What We Believe
Faithful to Scripture.
Centered on Christ.
Our beliefs are grounded in the Bible and expressed in fellowship with Southern Baptists through the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
Read the complete official statement →IThe Scriptures
The Bible is God’s inspired revelation, entirely trustworthy and the supreme standard for Christian belief and conduct. All Scripture ultimately bears witness to Jesus Christ.
IIGod
There is one living and true God—eternal, holy, all-knowing and all-powerful—who reveals Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct in person yet one in being.
IIIHumanity
Human beings are created in God’s image with dignity and worth. Sin has broken our fellowship with God, and only His grace can restore us to His intended purpose.
IVSalvation
Salvation is offered freely through personal faith in Jesus Christ. It encompasses new birth, justification, lifelong sanctification and final glorification.
VGod’s Purpose of Grace
God graciously saves and keeps His people. True believers persevere in faith, upheld by God’s power and formed in humility rather than pride.
VIThe Church
A local church is an autonomous congregation of baptized believers united in gospel fellowship, worship, discipleship and mission under the lordship of Christ.
VIIBaptism and the Lord’s Supper
Believer’s baptism by immersion portrays union with Christ in His death and resurrection. The Lord’s Supper remembers His sacrifice and anticipates His return.
VIIIThe Lord’s Day
Sunday commemorates Christ’s resurrection and is devoted to gathered worship, spiritual formation and practices consistent with His lordship.
IXThe Kingdom
God reigns over all creation and savingly rules those who trust Christ. Christians pray and labor for His will while awaiting the kingdom’s full completion at Christ’s return.
XLast Things
Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, the dead will be raised, and God will judge humanity in righteousness, bringing His redemptive purposes to completion.
XIEvangelism and Missions
Every follower of Christ and every church is called to make disciples among all nations through faithful witness, Christlike living and gospel ministry.
XIIEducation
Christian faith values truth and learning. Education should cultivate wisdom while remaining accountable to the authority of Scripture and the preeminence of Christ.
XIIIStewardship
Everything belongs to God. Christians faithfully and generously use their time, abilities and possessions for His glory, the gospel’s advance and the good of others.
XIVCooperation
Churches may voluntarily work together in missions, education and benevolence while preserving the authority and responsibility of each local congregation.
XVThe Christian and the Social Order
Christians seek righteousness, truth and neighbor-love in personal and public life, serving vulnerable people and addressing injustice without compromising loyalty to Christ.
XVIPeace and War
Followers of Jesus pursue peace according to righteousness, oppose the spirit of war and proclaim the gospel of the Prince of Peace as humanity’s deepest hope.
XVIIReligious Liberty
God alone is Lord of conscience. Church and state should remain distinct, and every person should be free to pursue faith without governmental preference or coercion.
XVIIIThe Family
The family is ordained by God as a foundational human institution, with marriage, parenting and family relationships shaped by covenant faithfulness and biblical responsibility.
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