CORE VALUES &
Core Values
Biblical Authority
The Bible, as the Word of God, is the authoritative life guide and will take precedent over any Church tradition or human opinion. God's Word applied to our lives through the Holy Spirit will transform each person in their personal and public life.
Worship
We enjoy celebrative and reverent worship which allows for individual expression but is orderly in nature. We encourage the expression of spiritual gifts that will build up the body and reach the lost.
Prayer
We believe in continual prayer that is both intimate and strategic and is the foundation for authentic relationships. This relationship with God and others gives life to us through intercession, encouragement, healing, worship, and laying on of hands.
Authentic Relationships
The transforming power of the Holy Spirit enables us to live transparent lives before God and each other. Balance, wholeness, fulfillment, and peace as a result of God's new heart in us allows His Spirit of humility, integrity, and holiness to flow out of us. Genuine care and personal growth are accelerated through authentic life-giving relationships. These authentic relationships then encourage spiritual growth, personal gift expression, and leadership development.
Relational Diversity
We desire to build relationships with each other as a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-gifted blend. The focus is not on social, economic, racial, or gender distinction, but on the beauty of God's diverse creation.
Relational Outreach
Our commitment to fulfill the great commission is through our calling to take God's presence and power wherever we go. This commitment to outreach is faithfully pursued, and our destiny is discovered.
Spirit-Directed Ministry of Believers
The Holy Spirit is the power and source of life-giving streams in each of us providing regeneration and creativity. Through the Holy Spirit, we identify, equip, and release servant leaders through biblical authority, worship, prayer, and authentic relationships. We believe individuals demonstrating Godly character in humility, integrity, and holiness can develop others to become people of significance and purpose.
The Bible, as the Word of God, is the authoritative life guide and will take precedent over any Church tradition or human opinion. God's Word applied to our lives through the Holy Spirit will transform each person in their personal and public life.
Worship
We enjoy celebrative and reverent worship which allows for individual expression but is orderly in nature. We encourage the expression of spiritual gifts that will build up the body and reach the lost.
Prayer
We believe in continual prayer that is both intimate and strategic and is the foundation for authentic relationships. This relationship with God and others gives life to us through intercession, encouragement, healing, worship, and laying on of hands.
Authentic Relationships
The transforming power of the Holy Spirit enables us to live transparent lives before God and each other. Balance, wholeness, fulfillment, and peace as a result of God's new heart in us allows His Spirit of humility, integrity, and holiness to flow out of us. Genuine care and personal growth are accelerated through authentic life-giving relationships. These authentic relationships then encourage spiritual growth, personal gift expression, and leadership development.
Relational Diversity
We desire to build relationships with each other as a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-gifted blend. The focus is not on social, economic, racial, or gender distinction, but on the beauty of God's diverse creation.
Relational Outreach
Our commitment to fulfill the great commission is through our calling to take God's presence and power wherever we go. This commitment to outreach is faithfully pursued, and our destiny is discovered.
Spirit-Directed Ministry of Believers
The Holy Spirit is the power and source of life-giving streams in each of us providing regeneration and creativity. Through the Holy Spirit, we identify, equip, and release servant leaders through biblical authority, worship, prayer, and authentic relationships. We believe individuals demonstrating Godly character in humility, integrity, and holiness can develop others to become people of significance and purpose.
