The triune God
There is one true and living God, eternal, of one essence, existing eternally in three coequal and coeternal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is Creator, Sustainer, and Lord of all. We neither confuse the persons nor divide the divine essence.
The Father is holy, just, merciful, and faithful, accomplishing his eternal purpose of redemption for his glory.
Deuteronomy 6:4 · Matthew 28:19 · 2 Corinthians 13:14 · Ephesians 1:3–6
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived without sin, died as our substitute, rose bodily, and ascended. He will return in glory to judge the living and the dead.
The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, glorifies Christ, convicts of sin, regenerates and indwells believers, gives gifts for the church’s edification, and empowers holiness and mission.
John 1:1–14; 14–16 · 1 Corinthians 15 · Romans 8 · Galatians 5:16–26
The authority and sufficiency of Scripture
The Bible’s 66 books are the inspired Word of God, infallible and inerrant in the original writings, sufficient and necessary for salvation and life, and the supreme authority for faith and practice.
Tradition, experience, human decrees, and private revelations do not possess authority equal to or above Scripture.
2 Timothy 3:16–17 · 2 Peter 1:20–21 · Psalm 19 · John 17:17
Creation, the fall, and providence
God created all things from nothing, by his Word and for his glory. He made humanity, male and female, in his image, with equal dignity and a calling to steward creation under his lordship.
Humanity’s fall brought sin, guilt, death, and corruption. We cannot save ourselves apart from grace. God continually sustains and governs all things through wise and holy providence; he is never the author or approver of sin. His sovereignty does not cancel human responsibility, prayer, or the use of ordinary means.
Genesis 1–3 · Romans 3:9–23; 5:12–19; 8:19–23 · Ephesians 1:11
Salvation by grace through faith
Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. God applies redemption through election, effectual calling, regeneration, repentance and faith, justification, adoption, sanctification, and final preservation.
We affirm God’s sovereignty and the human responsibility to repent and believe. Our works do not contribute to the basis of justification; good works are the necessary fruit of living faith.
Ephesians 2:8–10 · Romans 8:28–30 · Acts 4:12 · James 2:14–26
The church, the kingdom, and mission
The church is God’s redeemed people, Christ’s body and bride, expressed in local congregations that gather for worship, the Word, the ordinances, prayer, fellowship, discipline, and mission. We affirm meaningful membership, a plurality of qualified elders, and the service of deacons.
God’s redemptive reign was inaugurated at Christ’s first coming and will be consummated at his return. The church bears witness through gospel proclamation, holiness, mercy, and neighbor-love. The kingdom is neither merely a political project nor a guarantee of material prosperity.
Acts 2:42–47 · Ephesians 2:19–22 · Titus 1:5 · Matthew 28:18–20 · Mark 1:15
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
Baptism signifies union with Christ and visible entry into the community of faith. It is administered to believers as obedience, testimony, and joyful submission to Christ, ordinarily by immersion within the local church.
The Lord’s Supper commemorates Christ’s sacrifice, nourishes believers’ faith by the Spirit, and proclaims his death until he returns. We observe it with self-examination, repentance, and unity, under the elders’ oversight. The ordinances neither work automatically nor function as empty symbols.
Matthew 28:19 · Romans 6:3–5 · Acts 2:38–41 · 1 Corinthians 11:23–29
Human dignity, marriage, and life
God created humanity male and female in his image. Men and women have equal dignity before him. Marriage is a sacred covenant between one man and one woman, ordered toward mutual help, holy intimacy, the nurture of children, and the display of Christ’s love for his church.
Human life has inviolable worth from conception to natural death. We commend compassionate care for the vulnerable, chastity in singleness, fidelity in marriage, and pastoral gentleness joined to truth. We reject violence, coercion, exploitation, demeaning speech, and unjust discrimination.
Genesis 1:26–28; 2:18–25 · Matthew 19:4–6 · Ephesians 5:22–33 · Psalm 139:13–16
Christ’s return and our future hope
Jesus will return visibly and gloriously. We believe in the bodily resurrection, final judgment, eternal heaven and hell, and the consummation of the kingdom in the new heavens and new earth.
We pursue holiness, justice, mercy, truth, and our neighbors’ good as signs of the coming kingdom. Full and unbroken flourishing awaits Christ’s return. Our hope rests in him as we serve amid the suffering of this world.
Matthew 25 · 1 Corinthians 15 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 · Revelation 20–22
