We believe in the one true God who is love existing in three distinct forms: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We believe that God is generous and benevolent, the creator of all things, and gave existence to all that is. (Ephesians 4:6; I John 4:8; I Corinthians 8:6 ; Genesis 1:1-2, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:1-9, Acts 17:24-28, Hebrews 11:3, James 1:1, James 14:9, and 2 Peter 1:21)

We believe that the original word of God is creation and that God gave us the text of the scripture to provide hope, peace, comfort, and wisdom as we navigate this life and what it means to be human beings who have been made in the image of God. (Genesis 1; Genesis 2:7; Romans 1:20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

• • The Bible is God’s Holy Word, without error in its original form and inspired by the Holy Spirit. (Mark 12:36, John 14:26, John 16:12-15, Acts 1:16, 1 Corinthians 2:12-13, 2 Timothy 3:14-16, & 2 Peter 1:20-21)
  • We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice, and realize that it is profitable for teaching, correction, instruction and equipping the saints. (Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 24:35, Romans 15:4, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Hebrews 4:12, & 2 John 1:9

We believe that God gifted humanity God’s self in the form of Jesus to teach us how to live. To show us what it means to have life to the fullest. To set us free from sin and death that we may have nothing that separates us from our creator and his purposes for our lives. (John 1:14; John 10:10; John 3:16; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Romans 8:38-39)

• • • The Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and as a result is lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ. (Acts 4:12 & Romans 3:23)
    • Salvation and the forgiveness of sins come only by grace from God and are made possible through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 26:28, Romans 5:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Peter 1:18-19, & 1 John 1:7)
    • We don’t believe there is a formula for salvation, but we do acknowledge there is a process to it. Acknowledging Christ as Savior is to believe in Jesus Christ as God’s Son, and as Lord and Savior of the world. To confess Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, repent of your sins, be baptized into Christ through immersion in water, and continue to grow and live in Christ. (Romans 5:1-2, Luke 24:45-47, Acts 3:19, 17:30, 2 Peter 3:9, Matthew 10:32, Romans 10:9, Philippians 2:11, 1 John 4:15, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:1-7, Galatians 3:27, Philippians 1:1, Colossians 2:12, & 1 Peter 3:21) I John 4:9-10; Luke 5:31; Acts 5:19).

We believe the world is a beautiful place that God created for us to experience, enjoy, take care of, to discover that Gods presence saturates all of it and to help others do the same. (Ephesians 4:6; Matthew 28:19-20)

• • • God founded the Church on the day of Pentecost as the body and bride of Christ (Matthew 16:13-18 & Acts 2:14-47)
    • God clearly defined roles of men and women as distinctly outlined in the Bible. (1 Corinthians 16:13-14, 1 Kings 2:1-3, Proverbs 12:4 & 31:1-31, Titus 2:3-5, & 1 Timothy 5:14)
    • God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
    • God shows us that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.)

God is generous and established our world for us to be a part of. Generosity is not just something we do, it’s the very fabric of being a Christ follower. Generous living aligns us with God and gives us the ability to change the world.

Proverbs 11:24-25 “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Luke 6:38 “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” 

God has called us to actively participate in serving others. We roll up our sleeves and serve both in our church family and our local community.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19 “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sin against them And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”

Everyone has a unique set of gifts and talents that they can offer. God also blesses us with spiritual gifts in order to work through us for the benefit of others. As such, we become God’s agents through which God’s grace can be distributed.

1 Peter 4:10 “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

We believe we’ve been called to bring heaven to earth through prayer.

Matthew 6:9-10 ” This, then, is how you should pray. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven”.

You don’t have to be perfect to be here, nobody here is. We understand that life and faith can be messy. We want to acknowledge the mess and help each other walk through it and out of it together.

Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing, and perfect will.”

Poverty isn’t defined by a lack of material things alone. People can be poor emotionally, relationally, spiritually, and financially. We want to meet people where they are, demonstrate the love of God, and set people on the path to move more fully into a relationship with God.

Luke 10:8-9 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.'”

Psalms 82:3-4  “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from what they have done.”

Life to the fullest refers to the quality of life you lead not the amount of stuff you have. We believe that God intended us to live an exciting, creative, and deeply connected kind of life. Life to the fullest is experienced through following Jesus and we want to celebrate the freedom and excitement that comes through Him.

John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.”