Statement of Faith
Inspiration of Scriptures
We believe in the verbal inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, by the Holy Spirit as originally given; they are the final authority for our faith and life. [2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12]
God
We believe in one God revealed in three coequal, distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19-20; Ephesians 2:18]
Man
We believe that man in his natural state is a sinner, lost, undone, without hope and without God. [Ephesians 2:1-2; Romans 3:23]
Divinity and Humanity of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who by His incarnation and virgin birth took upon Himself the form of man and became God-Man. In the one person of Christ, there are two natures, human and divine, each in its completeness and integrity. They are distinguishable but indivisible so that He is fully man and fully God. He lived a sinless life and became the only sacrifice for the sins of the world. [Ephesians 1:3-5; Romans 5:1-11; Acts12:4; 1 Peter 1:18-19]
Bodily Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe that terms of salvation are repentance toward God for sin and a personal heart-felt faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which results in regeneration. This salvation is entirely by grace and not by works. [Ephesians 2:6-10; Romans 5:1; Acts 3:19-20] [Luke 24:38-43; John 20:24-29]
Second Coming
We believe in the visible, bodily return of Christ to this earth to judge the world and to claim His Bride. [1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:7]
Church
We believe that the Church is Christ's spiritual body on earth today. It consists of born-again believers and has both universal and local expressions. [Matthew 16:18; Acts 20:28]
Heaven and Hell
We believe in the doctrines of eternal punishment for the lost and eternal bliss and service for the saved; hell for the unsaved and heaven for the saved. [John 14:1-3; Revelation 20:11-15]
Satan
We believe that Satan is a fallen, created being who is the "god of this world." He and his well-organized company of demons are opposed to the Kingdom of God and work to defeat and destroy the believer. While his activity is real, Satan and his demon spirits were defeated and overthrown by Christ's victory at the cross. [Luke 10:17-20; Colossians 2:13-15; Ephesians 6:10-18]
Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit to be the third person of the God-head who is active in the world today. The Spirit indwells and seals the believer at new birth. We believe the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a subsequent experience and is available to all Christians to empower us to be witnesses. We believe in and encourage the use of the gift of the Holy Spirit. [John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8, 2:14]
Ordinances
We believe that believer's water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of the Church and should be practiced regularly. [Acts 2:38; Acts 2:44-47; Romans 6:3-10; 1 Corinthians 10:16-21]
We believe in the verbal inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, by the Holy Spirit as originally given; they are the final authority for our faith and life. [2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12]
God
We believe in one God revealed in three coequal, distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19-20; Ephesians 2:18]
Man
We believe that man in his natural state is a sinner, lost, undone, without hope and without God. [Ephesians 2:1-2; Romans 3:23]
Divinity and Humanity of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who by His incarnation and virgin birth took upon Himself the form of man and became God-Man. In the one person of Christ, there are two natures, human and divine, each in its completeness and integrity. They are distinguishable but indivisible so that He is fully man and fully God. He lived a sinless life and became the only sacrifice for the sins of the world. [Ephesians 1:3-5; Romans 5:1-11; Acts12:4; 1 Peter 1:18-19]
Bodily Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe that terms of salvation are repentance toward God for sin and a personal heart-felt faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which results in regeneration. This salvation is entirely by grace and not by works. [Ephesians 2:6-10; Romans 5:1; Acts 3:19-20] [Luke 24:38-43; John 20:24-29]
Second Coming
We believe in the visible, bodily return of Christ to this earth to judge the world and to claim His Bride. [1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:7]
Church
We believe that the Church is Christ's spiritual body on earth today. It consists of born-again believers and has both universal and local expressions. [Matthew 16:18; Acts 20:28]
Heaven and Hell
We believe in the doctrines of eternal punishment for the lost and eternal bliss and service for the saved; hell for the unsaved and heaven for the saved. [John 14:1-3; Revelation 20:11-15]
Satan
We believe that Satan is a fallen, created being who is the "god of this world." He and his well-organized company of demons are opposed to the Kingdom of God and work to defeat and destroy the believer. While his activity is real, Satan and his demon spirits were defeated and overthrown by Christ's victory at the cross. [Luke 10:17-20; Colossians 2:13-15; Ephesians 6:10-18]
Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit to be the third person of the God-head who is active in the world today. The Spirit indwells and seals the believer at new birth. We believe the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a subsequent experience and is available to all Christians to empower us to be witnesses. We believe in and encourage the use of the gift of the Holy Spirit. [John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8, 2:14]
Ordinances
We believe that believer's water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of the Church and should be practiced regularly. [Acts 2:38; Acts 2:44-47; Romans 6:3-10; 1 Corinthians 10:16-21]