What We Believe

We are an independent Baptist church. We use the King James Bible, which we believe is the preserved Word of God in English, translated from the Received Text (Textus Receptus).

The Holy Scriptures

The Bible is the verbally inspired, inerrant Word of God, and God has preserved His words for every generation. We believe the King James Bible is God's preserved Word for English-speaking people.

2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 24:35

The Triune God

There is one true and living God, eternally existing in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, equal with the Father and the Son, who convicts the world of sin, regenerates, indwells, and seals every believer.

1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; John 16:7-14; Ephesians 1:13

The Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh, conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross as our substitute for our sins, was buried, and rose again bodily the third day.

Isaiah 7:14; John 1:1, 14; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Salvation

Salvation is by grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ, not of works. A sinner must repent and believe the gospel. All who are saved are kept by the power of God.

Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts 20:21; Mark 1:15; John 10:28-29

Baptism and the Lord's Supper

Baptism is by immersion of believers only, picturing the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. It is an act of obedience after salvation, not a means of it. The Lord's Supper is a memorial of His death until He comes.

Romans 6:3-5; Acts 8:36-38; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The Local Church

The local church is an autonomous, self-governing body of baptized believers, with Christ as its Head, free from any outside control.

Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:41-47; Colossians 1:18

The Great Commission

Every believer and every church is commanded to take the gospel to every creature, baptize converts, and teach them to observe all things Christ commanded.

Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8

The Return of Christ

We believe in the personal, bodily, imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Acts 1:11; Titus 2:13