STATEMENT OF FAITH God’s Gathering Place (Adopted 9/9/2018)

We believe the Bible to be the authoritative and final Word of God through which He makes Himself known to mankind. It is inspired by God and without error in the original writings.

We believe there is only one God, Creator of all things, who exists eternally in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is unchangeable, all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere present, perfect in holiness, loving, merciful, just, and is worthy of our worship.

We believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man, and in His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, and His substitutionary and atoning death through His shed blood. He demonstrated God's love for sinners when He suffered the penalty of death in their place, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven. He now intercedes for His people until His personal return in power and glory to raise the dead and judge the world.

We believe in the Holy Spirit who glorifies Jesus Christ, convicts people of sin, and imparts new life to those who believe in Christ. His presence and power in the lives of believers equips them for holy living and effective service.

We believe all people, being created in the image of God, have intrinsic value from conception until death. Mankind was created to have fellowship with God, to worship and to serve Him. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, mankind fell through sin, was alienated from God and incurred both physical and spiritual death. All people are now sinners by nature, and are totally incapable of restoring their relationship with God through merit or effort. God alone has provided a way through His Son, Jesus Christ. When any person turns (repents) from sin and self-reliance and trusts only in the completed work of Jesus upon the cross for a full pardon, that person begins a new life as a child of God and is given the gift of eternal life.

We believe in the personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to earth to fulfill the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgment, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.

We believe the Church is the body of Christ (of which He is the Head), the fellowship of all believers, and is commissioned to make disciples of all nations. We believe the church is to observe the practices ordained by Jesus Himself; believers’ baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

CORE BELIEFS
God’s Gathering Place (Adopted 9/23/2018)

We believe the Bible is God’s perfect and complete revelation to mankind.

We believe in One God, forever existing in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe all people are sinners and separated from God.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only one who can make us right with God.

We believe a person must repent from sin and accept Jesus Christ alone as Savior and Lord to be eternally saved.

We believe the Holy Spirit draws people to God and helps believers to live for Him.