Affirmation of Faith

About the Bible: The word of God, the Holy Bible is our source of teaching and preaching. We believe that the Holy Bible is the Word of God and contains one harmonious and sufficient complete system of the doctrine. 

About God: We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Authority and Creator of all things.

The Son: We believe that Jesus was and is eternal in his person and nature as the Son of God who was with God in the beginning of creation (St. John 1:1).  We believe that Jesus Christ was born of a Virgin birth (St. Matthew 1:18) and we believe that Jesus Christ became the "suffering Servant" to man; this suffering servant came seeking to redeem man from sin and to reconcile him back to God, his Father (Roman 5:10). We believe that Jesus Christ is standing now as mediator between God and man. (1 Timothy 2:5)

The Holy Ghost: We believe the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, proceeds from the Father and the Son, is of the same substance equal in power and glory, and is, together with the Father and Son, to be believed in, obeyed, and worshiped.  The Holy Ghost is a gift bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for service in the world. He teaches and guides one into all truth. (John 16:13, Acts 1:8; 8:39)

The Baptism of the Holy Ghost: We believe that the baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience subsequent to conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is the consequence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost with the manifestations of the fruit of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 10:46, 19:1-6).

Salvation: Salvation deals with the application of the work of redemption to the sinner with his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. (St. Matthew 3:1-2, 4:17; Acts 20:21).