Our By-Laws
Our By-Laws preserve and secure the principles of our faith, and define
the organization of our church for effective decision making and
operations. They preserve the liberties of each individual church
member and the freedom of action of this body in its relation to other
churches. They were last revised on January 27th, 2008.
Click here to download a PDF document of our By-Laws.
Our Beliefs
We believe the basis of the Christian faith is the Bible, which is the only inspired, infallible and authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three
Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Exodus 20:2-3;
Deuteronomy 6:4; John 10:30; j Timothy 2:5; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 John 5:7; Ephesians 4:4-6)
We
believe in the deity of Jesus Christ; in His
Virgin Birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His vicarious and
atoning death through His shed blood; in His bodily resurrection; in His
ascension to the right hand of the Father; and in His personal return in power
and glory.
(Matthew 1:18; Philippians 2:6-8; Romans 3:24-26; Galatians 2:16; Colossians 1:15-20; Romans 5:1-9;
John 11:25;
Philippians 3:10; Matthew 28:6-7; Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews
4:14-15; 1 John 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Titus 2:13)
We believe Jesus
Christ is the Head of the Church. His body,
which is composed of all people, living and dead, who have been joined to Him
through saving faith. God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly
for worship,
for participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures and for
mutual encouragement.
(Ephesians 1:22-23; Hebrews 10:23-25; Acts 16:5)
We believe the Holy Spirit draws sinners to Christ and equips
believer's personal growth and service to the body.
(Acts 2:32-38; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians
12:14-27)
We believe humans
were originally created in the image of God.
However, they sinned and their sin has alienated them from their
Creator. The only way to a relationship with God is through trusting in
Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and repentance from sin. Salvation
comes only through God’s saving grace -- not human effort -- and must
be received personally by repentance and faith.
(Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8-10; John
3:3-5; Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 3:5-7; John 1:12-13; John 14:6)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the
lost. They who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they who
are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
(1 Corinthians 15:21-23; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10;
Revelation 20:11-15; Matthew 25:32-34)
We
believe that the ordinances of the Church, given
by our Lord, are Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Communion). Baptism is by
immersion. The Lord’s supper is an important act of remembrance of the supreme
sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
(Acts 22:16; Matthew 28:19-20;
Acts 8:38; Matthew 3:16; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
We believe the
Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the Gospel throughout the
world and to disciple men of every nation. The
fulfillment of that Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal
ambitions be subordinated to a total commitment to "Him who loved
us and gave Himself for us."
(Matthew
28:19-20; Acts 1:8)
We believe in the Priesthood of Believers.
Every believer in Jesus Christ has direct access to God through Jesus
Christ with no mediator other than Christ. The believer is
privileged to read and interpret the Scriptures as guided by the Holy
Spirit.
(1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 4:16; John 14:13-14; 1 John 1:9; Hebrews 9:12-24; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20)
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