all people have a sinful nature that has corrupted every aspect of their being; they are spiritually dead in their sins. Every sinner is wholly inclined toward evil and rebellion against God and can do nothing righteous in their own strength. As a result, all people are by nature servants of sin and under God’s wrath. They are subject to all of the harmful and deadly consequences of their sin both temporal and eternal, unless the Lord Jesus Christ sets them free through the message of the gospel. Only God’s grace in Jesus Christ can restore people to a right relationship with God.

Genesis 3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:10-19, 23; 5:12-21; 7:23-25; Ephesians 2:3-10; Hebrews 2:14-15;Titus 1:15; James 1:14-15

We believe that God has graciously provided a remedy for our state of sin and separation from Him in His only Son, Jesus Christ. We believe salvation is given freely to all who turn from their sin and trust in the person and work of Jesus alone for salvation. Salvation is received as a free gift from God by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

Genesis 3:15; Ephesians 2:4-10; Romans 3:23-24; Romans 8:28-39; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20

We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all born-again persons are members. We believe local churches are the visible expression of the universal church on earth. The local church is an autonomous congregation of baptized believers operating under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. The congregation is to gather regularly to celebrate God-centered worship, to commit to the teachings of Scripture, to exercise its gifts for the work of service, and to enjoy a common fellowship and unity in Christ. Every church member has the responsibility to give faithfully of his or her time, abilities, and material possessions to support the mission and ministries of the church. The church is to obey the Lord’s Great Commission to make disciples of all the nations through both local evangelism and global missions.

1 Timothy 3:1–12; Galatians 6:1–2; Matthew 18:15–17; 2 Corinthians 8–9; Philippians 4:10–19; Matthew 28:16–20; John 20:21–23