Our Core Values...

Our Upward focus – 
A Passion for God

Dependence on God
We realize that nothing will be accomplished without God’s power.  This means that everything we do must be preceded and governed by prayer.  The Holy Spirit must be the one who guides us rather than personalities or issues.  (Matt 6:5-14; 7:7-12)

Centrality of Scripture
We believe that the Bible is God’s revealed will for our lives and is alone authoritative and should therefore be central in everything we do. Everything we do or say must be in accordance with Scripture.   We also believer that gifted biblical teaching is the catalyst for transformation in individual’s lives and the church, and that we must encourage and equip people in their own study.  (2 Tim 3:16-17; James 1:23-25)

God-honoring worship
We believe that God alone is worthy of our praise and that He desires that we worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).  Therefore, we will seek to provide worship that is God-honoring, which engages not only the mind, but also the heart in the worship of God.

Commitment to excellence
We believe that whatever is done should be done to the glory of God and therefore should be done well. Excellence honors God and inspires people, thus we strive for excellence in every aspect of our ministry. (Col. 3:17, 23-24; Mal. 1:6-14; 1 Cor. 9:24-27)

Our Inward Focus – 
Devotion to one another

Priority on people
More than programs or facilities, investing in people is our main goal.  Programs and facilities are only the means to our goal of ministering to people.  They must not become distractions.  We believe that the same grace that was extended to us in salvation be extended to others.  Therefore, we will provide an atmosphere of grace in all of our relationships and ministries.

Every member a minister
God has called all Christ followers to be a full participants in the life of a local church and has uniquely gifted them for that role.  We believe that the body is strongest when every member is actively using their gifts to minister to others. (1 Cor. 12 & 14, Rom 12, Eph. 4:11-12)   

Maturity building
We believe that the primary responsibility of the leadership is to “prepare God’s people for the works of service” (Eph. 4:12).  The pursuit of full devotion to Christ and maturity is normal for every believer.  We as a church have a responsibility to provide the inspiration, information and resources necessary for maturity to occur.  The biblical pattern for a mature disciple is one who is reproducing himself in others. (2 Tim. 2:2)

Authentic community
We believe that effective life change happens through relationships with one another.  Therefore, we will provide avenues for authenticity, community and accountability through small groups. Love and community must permeate every aspect of our church life.  (Lk 6:12-13; Acts 2:44-47; Heb. 10:24-25)

Our Outward Focus – 
Compassion for the lost

Outreach oriented
We believe that lost people matter to God, and therefore should matter to us as well.  Therefore, we as a church will equip and assist every believer in reaching out to others who need the gospel (the "good news"). (Luke 5:30-32; Luke 15; Matt. 18:14)

Flexibility in form – (culturally relevant) 
While Scripture clearly speaks to the principles which should guide our ministry, it does not speak to the forms that ministry takes in each individual culture in each individual age.  We must hold tenaciously to the truths of Scripture while being culturally relevant in the day in which we live. (1 Cor. 9:19-23; 2 Tim 2:15; Acts 17:16-34; Gal. 1:6-9)  All healthy things grow and all growth involves change.  Therefore change must be seen as something natural and healthy. (Heb. 5:11-14; 1 Peter 2:2-3; Luke 2:52)

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What We Believe...

1 We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, absolute and complete, authoritative Word of God, and the one rule of doctrine and duty.
(II Timothy 3:16, 17)

2 We believe in one true and triune God, eternally existing in three Persons - - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - - co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections.
(Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; 10:30; II Corinthians 13:14)

3 We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His substitutional and atoning death through His shed blood, in His literal bodily resurrection, His intercession for the saints, and His personal return in power and glory.
(Luke 1:26-35; John 1:12; Acts 2:24; 18:11; II Corinthians 5:21;  I Peter 1:18, 19)

4 We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment; and regenerates and indwells all believers, baptizing them into the Body of Christ, sealing and setting them apart unto the Day of Redemption.
(Acts 18; Ephesians 1:13, 14; 5:18)

5 We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death (separation from God), and that all men are corrupted in body, soul and spirit, and are in need of redemption.
(Genesis 1:26; 2:17; Romans 3:10-23)

6 We believe in one condition for eternal salvation, which is trusting and accepting Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord through an act of the will and that salvation is by faith and not based on any work or merit of the individual. Also, at the moment of salvation, one is justified (sins completely pardoned and one declared righteous before God), one is regenerated (born into God’s family) and one is sanctified (a state of being set apart unto God). We believe that Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and man, and that there is no other means of identifying with God, no other way to God, and no other means of experiencing the saving grace of God.
(John 1:12; 3:16; John 3:3-8; John 14:6 Acts 13:39; Romans 8:5; Ephesians 2:8, 9; I Timothy 2:5, 6;)

7 We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever.
(John 6:37; John 10:28, 29; Romans 8:38, 39; I John 5:13)

8 We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all persons who are born of the Spirit into God’s family through a personal faith in Christ.
(I Corinthians 12:12-14)

9 We believe that the ordinances of the Church are: the Memorial of the Lord’s Supper (communion) and believer’s Baptism (baptism by immersion following salvation).
(Acts 2:38-41; Acts 8:37, 38; Romans 6:3-7; I Corinthians 11:23-29)

10 We believe in the personal, visible, bodily return of Jesus Christ to earth; the bodily resurrection of the saved to the eternal abode in the glory of God’s presence; and the bodily resurrection of the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment in the Lake of Fire.
(John 5:28, 29; I Corinthians 15:51-58; I Thessalonians 4:13-18)

11 We believe in executing Christ’s last command to His disciples to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
(Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8)