Declaration of Faith
Article One
We as a Church believe:

1.  That the Bible is inspired Word of God. 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pt. 1:19-21.

2.  There is one God eternally existent in three Persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  
I John 5:7; Matt. 28:19; Matt. 3:13-17

3.  In the Deity of Christ: His Virgin Birth, His shed blood for atonement; His bodily
resurrection; His ascension; and His personal return to establish His Kingdom on
Earth.  John 1:1-4; Matt.1:20-25; I Cor. 15:3, 4; Acts 1:1-11

4.  That all men are by nature sinful and that for salvation, Holy Spirit regeneration is
absolutely essential.  Ro. 1:18, 32; Ro. 3:10-19; John 3:1-8

5.  Satan is a person and that Hell is a place of eternal conscious punishment of all
unsaved.  Matt. 4:1-3; Rev. 20:10-15; Luke 16:19-31

6.  That the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, makes believers, children of God through the new
birth, assuring them of Heaven, and by His, indwelling enables Christians to live a
Godly life.  John 14:16, 17; I Cor. 6:19; Eph. 1:13

7.  That men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
Ro. 8:1; Ro. 5:1, 9; Acts 13:39

8.  In the eternal security of the believers.  John 10:28, 29; Ro. 8:35-39; Phil. 1:6; Jude 1

9.  That a New Testament Church is an organized body of baptized believers practicing
Scriptural ordinances and actively engaged in fulfilling the Great Commission.  
Acts 2:41, 42; Matt. 28:18-20

10. That baptism is a Scriptural Ordinance requiring immersion of believers only to be administered
by a New Testament Church.  Acts 8:26-39; Eph 2:41,42; Ro. 6:3-5

11. That the Lord’s Supper is a Scriptural Ordinance of the Church to be partaken of by obedient
Christians of the Faith.  I Cor. 11:23-28

12. In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of life and
the lost unto the resurrection of damnation.  Matt. 25:34-41; I Cor. 15:51-57; Rev. 20:10-15
THE BIBLE SAYS, AND WE
BELIEVE IT.
Church Covenant
Article Two

Having received Jesus Christ as my
Lord and Savior and been baptized, I
will seek, by
the grace of God, to live in accord
with the following ideal.

I will seek to love God by,
…being obedient to His Word
…giving cheerfully as God prospers
me,
…worshiping privately and
corporately,
…and giving glory to Him in all
things.

I will seek to love others in this
fellowship by,
…supporting them in prayer,
…ministering with my God-given
abilities,
…sharing with those in distress,
…and following God’s chosen
leadership.

I will seek to show the love of
Christ in the world by,
…sharing the gospel by word and
deed,
…inviting the unchurched to our
fellowship.
…and supporting the advancement
of the gospel to all nations.

I will further seek to live my life as
an example to others by,
…meditating on God’s word daily,
…hiding God’s word within my
heart,
…being just in my dealings, faithful
to my word,
…slow to take offense and work
toward reconciliation,
…abstaining from sins such as;
drunkenness, sexual impurities,
gossip, rage, and selfish ambitions,
…and exercising carefully my
Christian liberties, so that my
behavior serves to edify.