Our Beliefs

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made;
of the same essence as the Father.
Through Him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
He came down from heaven;
He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
and was made human.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried.
The third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again with glory
to judge the living and the dead.
His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life.
He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic (universal) and apostolic church.
We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and to life in the world to come. Amen.

Overview

 

We have adopted The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as our official statement of faith, along with two additional doctrinal distinctives:

  1. Restorative Church Discipline: We believe Christ has commanded the church to practice restorative church discipline to pursue wayward members and to preserve the purity of the church.

  2. Plurality of Elders and Deacons: We believe the church should strive to maintain a plurality of biblically-qualified, gifted men serving in the offices of elder/pastor and deacon.

Our Constitution and Bylaws outline our organizational policies and procedures.

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