Our Beliefs

We believe in Jesus Christ—the second person of the Godhead, God’s only begotten Son, the promised Messiah, God’s Chosen One, conceived by the Holy Spirit.

We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, teachings, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal, visible return to earth.

We believe that Jesus Christ is fully human and fully God, possessing two distinct natures which are co-joined in one person, and that He provided for the atonement of our sins by His selfless, substitutionary death on the cross for all people.

We believe in the Holy Spirit—the third person of the Godhead, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ for ministry.

We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding and ever-present helper, teacher, and guide.

We believe in the present and powerful ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the biblical gifts of the Holy Spirit, to be employed responsibly, boldly and within scriptural guidelines. We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without this love, all exercise of spiritual gifts is worthless.

We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired without error or contradiction in their original manuscripts and are the infallible rule of faith and practice. The Bible is the foundation upon which the church operates and is the basis for which the church is governed. We believe that the Bible supersedes any earthly law that is contrary to the Holy Scriptures.

We believe that we are to faithfully teach the Bible in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual’s life, leading that person to greater maturity in Christ. We do this by explaining the relevance of the Bible to empower, equip and transform lives for service unto God.

We believe that God is the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and of every basic form of life. We believe that God created all things ex nihilo (out of nothing) as taught in the book of Genesis, calling it good. We believe that God exercises providential care for every life form in His creation, and calls Christians to be faithful stewards of the natural world.

We believe that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female, sanctioned by the church and recognized by the state as evidenced by a marriage ceremony.

We believe that humanity is created in the image of God; however, after the fall of Adam and Eve, all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are offered as a free gift by the Lord Jesus Christ to all based on His grace and mercy alone.

We believe that when a person repents of sin and receives Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed and infilled by the Holy Spirit, all their sins are forgiven, and they become a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord in Heaven and not separated from Him in hell.

We believe that Jesus Christ baptises the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and empowers believers for service, often subsequent to regeneration.

We believe in the universal church, the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the Head, and all regenerated persons are members.

We believe that Jesus committed two ordinances to the church: 1) baptism and 2) the Lord’s Supper. We believe in baptism by immersion and Communion is open to all believers.

We believe in the laying on of hands for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, for ordination of pastors, elders, and deacons, and receiving from the Holy Spirit through the believer the gift of healing.

We believe that the church has the responsibility to worship the Lord and share the good news of Christ’s death and resurrection to the world, making disciples, baptizing believers, and teaching them to observe sound doctrine and to live a holy life.

We believe in the personal, visible return of Christ to the earth and the establishment of His kingdom, in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous, and the endless suffering of the wicked.

This is why we live on mission and share The Gospel of Jesus Christ, so that all may be saved as they place their lives in Jesus as Saviour and Lord.

We believe in what is termed the Apostles’ Creed as embodying the fundamental facts of Christian faith.

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Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy universal church,
the communion of the saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.