This Church is a congregation of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, who have been baptized

in His name, united by covenant for the praise and worship of Almighty God, associated in

the faith and fellowship of the gospel to practice its precepts, to recognize and receive

Jesus Christ as our supreme lawgiver and ruler, to take the Bible as the standard by which all

matters of belief and conduct are to be tried, to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ around.

THE WORD OF GOD

We believe that the Bible is the fully inspired word of God, both the Old and New

Testaments, a revelation from God to man, and that it has supreme authority in all matters

of faith and conduct (John 17:17; Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 3: 16-17; 2 Peter 1: 19-21).

THE TRINITY

We believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons – God the

Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; that they are equal in every divine perfection;

and that they execute distinct, but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence,

and redemption (Matthew 28: 19; John 1: 1-4; 2 Corinthians 13: 14; Hebrews 9: 14; Genesis

1: 26).

GOD THE FATHER

We believe in, God, the Father, an infinite personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom,

power, and love.  We believe that he concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that

he hears and answers prayer, that he saves from sin and spiritual death all who come to him

through Jesus Christ ( John 3: 16-17; John 4:24; John 17:5).

JESUS CHRIST

We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings.  We believe in His

substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual

intercession for His people, future return for His Church, and personal visible return to earth

as King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Isaiah 7:14; John 1:14; Philippians 2: 5-11; Hebrews 1: 2-3;

1 John 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17; Revelation 19: 11-16).

HOLY SPIRIT

We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world

of sin, righteousness, and judgment; and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who

believe in Jesus Christ.  We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ, and

that he is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide (John 14:26; 16: 7-15; Romans 8: 14-17;

Ephesians 1: 13-14).

SALVATION

We believe that all men are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under

condemnation.  We believe that those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as

Saviour and Lord are saved from the penalty of sin, born again unto eternal life by the

regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, and brought into personal fellowship with God.  We

believe  that this salvation is a free gift from God, effected upon the ground of the shed

blood of Jesus Christ alone, that it is given by grace and received by faith, and apart from

Jesus Christ salvation is impossible (John 1: 12-13; 3:3, 16-17; Acts 4:12; 20-21; Ephesians 2:

1-9; Titus 3:5).

BAPTISM IN WATER

We believe in the ordinance of Baptism, signifying burial with Christ, shall be observed as

commanded in the scriptures by all who have really repented and with their hearts have

truly believed in Christ as Saviour and Lord.  In so doing they declare to the world that they

have died with Jesus and have resurrected with him to walk in newness of life (Matthew

28:19; Acts 10:47; Romans 6:4).

THE LORD'S SUPPER/COMMUNION

We believe in the Lord’s Supper/Communion, consisting of the bread and the fruit of the wine, 

is a memorial of Christ’s suffering and death and a prophecy of his second coming and is

entrusted on all believers “until he comes”. (Luke 22: 17-20; 1Corinthians 10: 16-17; 1

Corinthians 11: 23-32).

BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe in the full consummation of the Baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is

evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking in other tongues as the spirit gives

utterance and by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual power in public testimony and

service. (Acts 1:8; 2:4; 42-43: 10: 44-46)

SANCTIFICATION

We believe the scriptures teach a life of holiness without which no man shall see God.  By

the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command, “Be ye holy, for I am holy”.

Entire sanctification is the will of God for all believers and should be earnestly pursued by

walking in obedience to the Word of God. (Romans 8: 3-4; 1 Thessalonians 5: 23-24; 1 Peter

1:15; 1 John 2:6; 2 Corinthians 7:1).

THE CHURCH

We believe the church is a living spiritual body of which Christ is the Head and all

regenerated persons are members.  We believe in the local church, consisting of a company

of believers in Jesus Christ, who have been baptized by immersion subsequent to profession

of their faith in Christ, and who are associated for worship, work, and fellowship.  We

believe that God had laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving

the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost world. (Matthew 16: 16-18; Acts 2: 38-41; Ephesians

2:19-22; 5: 25-27; Matthew 28: 18-20).

DIVINE HEALING

We believe deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of

all believers. (Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8: 16-17; Mark 16: 18-20; James 5: 14-16).

THE BLESSED HOPE

We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to the earth and the

establishment of His kingdom.  We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final

judgment, the eternal blessedness of the saved, and the endless suffering of the lost.

(Matthew 24: 31-46; John 5: 28-29; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20: 1-15).

CHRISTIAN CONDUCT

We believe that a Christian should live for the glory of God and the well-being of his fellow

men, that his conduct should be blameless before the world, that he should be a faithful

steward of his possessions, and that he should seek to realize for himself/herself and others the full

stature of maturity in Christ. (Matthew 5:16; 2 Corinthians 9: 6-8; Ephesians 4: 11-16;

Philippians 2: 14-16; Colossians 3: 17-23; 1 Thessalonians 5: 17-18).