“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty;
and in all things, love.”

We believe the Bible to be the divinely inspired and authoritative word of God, perfectly revealing his character and purpose to his creation.

(2 Tim. 3:16–17; 2 Pet. 1:20–21; Ps. 19:7–11)

We believe that all human beings are created in the image and likeness of God, being made to reflect his character and purpose in all of creation. Humanity is endowed with inherent dignity, worth, and value.
(Gen. 1:26–27; Gen. 2:15; Ps. 8:4–6)

We believe that sin entered creation by means of humanity’s disobedience, and that all humanity is born under the weight and wages of sin: death. While sin does not remove our worth and value to God, it turns our hearts inward toward self and away from him, in need of salvation apart from ourselves.
(Gen. 3; Rom. 3:23; Rom. 5:12–19; Rom. 6:23; Jer. 17:9; Eph. 2:1–5)

We believe God’s redemptive purposes in creation are fully known in Jesus Christ, who is the perfect revelation of both God and humanity. Having been born of a virgin, he lived a sinless life. He announced the kingdom of God and called humanity to repentance and discipleship.
(John 1:14, 18; Col. 1:15–20; Matt. 1:22–23; Luke 1:34–35; Heb. 4:15; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 5:32; Matt. 28:18–20)

We believe that Jesus’s death on the cross bore the weight and penalty of humanity’s sin, destroying its power through the self-giving sacrifice and death of Christ. Having overcome sin, the cross enacted a new covenant with God’s people, reconciling and restoring those that trust its work on their behalf.
(Isa. 53:4–6; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 3:23–26; Mark 10:45; Luke 22:20; Jer. 31:31–34; Eph. 2:13–18)

We believe that on the third day, Jesus was resurrected, the firstborn of a new creation. Having defeated death itself, his resurrection now inaugurated his kingship and authority over all creation.
(Luke 24:1–7; 1 Cor. 15:3–8, 20–23; Rom. 6:9; Phil. 2:9–11; Matt. 28:18)

We believe in calling all people to discipleship under the lordship of Jesus, putting their faith in his saving work through a lifelong journey toward wholeness in Christ. In doing so, we trust Jesus as the way to the Father and the one source of eternal life both now and in eternity.
(Matt. 28:18–20; John 14:6; John 10:10, 28; Phil. 1:6)

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who is the indwelling presence of God in every believer received upon faith in Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit was given to conform believers into the image of Christ, empowering them to both overcome sin and bear the fruit of Christlikeness.
(John 14:16–17; Rom. 8:9–11, 13–16; Gal. 5:22–23; 2 Cor. 3:17–18)

We believe that the Holy Spirit is alive and active through the supernatural gifts given to strengthen and equip believers for the work of God in the world. We believe these gifts to be purposed for the edification of the Church in both life and mission.
(1 Cor. 12:4–11, 14:1–5, 12; Rom. 12:6–8; Eph. 4:7–13)

We believe the Church is the universal family of God across race, nationality, culture, and denomination. We believe that through his cross, Jesus has not only reconciled us to God, but to one another as a new family, where our love love for one another is ourthe primary witness of his reign to the world.
(Eph. 2:14–22; Gal. 3:28; Rev. 7:9–10; John 13:34–35)

We believe the universal Church is alive and active through local communities of faith that embody the life and mission of Jesus together. As God’s reconciled family, the Church is empowered by the Spirit to seek God’s kingdom purposes “on earth as it is in heaven.”
(Acts 2:42–47; Matt. 5:13–16, 6:10; 2 Cor. 5:18–20)

We believe that upon death, those who are in Christ by faith will enter the presence of God, and that upon the return of Christ, will join in his resurrection at the restoration of all things. Furthermore, those who choose to reject God’s invitation of grace will spend eternity apart from him.
(Luke 23:42–43; 2 Cor. 5:6–8; 1 Thes. 4:13–18; Rev. 21:1–5; John 3:16–18, 36; Matt. 25:31–46)

We believe the culmination of our redemption is the return of Christ, who will destroy sin and death once and for all, ushering in a new creation and reconciling all things back to God. Until his return, we live out the reality of our future hope in the present, seeking to embody the love offered to us through the Triune God.
(1 Cor. 15:24–26; Rev. 21:1–5; Rom. 8:18–23; 2 Cor. 5:17–19; Matt. 25:31–3446; John 13:34–35; 1 Thes. 4:13–18; Phil. 3:20–21)