Salvation is
the free gift of God through Jesus Christ, conditioned only upon
repentance toward God and faith in and commitment to Christ the Lord.
The Church is
a fellowship of baptized believers, voluntarily banded together for
worship, nurture and service. Membership in a church is a privilege
extended only to the regenerated who voluntarily accept baptism and
commit themselves to faithful discipleship in the body of Christ.
Missions is the
extension of the gospel to all the world through evangelism,
discipleship, education and Christian service.
Stewardship
requires the responsible use of life, time, talents, treasures and
testimony in the service of Christ.
Evangelism is
the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ, the call to accept and follow
Him as Lord, and is the lifeblood of the church.
Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper are the only ordinances of the Church and are
symbolic of redemption.
The Priesthood of
the Believer affirms that each Christian has direct access to God
through Christ, is his own priest, and is also under obligation to
become a priest for Christ in behalf of other persons.
The pastor has
the same standing before God as any other member, but is God’s
representative and spiritual authority as overseer to the assembly. He
is responsible to God for his conduct, not to the deacons, or any
committee or fraction of the church.
The Second Coming
refers to the personal return of Christ to this earth, at which time
the dead in Christ shall be resurrected, and we, which are alive (in
Christ) and remain, shall be caught up together, to meet the Lord in
the air.
Every man is
created in the image of God and is a free moral agent. Because of man’s
decision to sin, he is lost and in need of salvation that comes only by
the way of the Cross of Christ