Our Beliefs

• The Bible - The Bible is the Word of God. We believe that it is God’s revelation of Himself to man. We believe that God is the author and that He divinely inspired human writers to write down His thoughts. We believe the Bible points to Jesus in its entirety. We believe the Bible is without error in the original manuscripts and has been divinely kept through human translation throughout history. We believe the Bible is sufficient and contains all we need to know about Jesus. (Exodus 24:4; Jeremiah 15:16; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)

• God - We believe that there is one God and He exist in three persons called the Trinity. The three persons of the Trinity are God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These three persons are all equally God, but have different roles. (Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; John 1:1-18; Romans 8:16)

• Man - Man is a special creation of God. He made man different from the rest of creation in that He created man in His own image. He created male and female, thus gender is a gift from God. In the beginning man was innocent of sin, but man made a choice to sin against God. Now all of creation is cursed because of the original sin. We believe because God made man in His image that all human beings possess full dignity and are worthy of respect. (Genesis 1:26-30; Romans 1:19-32; 3:10-18, 23)

• Salvation - Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.(Genesis 3:15; Romans 10:9-13).

• The Church - We believe the church is a local body of believers connected by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel. These believers have spiritual gifts which work together to fulfill the Great Commission that Jesus has given us. (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42)

• Baptism - We believe that baptism is something that believers do in an act of obedience. Baptism symbolizes the believer’s faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord. We believe that baptism is by immersion and that one must be baptized before becoming a member of the local church. (Matthew 3:13-17; Acts 2:41-42)

• The Lord’s Supper - We believe the Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act where members of the local church break bread together to memorialize the death of our Lord and Savior and to anticipate His second coming.(Matthew 26:26-30; 1st Corinthians 10:16-21)

• Last Things - God in His own time and own way will bring this world to its end. Jesus has promised to return personally and visibly. The dead will be raised and all men will be judged in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell forever. The righteous will receive their resurrected bodies and will dwell with Christ forever. (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; Revelation 20:11-15)

• Marriage - We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman. We believe that a husband and wife are equal before God in their perspective roles. We believe a husband is to love his wife as Christ loves the Church. We believe a wife is to submit to her husband as the Church submits to Christ. (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-25; Matthew 9:3-9; Ephesians 5:21-33)

This doctrinal statement was adapted from The Baptist Faith and Message 2000. You can read the message in full at the Southern Baptist Conventions website: 

Southern Baptist Convention - Basic Beliefs