Mission and Beliefs

We believe that there is only one living and true God; possessed of all possible perfections, and of each in an infinite degree; and that he has revealed himself in the Holy Scriptures to his people under the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the same in essence and equal in every divine perfection. (Ex.20:1-3; Isa.46:9; Mk.12:29; Jn. 10:30; 14:9; 16:7-15; Matt. 28:19)

We believe that the Son, who is the Word of the father, the very and eternal God, took man’s nature of the Virgin Mary, so that two whole and perfect natures in one person, that is to say, the son, who is Christ, very God and very Man; who truly suffered, was crucified, died, and was buried, to reconcile us to the Father, and to be a sacrifice not only for original guilt, but also for the actual sins of man. (Phil. 2:6-8; Jn. 1:1, 14; Isa. 53:4,5; Matt. 20:28; Rom. 5:18-21; 1 Pet. 2:24; 3:18; Heb.1:8; Eph. 2:16)

We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ did truly rise again from the dead, and ascended into heaven, and there sits at the right hand of God, where he ever lives to make intercession for the redeemed. (1 Cor.15:20; 1 Pet. 1:3; Heb. 1:3, 7:25; 1 Jn. 2:1)

We believe that the Holy Spirit was sent by the Son to lead believers into all truth, and to convict the world in respect of sin, of righteousness, and of Judgment. (John .16:7, 8, 13, 15; Acts 2:33)

We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired by God, as inerrant in the original writings, and as the supreme and final authority in faith and life. II Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 19:7; Isaiah 8:20; II Peter 1:21.

We believe that man was created in a holy and happy state; but by his disobedience to the laws of his Creator, he not only exposed himself to personal misery, but involved his whole posterity in the temporal and eternal consequences of sin; and as an effect of his apostasy, the whole human race possess a depraved nature, by which they are disinclined to things morally good, and prone to choose and delight in evil. (Gen. 1:27, 31; Ecc. 7:29; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12; Jn. 3:6; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 8:7, 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; Rom.1:32; 3:10-18; Jer. 13:23; Matt. 25:46)

We believe that the only way of salvation from this state of guilt and condemnation is through the righteousness and atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is now exalted to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins, so that whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (Isaiah 53:4-8; John 10:9, 10, 11, 15; Acts 4:11, 12; 5:31; Romans 5:6, 8-11, 21; 6:23; 3:21-26; Jn. 3:16,36)

We believe that Christ died for our sins and rose again for our justification; and that we have the fullest assurance that those who die in the Lord shall rise again to a glorious immortality. It is the duty of all believers to give all diligence to make their calling and election sure, by sincere and loving obedience to the commands and teachings of his Word. (Romans 4:25, 5:18; 1 Corinthians 15:3, 52, 53; 2 Peter 1:10)

We believe that Christ will come a second time with power and great glory; that there will be a resurrection of the just and the unjust; that the just will be raised incorruptible, who, together with the righteous live, changed in a moment, shall be rewarded according to the deeds done in the body and received into Christ’s kingdom and glory, and so shall they ever be with the Lord; and that the unjust shall awake to shame and everlasting punishment. (Heb. 9:28; Titus 2:13; Col. 3:4; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:52; 2 Cor.5:10; 1 Thess. 4:16,17; Dan. 12:2; Rev. 22:11)

We believe that the first day of the week, called the Lord’s Day, ought to be kept holy; and that it is our duty to assemble on that day and worship God in a public manner, by offering up our prayers and thanksgiving, by attending to the preached Word and the ordinances of the Church. (1 Cor. 16:2; Heb. 10:23-25)

We believe that Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ, to be continued until his second coming; the ordinance of Baptism is normally administered by immersion. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of the Lord’s death until He comes. (Matt.28:19; Jn. 3:23; Acts 2:41, 42; 8:36-39; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Matt. 26:26-29; Mk.14:22-25; 1 Cor. 10:16)

We believe that the Church of Christ is a congregation of believers under the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, associated by voluntary covenant in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ, exercising the gifts and privileges of his Word, for mutual edification and the spread of the gospel throughout the world; that its officers are pastors (or bishops or elders) and deacons, whose qualifications and duties are clearly set forth in the letters of Paul. (Acts 2:41, 47; 11:21-23; 1 Cor. 1:1-13; 4:17; 14:23; 3 John 9; 2 Cor. 8:1-5; Matt. 28:20; Gal. 6:2; 1 Tim. 3)

We believe marriage is a union between one man and one woman ordained by God. It was first instituted by God in the early chapters of Genesis, codified in the Levitical law, and compared to a relationship between God and his people in the Old Testament prophets. Examples of marriage are in the historical narratives, and the wisdom literature discusses the unique unity of this marriage relationship. Jesus explained the original intention and core elements of marriage, and several New Testament Epistles give explicit instructions on this union. Marriage is a typology of Christ and the Church. As such, the Church views marriage as a profound spiritual institution established by God. Due to the importance of marriage in the biblical witness, this church adheres to this concept of biblical marriage by following the policies in its bylaws. (Genesis 2:24, 25; Matthew 19:4, 5; Romans 7:2).