What We Believe
Value Statement: Our Core Beliefs
Faith
We are committed to faith in Jesus Christ as expressed in the Bible – the inspired Word of God from which Christians learn about God's truths and through which Christians experience God's love in Jesus Christ.
Prayer
We are committed to continual prayer. We rely on prayer for direction, conception, planning and execution of the ministries and activities of this church.
Worship
We are committed to faithfully offering our worship before God.
Biblical Teaching
We are committed to Biblical teaching and God’s word which transforms lives.
Purpose
We believe that life is meant to share Christ with others. We will encourage growth without compromising, in any way, our integrity or our commitment to Biblical truth.
Giftedness
We are committed to utilizing the giftedness of all believers – men, women, and children – who are called by God. We are committed to helping people discover their spiritual gifts and talents that they might use them in the building up of the Body of Christ, the church.
Outreach
We believe that evangelism is the role of every Christian. We are committed to bringing broken and hurting people to Christ.
Unity
We are committed to becoming fully devoted followers of Christ. We are committed to the ministries of this church being carried out by the Pastor, ministerial staff and lay organization. This will be accomplished through training opportunities and through practices that encourage lay initiative and leadership responsibility.
Diversity
We value diversity. We are committed to all people, just as they are, without regard to race, gender, or age.
Change
We are committed, in an ever-changing culture, to effectively present the unchanging Gospel. We are committed to receiving direction from the Holy Spirit that enables creativity and innovation. We are more concerned with effectiveness in ministry than with adherence to tradition.
Excellence
We are committed to maintaining a high standard of excellence in all ministries and in everything God calls us to do. This will be achieved when every person is exercising his or her God-given spiritual gifts to the best of his or her ability.
