ABOUT US

WHAT WE VALUE

THE WORD IS OUR COMPASS

WE VALUE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

We believe in making the Word of God the true north of how we live our lives

COURAGE IS OUR CALL

WE VALUE SPIRIT-LED COURAGE

We believe in boldly pursuing the will of God, regardless of the consequences.

LOVE IS OUR

HEARTBEAT

WE VALUE
HOLY LOVE

We believe in loving God and loving people the way God called us to.

ETERNITY IS

OUR FOCUS

WE VALUE AN ETERNITY MINDSET

We believe life is short, eternity is real, and people matter the most

How It Works

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe in the plenary verbal inspiration of the traditional canon of Scripture; that both the Old Testament and the New Testament are the infallible Word of God in all matters of life and doctrine; that the Bible is completely relevant today for every area of the human experience because it is living and active; that the Bible is the exclusive and only authority for faith and lifestyle; and that the original autographs are without error. It is to be believed, practiced, trusted, and hoped in.

1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:21

We believe that the Church is the Body of Jesus Christ, who is its Head. The Church is comprised of all those who have been justified by God’s grace through faith alone in Christ alone. The Church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be only believers. The Church is being built up and made into the Bride of Christ, fully matured and presentable at Jesus’s Second Coming. We believe the Church is a pillar of truth to the world because of the abiding story and presence of Jesus as mediated by the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 5:1, 5; Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:11-17; 5:27; Revelation 2-3

Fallen humankind’s hope of redemption is only possible through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and his work on the cross. The redemption offered to humankind through the work of Christ must be received by repentance toward God and faith in Christ who shed his blood. Those who receive God’s offer of grace by faith are born again, justified, regenerated, adopted into the family of God, made heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, and are partakers of eternal life to come.

John 3:3; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 1:7; Romans 5:10; 8:14-17; 10:9-10; Titus 3:5-6

We believe that humankind was created in the image of God but voluntarily sinned when tempted by Satan and fell short of God’s righteousness. Sin is willful transgression of the law of God and deserves death. At the fall, humankind incurred physical death and spiritual death, which is separation from God. All human beings are in union with Adam and are sinners by nature and by choice. Sin has alienated humankind from God and subjected it to his wrath.

Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12-19

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a distinct person from the Father and the Son, God of God, sent by the Father to equip the Body of Christ with grace for work. In all he does, he glorifies Christ. He convicts the world of sin, regenerates sinners, and in him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted into the family of God. The Holy Spirit is received at salvation, and assists us in our weaknesses by enabling us to live victorious, bold, Christ-like lives.

John 14:16-26; Romans 8:9, 26; Ephesians 4:30; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; Hebrews 10:29

We believe that Jesus Christ is a distinct person from the Father and the Holy Spirit, yet of the same substance, two natures in One person (divine and human). We believe that Jesus Christ is God of God, the Son of God, who was incarnated as a human, was born of a virgin, was crucified, was buried, was resurrected, and is seated at the right hand of God on high.

Matthew 1:20; Mark 16:19; John 1:1, 14; 3:16; 20:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5; Hebrews 2:17; Galatians 4:4; Philippians 2:8; 1 Peter 3:22

We believe in the personal, bodily, and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ. At the moment of his coming, which time is unknown, we will be caught up in the air, transformed in glory, and brought back to the earth whereupon Christ will sit in judgment, separate the wheat from the chaff, renew the earth, and reign as King forever. We believe that God is creating a New Heavens and a New Earth where humans will dwell forever with God. The imminent coming of Christ should inspire godly living and commitment to the mission of the Gospel.

Isaiah 65:17; Matthew 24:30; Acts 1:11; 1 Corinthians 15:50-54; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 19:11-22:21

We believe in the continuation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and that the charismata did not cease after the Apostolic age. The purpose of the gifts is to equip the Church to carry out its mission until Christ returns, as well as to be a foretaste of the life to come. Believers should seek God in prayer for the gifts of the Spirit to operate in their own lives and ministries and
should not only agree to them theoretically but practice them outwardly as the Spirit leads.

Romans 1:11; 1 Corinthians 1:5, 7; 12:1, 31, 14:12; 2 Timothy 1:6-7; Hebrews 6:5

We believe that from the beginning God created two separate and distinct biological sexes: male and female. Moreover, we believe that Scripture does not permit any difference between biological sex and gender identity or expression. Humankind has been created by God and any attempt to misconstrue the difference between male/female and/or biological sex/gender identity is an attempt to self-create and is a result of sin and the fall. We also acknowledge that there are rare instances where people are born with an indiscriminate biological sex. Yet, these cases do not involve an attempt to self-create nor deny the dignity of how they were born.

Genesis 1:26-27; Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6-7; Psalm 139:14

We believe that all human life is valuable and sacred, and that human life and full personhood begins at conception and continues until death. As stewards of life, we are endowed by God with the responsibility to protect the worth and dignity of human beings from the moment of conception until the moment of death. Therefore, we oppose taking innocent life in all forms, including abortion and euthanasia.

Genesis 1:26-27; Job 31:15; Psalm 22:10, 127:3-5, 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5; Acts 17:25