Our Values

We Believe-

  1. In the word-by-word inspiration, inerrancy, and final authority of the Holy Scriptures.

  2. In one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

  3. In the Lord Jesus Christ as true God and true man; His virgin birth, sinless humanity, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, present advocacy, and His bodily return.

  4. In the fall of man, resulting in his complete and universal separation from God and his need of salvation.

  5. That the Lord Jesus Christ shed His blood and died as a sacrifice for the sins of every person in the whole world.

  6. That salvation is a free and everlasting gift of God, entirely apart from works, received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

  7. That the Holy Spirit regenerates with divine life and personally indwells the believer upon faith in Christ for salvation.

  8. In the bodily resurrection and unending life of the saved with the Lord and the bodily resurrection and unending punishment of the unsaved.

  9. The church, beginning at Pentecost, is the body of Christ comprised of those who have trusted Jesus Christ as Savior.

  10. It is the church’s responsibility to glorify Christ by preaching the gospel to the world and making disciples of all nations.

  11. We hold and teach the following positions:

    • The historical-grammatical interpretation of the Bible.

    • That a soul once saved can never be lost.

    • That a soul once saved will grow in holiness.

    • The practice of believer’s baptism by immersion.

    • That we do not practice what are commonly known as the “sign gifts”.

We Value-

  1. The Word of God as our final authority

  2. A Spirit-controlled life

  3. Dependence on God

  4. The role and responsibility of the local church in the GreatCommission

  5. Readiness to sacrifice for Christ and His church

  6. Godly relationships and interdependence in ministry

  7. The command for all believers to be used by God in the Great Commission

  8. Excellence and urgency in all we do to finish the task

Core Values-

Christ like Character- But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23

Privilege not Sacrifice- I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8 (also Luke 14:33) David Livingston’s states, “I never made a sacrifice.”

Integrity- Look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. Proverbs 4:25-27

Respect- Respect everyone, and love the family of believers.[a] Fear God, and respect the king. I Peter 2:17

Service - Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. Philippians 2:3-4

Responsibility- Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. James 4:17

Excellence- Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. Colossians 3:23

Collaboration- Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

Innovation- Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2