We believe in one God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Matthew 5:16, 45; 6:1, 4, 8, 9; James 1:17; John 1:1; 14:9; Genesis 1:2; John 4:24; 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21

We believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible

Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3

We believe in Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, our one and only Savior

John 1:14; 1 John 4:9; John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18

Who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary

Matthew 21:11; John 19:19; John 1:14; Romans 5:15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1; Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38

Who suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate

Luke 23:1-46

Who died and was buried, and who rose again bodily from the dead on the third day

Luke 23:44-24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Who ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father

Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1

Who will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead

Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:10-11; 10:39-42; 1 Peter 4:5

We believe in the Holy Spirit who is an active and operative part of the triune God

John 16:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27

Who indwells every Christian

1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14

We believe in the Bible - God's Holy Word, Scripture. We believe God inspired the autographs (original writings) of the Scripture and those autographs were consequently without error

Mark 12:36; John 14:26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice

Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12

We believe the Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ

Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23

We believe the Bible teaches that salvation - the forgiveness of sins - is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ

Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19

We believe the Bible teaches that one receives God's grace by putting faith in Christ who, as our perfect substitute, shed His blood on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.

John 1:12; 3:16-18; 5:24; Acts 16:31; Romans 1:16-17; 4:5; 5:1-2, 6-9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24

We believe in the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the Day of Pentecost and consisting of all Christians everywhere

Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47

We believe in the memorial of the Lord's death observed by the drinking of the cup and the eating of the bread and of the observance of the believer's baptism by means of immersion in water

Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-24; Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:35-39

We believe in the command for members of Christ's Church to be filled with the Spirit and to walk in love with fellow believers in Christ

John 13:35; Galatians 5:22-25; 1 Timothy 3:7