Statement of Faith
We Believe:
That God created the universe in 6 days with all of its grandeur and beauty, and that He sustains it with His almighty power. He also created Adam and Eve in His own image that they might live in fellowship with Him and to be His instruments to care for His creation.
we believe:
That Adam and Eve doubted and rebelled against God. They sinned and their natures became evil. Now every human being is born with a self-centered, sinful nature that violates God's will and desire. This sin has separated us from God and places us under His eternal wrath and punishment. Attempts to change human nature to please God with our own good are doomed to failure. People need forgiveness and a new life, and God provides it through His grace.
we believe:
That God out of pure love gives people forgiveness of sins and thus reconciles them to Himself. He does this even though He is a just God who punishes sin because of His own Son, Jesus Christ, took the punishment for all sin for all people upon Himself when He died on the cross of Calvary. God raised Him from the dead on Easter and thus demonstrated to the world that the sacrifice for the Lamb of God has been accepted and people's sin paid for.
we believe:
That people receive forgiveness through faith. Faith is the hand which accepts God's free gift. Faith is created by the Holy Spirit through the means of the Gospel message which tells of God's love demonstrated in Jesus Christ. Infant baptism is the means by which a child is given new life and received into God's kingdom.
we Believe:
That the Bible is the source of knowledge about God and His forgiveness and is also the way in which He speaks to us today. The Bible was written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and so it is true and without error.
we believe:
God is Triune, three persons in one eternal God – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
we believe:
That the Church is the fellowship of all those who have come to faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. Our Church operates on the principles of faith alone, grace alone, Scripture alone. The purpose of the Church is to nurture faith through the Word and the Sacrament, of the altar, and share the love of God through Word and deed with the whole world in order that other people become disciples of Jesus Christ.
we believe:
That God has given two Sacraments to build His Church. Baptism to create faith and Holy Communion, also called the Lord's Supper or the Eucharist, to nurture faith. In Holy Communion Jesus Christ gives His body and blood “in, with and under” the bread and wine.
we believe:
God's design for marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and that parents have the primary responsibility for the spiritual development of their children. The Church and School assist parents with the training, support, and encouragement they need to carry out their God given responsibilities.
we Believe:
God's Word reject racism. We are all created by God (Psalm 139:13-14). “We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). All are equally accountable to God (Romans 3:19). The sins of all are equally atoned for by Christ (2 Corinthians 5:15). All are equally precious to God (John 3:16). Racial animosity is the result of sin and is sin itself. Racism is not acceptable in the Church. Jesus Himself bids us love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:31) and did so precisely while rejecting racial preference (Good Samaritan account in Luke 10:25-37).
we believe:
That the fellowship which God established with His believers on earth will continue after this life as believers live with Him in Heaven for all eternity.