THE ROOT OF OUR BELIEFS
Our beliefs are rooted in the long history and tradition of our Church. Our Church was started in 1839 by pioneers who immigrated here from Scotland. As a Christian Church there was much emphasis in the early days on the Bible as God’s Word and of Jesus Christ as our Savior. Over the years we have practiced believer’s Baptism as well as celebrating Communion every Sunday.
Today we continue the legacy of Preaching the Gospel and living out our faith daily. We are an Independent and non-denominational Church. Come and grow with us as we help each other to become rooted and established in Jesus.
The Bible
We believe the Bible to be the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original manuscripts, sufficient for all that God requires us to believe and do, and the final authority for all matters of faith, practice, and life. (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:19-21)
God
We believe there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; that these 3 persons are equal in every divine perfection; and that God is the creator and ruler of all things and is the center of our Worship. Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3: 16-17; Matthew 28: 19-20; Genesis 1: 1-2; John 1: 1-3; I Chronicles 16: 23-25)
God the Father
We believe in God the Father who sovereignly rules over all that He created and continues to care for and sustain in providence all that exists. (Matthew 6:9; Genesis 1:1; Psalm 115:3; Daniel 4: 35; Ephesians 1:11)
Jesus Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ as Lord, God’s own Son, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and is fully God and fully man – the only mediator between God and man. (I Corinthians 8: 6; John 20: 28; John 3:16; Matthew 1: 23-25; Hebrews 4: 15; John 1: 14; Colossians 2: 9; Philippians 2: 5-7; I Timothy 2: 5)
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit who glorifies the Father and the Son, convicts the world of sin, regenerates hearts, indwells all believers, gives gifts to men and women, and guides believers in obedience to the truth. (John 16: 8, 14-15; Titus 3: 5; I Corinthians 12: 7; Romans 8: 13-14)
Humanity
We believe that humans were created by God in His own image; that they sinned and thereby incurred physical, spiritual and eternal death, which is separation from God; that as a consequence, all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners by choice and therefore under condemnation. We believe that God created humans as male and female and ordained marriage to be a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman. (Genesis 1: 27-28; Romans 3: 23; Romans 6:23; Matthew 19: 4-6)
Atonement
We believe that Jesus Christ, according to the will of God the Father, offered Himself as a substitutionary atoning sacrifice, and all who repent from their sin and believe in Him have eternal life. By His death on the cross, Jesus defeated evil, sin, and death. (Isaiah 53: 10; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Acts 2:38; John 3:16; Hebrews 2: 14)
Salvation
We believe that Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone, and that true faith in the gospel will be made evident by a life of repentance and godliness. (Ephesians 2: 8-10; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2: 12)
Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead as the first fruits of our resurrection, and in His ascension into Heaven to the right hand of the Father. (I Corinthians 15: 3-8, 20; Acts 1: 9-11; Romans 8: 34)
The Church
We believe that the Church is composed of all who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ, of which He is the head. We believe that the primary mission of the Church is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and make disciples of all nations. (Colossians 1: 18; Ephesians 2: 19-22; Galatians 3: 26-28; I Peter 5: 1-5; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10: 23-25; Matthew 28: 18-20; Acts 1: 8)
The Ordinances
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local Church: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that water baptism of a believer into the name of the triune God signifies one’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Christ to remember His death until he comes. We practice weekly communion and is open to all who have trusted Jesus as their savior. (Matthew 28: 18-20; Romans 6: 3-5; I Corinthians 11: 23-26)
Last Things
We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His Kingdom. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission. (Matthew 16:27; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4: 15; Titus 2: 13; I Corinthians 15: 20, 54-55; 2 Thessalonians 1: 7-10; Revelation 20: 11-15; Revelation 21: 1-9)