Beliefs

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage and that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, transvestism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex. … Read More

We believe the Word of God teaches total and complete separation from all forms of heresy and ecclesiastical apostasy. We believe that we must, in obedience to God’s Word, separate ourselves from those who deny the doctrine of Jesus Christ, … Read More

We believe the Scriptures teach that at death the spirit and soul of the believer pass instantly into the presence of Christ and remain in conscious joy until the resurrection of the body when Christ comes for His own. The … Read More

We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and sanctified by the Spirit of God, are truly … Read More

We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society. Civil authorities are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed; except only in the things opposed by the Word of God, … Read More

We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord’s Day and is a Christian institution. It is to be set aside for the spiritual purposes of celebration, worship, instruction, and edification of the church as a body, … Read More

We believe that both Christian baptism and the Lord’s Supper are each a memorial, a symbol and a prophecy. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer in the name of the Father, the Son, … Read More

We believe that the local visible church of Christ is a voluntary and independent autonomous group of baptized believers; that it is a pure democracy, which organically can join nothing, and that it has the power and right within itself … Read More

We believe that a local, visible church is a congregation of baptized believers associated together by a common faith and fellowship in the Gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ and governed by His Word, seeking to extend the Gospel to … Read More

We believe that sanctification is presented in three phases in Scripture: that believers have been made partakers of Christ’s holiness, that they are being progressively sanctified, and that they will be completely sanctified at their glorification. There is no complete … Read More