We believe the Holy Spirit inspired human authors to write the books of the Bible. Every word of scripture is chosen by God himself. We believe that God speaks to us in the Bible, and that it is our privilege to seek to understand God's message and apply it responsibly to our lives. It is complete truth, the final authority, and we can trust it for all matters in this life and eternity. God's unchangeable Biblical message ought to be presented in practical, contemporary, and understandable ways to the people in our community.

We believe Jesus Christ is God's Son and an equal of the Father. He has existed from the beginning of time, yet was born of the virgin Mary and lived on earth during the first century A.D. Throughout His earthly life, he was completely God and completely human at the same time. After living a perfect, sinless life, Jesus offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for every human being who has ever lived by dying on a Roman cross. After three days in the grave, he defeated sin and death by rising from the grave. He then ascended to Heaven and will return to earth one day to reign as King.

We believe that all people are created with dignity and value in the image of God, to live in a vital relationship with God. However, because of our sin nature inherited from Adam, resulting in our sin (failing to live by God's moral standards), we break our intended relationship with God and we experience the destructive consequences of that broken relationship, spiritually and socially, in this life and beyond. However, God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to rescue us from those consequences and to restore our broken relationships with God and others, through Christ's death on the cross, a perfect act of redemption for each of us. Salvation comes to people on the basis of God's grace through their faith in Jesus alone. They receive the free gift of forgiveness and are spiritually reborn through repenting of their sin and believing in Jesus Christ. Good works and a holy life, although totally unable to save anyone, are the natural product of repentant, believing people.

We believe that at the moment someone places their faith in Jesus alone for salvation, they become part of the Church. We believe the Church is the family of God, the Body of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit, and that it is expressed in local churches. It was created by God to display His glory on the earth by reaching out to people who do not know Him (evangelism), lifting up worship to Him (worship), loving one another as His family (fellowship), growing in maturity to be like Christ (discipleship), and serving others in His name (ministry). We believe that the Church is the primary instrument through which God is working in the world today. The Church celebrates baptism and the Lord's Supper until Christ returns.