OUR BELIEFS

 
While there are many different denominations that carry with them different belief, doctrinal and theological differences, we believe that the core of who we are as Christians and as a church, with Christ as our head, lies in the Gospel.
 
We believe that this is summed up best as a belief statement in what is known as The Apostles’ Creed.
It reads as follows:      

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church*,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Amen.

In addition to this:

We believe in one God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who alone created all things and who is the Savior of all men and women who put their faith in Him alone for eternal life.

We believe Jesus, the Son of God, entered our broken world and lived a life that reveals God to us and tells us who we are: beings created by God in God’s image who suffer in a broken world.

Jesus lived a life of perfect obedience to God and suffered and died on a cross to create the way for people to be reconnected to God, as we were created to be. God brought Jesus to life again – defeating death – and Jesus returned to his Father in heaven.

Because Jesus died and rose again, we can live in hope for a better life in this world and in eternity with God.

To connect with this new life and hope, we need to recognize that we have big issues that we can’t fix ourselves, accept Christ’s claim that he is the Son of God and the way to new life, and allow God to lead us into a new relationship with him.
 
There are a lot of other doctrines and theologies that pertain to the Christian faith.  These, however, are all peripheral to the core of Christian identity that is found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We welcome all people from all denominational backgrounds and encourage engagement of these subjects in the loving and respectful manner of Christian fellowship.