Core Beliefs
We affirm the core doctrines which have united all of the historical, biblical, worldwide church from its beginning, most commonly found in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed. A simple summation of these beliefs are as follows:
- We believe in one God eternally existing as three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — equal in power and glory, creator of heaven and earth and who holds all things together;
- We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, one Lord, fully divine and fully human, born of a virgin, lived among us without sin to declare his kingdom, was crucified, died, was buried, descended to the dead, rose again, ascended to heaven to reign as King at the right hand of the Father, and is coming again to judge the living and the dead;
- We believe that the Holy Spirit is the living and active presence of God who leads us into truth, equips us for service, sanctifies us from sin, and imparts spiritual gifts for the edification of the church and the work of the ministry;
- We believe that the Bible points us toward Jesus, divinely inspired by God, reliable, authoritative, and useful for spiritual growth;
- We believe that the Church is one holy, global, and Spirit-empowered family — called to disciple, serve others, bear witness to the Kingdom of God, and joyfully testify of Jesus’ imminent return to make all things new;
- We believe that by grace through faith in Jesus we are forgiven, reconciled, and invited into God’s eternal life.