Statement
of Faith
We believe
that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in
the original manuscript, written under the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit and it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We believe
in one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. We believe in God the Father , perfect in holiness , infinite in
wisdom, measureless in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer,
and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus
Christ.
We believe
in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
of the Virgin Mary. He is true God and true man, sinless in His life,
making atonement for the sins of the world through His shed blood. We
believe in His burial, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven,
His High Priestly intercession for His people, and His visible return to the
world in power and glory according to his promise.
We believe
in the Holy Spirit who came forth from God to convince the world of
sin, of righteousness, and of judgment and to regenerate, sanctify, comfort
and daily lead those who believe in Jesus Christ.
We believe
that all men by nature and by choice are sinners, but God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him
should not perish but have everlasting life; we believe, therefore, that
those who accept Christ as Savior and Lord will rejoice forever in God’s
presence and those who reject Christ as Savior and Lord will be forever
separated from God in a place of everlasting, conscious suffering.
We believe
that this local Church is composed of regenerated immersed believers,
voluntarily united together for the purpose of the worship of God, the
fellowship of believers, and the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ
throughout the whole world. We believe that our Baptist distinctive are
Scripturally sound. They include the competency of the individual soul in
direct approach to God; the priesthood of all believers; a regenerate church
membership; the symbolic ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper; the
autonomy of this local church and its fellowship with other Baptist
churches; and solemn obligation to majority rule within the church with
equal rights to all and special privileges to none; the separation of church
and state; and a world-wide program of missionary endeavor in obedience to
the final command of our Lord.
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