Our mission is to lead people
into a growing relationship with Jesus
…
by reaching people for Jesus,
equipping them with a faith that
works in real life, and sending them out into the world.

Our vision is to create irresistible churches where unchurched people feel welcome and love to attend.
Our focus is on being a reaching church rather than a keeping church.

We believe Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of the living God;
that He died for our sins according to
to the Scriptures; that He was buried;
that He was raised on the third day; and that He appeared to many witnesses.
(Matthew 16:16; 1 Corinthians 15:3–6)

We believe Scripture is the final authority for what we believe and how we live. Therefore, we look to its teachings to inform and guide our core convictions. We also recognize that some beliefs are essential and non-negotiable, while other matters are secondary, areas where faithful Christ-followers may disagree because Scripture is not as explicit. With that in mind, our approach to doctrine is:

• In essential beliefs, we have unity.
  “There is one body and one Spirit… one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all…”  (Ephesians 4:4–6)
• In non-essential beliefs, we have freedom.
  “Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters… Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? …Each of us will give an account of ourselves to God… So whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God.” (Romans 14:1,4,12,22)
• In all our beliefs, we show love.
  “If I… can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge… but have not love, I am nothing.”  (1 Corinthians 13:2)

We believe in one God, the Creator and Ruler of the universe, who eternally exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal, coeternal, and one God, worthy of worship, trust, and obedience.

We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, and coequal with the Father. He lived a sinless life, revealed God to humanity, and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sins by His death on the cross. He rose bodily from the dead to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven and will return again in power and glory.

We believe the Holy Spirit is fully God, coequal with the Father and the Son. He convicts the world of sin and their need for Jesus Christ, gives new life to those who believe, and indwells every Christian from the moment of salvation. The Spirit empowers believers to live for Christ, understand spiritual truth, and grow in holiness, and He equips the Church with spiritual gifts for ministry as we seek to live daily under His leadership.

We believe the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative, written Word of God. Written by human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Scripture is trustworthy and true. Because it is inspired by God, it is true and without error in all that it affirms. Scripture is God’s written revelation, centered on the person and work of Jesus Christ. Therefore, Scripture is our final authority for what we believe and how we follow Christ.

We believe salvation is the free gift of God’s grace, received by faith alone in Jesus Christ. The blood of Jesus, shed on the cross, and His bodily resurrection provide the only basis for the forgiveness of sin and for a right relationship with God. Salvation cannot be earned through self-improvement or good works; it is offered freely to all who repent and trust in Christ as Lord and Savior. At the moment a person believes, they are forgiven, made a child of God, and begin eternal life.

We believe humanity was created by God in His image, sinless and in perfect fellowship with Him, as male and female, equal in worth and distinct in manhood and womanhood. By an act of willful disobedience, Adam brought sin into the human race, resulting in alienation from God, corruption, and death. Therefore, apart from God’s grace, people are incapable of restoring themselves to a right relationship with God.

We believe people were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence.

We believe every follower of Jesus is called to live for Christ and not for themselves. The Christian life is formed through a daily, Spirit-empowered devotion to God and a lived-out love toward others. As we obey God’s Word and yield to the Holy Spirit, we grow in maturity and are conformed to the image of Christ by living out Jesus’ New Command, to love one another as He has loved us (John 13:34–35), and by fulfilling the Great Commission through making disciples of all nations.

We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ. The church is God’s primary instrument for displaying His grace to the world. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving Him and by making him known to the lost world.

We believe stewardship, rather than ownership, defines the believer’s relationship to everything God has entrusted to us, our time, talents, and material possessions. This includes our energy, abilities, spiritual gifts, finances, property, and material possessions. As stewards, we are called to manage these resources according to Kingdom purposes and for the good of others, with a view toward God’s kingdom. We believe the teachings of Jesus stand in opposition to the self-centered materialism of our world, which measures the quality of life by the amount of possessions accumulated. Followers of Jesus are called to “seek first His kingdom,” giving God our first and best rather than leftover time, attention, and resources. We seek to live simply, give generously, and invest our lives, time, talent, and treasure in kingdom work.

We believe God created every human being in His image and that all human life is sacred and worthy of dignity, protection, and honor. Because every person bears God’s image, the way we speak to and act toward others reflects the honor of our Creator.
We believe citizens of God’s kingdom are called to respect and protect life at every stage, from conception to natural death. Therefore, we oppose the intentional taking of innocent human life. We reject hatred, racism, slander, gossip, and degrading speech because these assault the dignity of people made in God’s image. 

We believe God designed human life to flourish in families and to be blessed through families. God instituted marriage at the beginning of human history as a covenant between one man and one woman for life. In marriage, God joins a husband and wife into a one-flesh union, and we believe what God has joined together is not to be separated. For this reason, marriage is intended to be a lifelong commitment. According to Scripture, sexual intimacy is a good gift from God and is to be expressed only within the marriage relationship. Marriage is intended for companionship, lifelong faithfulness, and the bearing and nurturing of children. We also believe Christian marriage reflects the covenant love between Christ and His Church.