The Trinity
We believe that God is three distinct persons who are so selfless in nature that they function as one: Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit. 

Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus is the second member of the trinity, the Son of God.  Having existed with the Father for all eternity and being fully God, He emptied Himself of all His divine attributes (all-present, all-powerful, all-knowing), retaining the nature of God, which is love, and became fully human.  He died for our sins, arose from the dead with the new body of the resurrection, the same kind which will be had after death and the final resurrection by all who believe in Him.  In doing so He became the "firstborn among many brethren."  He ascended up to heaven before the eyes of the disciples and now sits at the right hand of the Father in this resurrected body, making intercession for us, awaiting the Father's direction for His second coming.  

The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third member of the trinity, and is fully God.  His chief work is to "glorify Jesus" and to "take of what is His and make it known" to us.  The Holy Spirit comes to indwell a person at the moment he or she first receives Christ and becomes a Christian.  Being one with Jesus, the Holy Spirit makes the presence of Jesus known in and the life of Jesus effective through the believer.  All the work of God accomplished in and through the life of a believer is through the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit.     

The Holy Scriptures
We believe that the Bible was written by people who were under the inspiration of the God through the Holy Spirit.  These 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, having been preserved and guarded by God through Church history, provide for us everything we need to know regarding the will of God for our salvation and relationship with Him as they reveal the Person of Jesus Christ to us.   

Sin
We believe that sin is of two kinds, act and nature.  Through the sin of Adam and Eve, we have all inherited a sinful nature which inclines us toward evil and self-centeredness.  Actual sin is a willful decision to act apart from God, to reject or disobey Him.  No one will be punished eternally for having been born with a sin nature.  Only those who finally reject God, saying "No" to Him (actual sin) are at risk for eternal loss.   

Atonement
We believe that atonement (the making of amends) for ALL human sin took place through suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross and by the shedding of His blood. It is provided for ALL people, and is the only way that salvation is provided for us. It covers children and those who are unable to understand (such as the mentally impaired), and those who are able to understand the decision and choose to receive it.  

Free Agency
We believe that God is at work in every person's life, and enables us to make a decision to receive or reject Him, to say "Yes" or "No."  Relationship with Him continues and grows with a continuous "Yes" to His continuing work in the life of the believer, but this relationship is hindered by any "No" and can be severed.   

Repentance
We believe that a response to God's moving in a person's life always includes repentance, which is a complete turning away from what displeases Him (sin).  It is a willing and purposeful turning toward Him and His way.  Such repentance comes as the result of God moving and the individual responding with willingness.  

Justification, Regeneration, Adoption
We believe that the split second that a person receives Jesus Christ, several wonderful things happen.  He or she is justified before God.  Sins are forgiven, and it is as if he or she had never sinned, standing before the Judge without any guilt.  He or she is also regenerated, or born again, in that moment.  Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit, now comes to live within.  A change has happened.  He or she is a new person, and never has to go back to the former life.  The Holy Spirit now lives within to break old patterns and free him or her to live the way in which God designed.  That person is now also adopted, part of the family of God. The new Christian is a joint heir with Jesus Christ, who is the firstborn among many brethren. He or she can approach God the Father with boldness, knowing Him as Father instead of Judge.  

Entire Sanctification
We believe that, after a period of growth, a believer will realize an inner tension resulting from the presence of the sin nature still within.  This sin nature (inclined toward self-centeredness) conflicts with the believer's new nature and the presence of the Holy Spirit (leading in God's ways).  It feels like a civil war within.  We believe that the believer may receive from God the work of entire sanctification (or complete cleansing) that cleanses him or her completely from the sin nature and allows for a heart completely dedicated to God alone.  We believe that the believer will continue to grow after this experience, and will still make mistakes, but can live always saying "Yes" to God with love toward Him.   We believe that entire sanctification comes to the believer in God's time as he or she continually responds to Him.  

The Church
We believe that God has called into being the Church as His vessel for the continued demonstration of Jesus Christ in the world.  Our mission is to know Him and let Him touch others through us.  We are His body, the individuals who have personally accepted Him as Lord, bound by His Spirit together to make up the Church with the Lord Jesus as the Head.  Though we worship together as His body in our local church and as a denomination, we acknowledge and affirm our connection in the universal body of Christ with all those who are born again, regardless of denomination or label.  

Baptism
We believe that baptism is a powerful outward symbol of what happens in the life of an individual who is born again into new life in Christ.  Being a symbol not of what man does, but what God does in our lives, young children may be baptized upon request of a parent or guardian who agrees to Christian nurture and counsel.  Baptism may be done by sprinkling, pouring, or immersion, according the preference of the individual.   

The Lord's Supper
We believe that the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion, is an outward demonstration of the inward heart intention to know Jesus Christ in close relationship.  The elements represent His body and blood, offered to us.  We eat and drink, acknowledging our acceptance of His saving work and His presence within us.   

Divine Healing
We believe that God does heal people as He sees fit in His timing and according to what He knows will bring us and others to a saving knowledge of Himself.  Therefore, we believe in praying for the healing of the sick. We also believe that He heals through the many avenues of medicine and science provided for us in this day and time.  

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will appear again, and that those who are alive at that time will join those risen believers who had previously been asleep to meet the Lord and be with Him forever.    

Resurrection, Judgement, and Destiny
We believe in the resurrection of the dead: that all will be raised from the dead and will face final judgment.  The basis of judgment will be each individual's response to God as He has worked in his or her life.  Eternal life with Jesus is the reward for those who have believed in Him and responded "Yes."  Eternal separation from Him is the choice for those who have persisted in saying "No" to Him.