We believe the perfect and holy Creator God unconditionally loves every sinful person in a sinful world so much He sent His perfect and holy Son to rescue us from the death we earned for our sin. (John 3:16, Rom 3:23, 6:23)
We believe Jesus…
…lived in Nazareth 2,000 years ago (Matt 6:15)
…lived to teach us the heart and will of His Father (John 14:9)
…was tortured and killed to pay for all of humankind’s sins (Rom 8:3-4)
…was raised from the dead by God to show us His glory and the promise of salvation He offers everyone (Rom 6:8-11)
We believe salvation is a gift and we can’t do anything to earn it. We can respond to it with the trust His gift pays for our sins, and with love to God and others. (Eph 2:4-10)
We believe our journey of trust begins when we lovingly obey the gospel (turning from sin, confessing Christ, connecting with Christ’s death, burial and resurrection in baptism) and continues as we humble ourselves daily to the transforming power of the resurrected Christ. (Rom 6:1-14)
We believe salvation is powerful, and when we receive His gift of grace we…
…start over and live a new life here on earth (2 Cor 5:17)
…have forgiveness from God for all our sins (Acts 2:38)
…share in table fellowship with God and His family (Acts 2:42-47)
…receive His Holy Spirit to guide and empower us (Eph 1:12-14)
…are blessed with spiritual gifts, the greatest being love (1 Cor 12-14)
…are adopted as God’s sons and daughters (Eph 1:3-6)
…are being transformed to be more like Christ (Rom 12:1-2)
…look forward to being resurrected in Christ (Phil 3:10-11)
…get to spend eternity with God and His family forever (Rev 21:2-4)
We believe the Bible to be inspired by God, centered on Jesus, and guided by the Spirit. The Bible was written by man and is the ultimate and perfect written narrative of God’s heart, desire and plan of salvation for all people. (2 Tim 2:15, 3:15-17)
We believe His story continues today—you can discover your place in the story as you study the Bible and grow with His family to live according to His will. (Phil 1:6)