What We Believe

Appreciating classical Christian heritage and hungering for an ever more vital experience of new life Christ, we affirm a number of evangelical emphases.  Among these are:

• The centrality of the Scriptures, the Old and New Testament, as the authoritative word of God, and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct.
• The necessity of the new birth for entrance into God's kingdom, and the importance of continuing growth in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ for sound spiritual health. 
• The church as a fellowship of believers, characterized by mutual participation in and sharing of the new life in Christ.  Membership is by confession of personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.  It is open to all believers.
• The ministry of the Holy Spirit, who with the Father and the Son calls the Church into being, empowering its witness, guides its mission, and supplies the gifts needed by the Church and its members to exalt Christ.
• The reality of freedom in Christ, who delivers us from the power of sin and moves us by his grace into a whole new experience of obedience and life.  This freedom creates a church climnate which allows for differences of opinion in matters of interpretation, doctrine, and practice within the context of biblical guidelines and historical Christianity.