Statement of Faith

WE BELIEVE in the inerrancy of Scripture, that the Bible, Old and New Testaments, is the inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16).

WE BELIEVE that there is one God, eternally existent in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19).

WE BELIEVE that God the Father is the personal, transcendent, and sovereign Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1f).

WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, that He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious death on the Cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, ascended back to the right hand of God the Father, and ever lives to make intercession for His Church. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the Gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today (Matthew 1:18; John 3:16; Acts 1:9, 11; 2:1-41; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 3:18; and the Gospels).

WE BELIEVE that all people are by nature lost and separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. When a person places his/her faith in Christ as his/her Savior, that person is immediately born again, sealed by the Holy Spirit, forgiven of all his/her sins, and becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord (John 3:16-19; 5:24; Romans 5:8-9; Ephesians 1:13-14; 2:8-10; Titus 3:5).

WE BELIEVE in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and the coming judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower for service all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ. We believe that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Bible, and that the use of the gifts is valid for today within the guidelines of Scripture. We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without love all exercise of the spiritual gifts is compromised (John 14:26; 16:13; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20; 12-14).

WE BELIEVE that mission government should be simple rather than a complex bureaucracy. We depend on the Holy Spirit's guidance in establishing leadership within the mission in accordance with the Scriptures (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9).

WE BELIEVE in the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ with His Church to rule on the earth during the Millennial Kingdom. We believe Christ's rule will be visible and personal. We also believe in the resurrection of the saved and the unsaved; the saved to eternal life and the unsaved to eternal punishment (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 3:10 ;19:11-16; 20:1-15).

WE BELIEVE in the two New Testament ordinances of Water Baptism and the Lord's Supper. These ordinances are observed in obedience to the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ as acts of love and devotion and are not necessary for one's salvation (Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:24-25).

WE REJECT: (1) The belief that true Christians can be demon possessed, (2) the "Positive Confession Movement" which teaches that God can be commanded to heal or work miracles according to man's will, (3) the "Prosperity Movement" which teaches that it is God's will for every believer to be wealthy, (4) human prophecy that supersedes the Scripture, (5) the incorporation of humanistic and secular psychology and philosophy into biblical teaching, and (6) the overemphasis of spiritual gifts, experiential signs and wonders to the exclusion of biblical teaching.

IN OUR Missions we focus on a personal relationship with God through service and relationship.

WE SEEK to teach the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual's life, leading that person towards greater maturity in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:11-13).