Who We Are

Learn more about our beliefs and core values as a church family

What We Believe

In essential beliefs, we have unity: (Ephesians 4:4-6)
In non-essential beliefs, we have liberty: (Romans 14:1,4,12,22)
In all beliefs, we have charity: (1 Corinthians 13:2)

The Scriptures

We believe the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, and the supreme and final authority in doctrine and practice

The Trinity

We believe in only one living and true God, eternally existing in three equal persons – God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe God the Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of human history according to His purpose and grace. All glory goes to Him.
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal, pre-existent Son of God, who for us and for our salvation became a man, died on a cross, rose from the dead and ascended to heaven to reign.
We believe that God, the Holy Spirit, restrains evil, convicts of sin. He also regenerates, and indwells and empowers believers for service, and bestows spiritual gifts, sealing them for eternity.

Creation and the Fall

We believe that all things in heaven and on earth were created by God and exist by His power and for His glory. We believe that humanity was created innocent and in the image of God, but that we sinned, bringing both physical and spiritual death to ourselves and this world.

Salvation

We believe that every person is lost in sin apart from Christ and in need of a Savior. We believe that salvation is a gift of God and is received by man only through personal faith in Jesus Christ. The full scope of salvation includes Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification.

The Church

We believe that the universal church, the Body and Bride of Christ, is made up of all true believers. We believe that the local, visible church is an assembly of professing believers in Jesus Christ who are voluntarily joined together in one body to worship, reach out and grow.

We believe that Christ instituted the ordinances of believer baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which are to be observed by believers until He returns. Grace is an elder-led church

Things to Come

We believe the Lord Jesus will one day return physically to earth in power and glory to complete what He began: graciously saving believers and bringing righteous judgment on non-believers. Our call is to make ourselves ready for that day!

*Above is a condensed version of our doctrine. Here is our fully expanded pdf Doctrinal Statement.

Our Core Values

Learn more about the 12 Core Values that guide us as a church family.

Grace-Oriented

We are saved by God’s grace in Christ. Therefore, we are a grace-oriented people. Because God has extended unmerited favor to us, we extend grace to one another in hopes of unity, growth and witness, according to God’s Word.

Expository Teaching

We believe in the accurate exposition and application of the entire Word of God as biblical truth in our lives.

Prayer

We believe the practice of individual and corporate prayer should pervade all we do. We are totally dependent on the Lord, and we seek to align ourselves with His will.

House Church

We believe a home-based, reproducing, small-group discipleship ministry is the most effective means of reconciling and building loving relationships, stimulating spiritual growth and maturity, and developing leaders.

Corporate Worship

We believe God calls us to gather together regularly to worship Him by singing songs (both new and old), and practices of baptism, communion, and corporate Scripture reading.

Christ-likeness

We believe in the active process of character transformation, initiated by God and sustained by the Holy Spirit, whereby the disciple intentionally strives toward becoming like Christ in every area of life.

Missions & Outreach

We are called to pray for and evangelize the lost in our community. We also pray for, support, and send laborers into God’s great work of missions around the world.

Children & Student Discipleship

We believe it is our responsibility to train our children and students to understand and apply God’s Word in their lives. We do this by teaching Scripture, modeling Christ-like attitudes & behavior, and encouraging their growth.

Lay Leadership

We are an elder-led, staff-run, lay-powered church whose ultimate expression is the mobilization of a body of Spirit-gifted, Spirit-empowered believer-priests who minister in their spheres of influence in order to fulfill the Great Commission.

Stewardship & Generosity

We believe in the discernment and utilization of God-given resources including spiritual gifts, time, talents and financial resources in order to edify the Body of believers and evangelize our community.

Relevance & Excellence

We believe we are called to present the unchanging message of the Gospel in a culturally relevant manner with excellence in all that we do.

Integrity

We lovingly hold one another accountable to live lives that are honest, trustworthy and faithful to the Word of God.

Pastoral Letters

Our pastors and elders occasionally write pastoral letters when clarity, care, or biblical wisdom is needed on important issues in the life of the church and our surrounding culture. They reflect our desire to shepherd the church with truth, grace, and love.

Pastoral Letter on Suffering

Suffering is a part of the human experience, so we have compiled a helpful resource on how to understand God’s heart for us through suffering, and we have included helpful tools God has given us.

Suffering (pdf)

Pastoral Letter on Sexuality.

Click below to read a pastoral letter from the church elders on the whole area of our sexuality. This is an area of extreme cultural shift in our times, and here is how timeless Scripture forms our beliefs.

Human Sexuality (pdf)