Our Core Values

Jesus

We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, death on the cross to provide for our redemption, bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven, present ministry of intercession for us, and His return to earth in power and glory.

Humankind

We believe that humankind was originally created in the image of and after the likeness of God. Adam and Eve fell through sin, and as a consequence of their sin, lost their spiritual life. Becoming dead in trespasses and sins, they became subject to the power of the devil. This spiritual death, or total depravity of human nature, has been transmitted to the entire human race,  Christ Jesus alone being exempted. Thus, every child of Adam and Eve is born into the world with a sinful nature (Original Sin) which not only possesses no spark of divine life but is essentially and unchangeably sinful apart from divine grace.

Salvation

We believe that, due to universal death through sin, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless born again. No degree of reformation, no attainments in morality, baptism seen as an ordinance or other good works can help the sinner to take even one step toward heaven. Our redemption has been accomplished solely by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, who was made to be sin and was made a curse for us by dying in our place.

We believe that the new birth of the believer comes only through faith in Christ and that repentance is a vital part of believing. Repentance is not in itself a separate and independent condition of salvation. Nor are any other acts, such as confession, baptism, prayer, faithful service, or manifestation of certain spiritual gifts, to be added to believing as a condition of salvation.

We believe it is the privilege, not only of some, but of all who are born again by the Spirit through faith in Christ as revealed in the Scriptures, to be assured of their salvation from the very day they invite Him to be their Savior. This assurance is not found in our own worthiness or fitness, but wholly upon the testimony of God in His written word.

We believe, teach, and accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the sole authoritative source of our faith, and life.

We believe, teach, and confess the gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the ecumenical creeds (Apostle’, Nicene, and Athanasian) as the power of God to create and sustain the priesthood of all believers for God’s mission in the world.

 We believe, teach, and accept the Unaltered Augsburg Confession, The Book of Concord and Luther’s Large and Small Catechism as true witnesses to the Word of God, as resources to better understand God’s word, and to help us grow in our personal relationship with the Living Trinity and with one another.