Our statement of faith and core doctrinal position is not unique to our assembly or the fruit of an exclusive organizational study. Rather, our position is rooted in Scripture, borrowed from the historic Church and her doctrine, and one with the modern Church who are Holiness in identity, Evangelical in beliefs, Liturgical in practice, and Pentecostal in experience. 

We Believe:

God
There is one true and living God who matchlessly reigns in majesty and glorious splendor! God, who is without beginning and ending, is Creator of the heavens and the earth, Sustainer of life, maker of mankind and of all things which are seen and unseen. He is Holy in all His ways and Righteous in all of His works, Infinite in love, Perfect in judgment and Unchanging in mercy. The all seeing and all-knowing ubiquitous God, exists eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;

Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is God’s Son incarnate, born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, and fulfilled all the Old Testament declared concerning the Messiah and His coming. Jesus Christ, who was, and is, and is to come, is unquestionably the Messiah for the Jew and Gentile.; He died for the sins of all, taking on Himself, on behalf of sinful persons, God’s judgment upon sin redeeming all from the curse of the law. In His physical body he literally rose from the grave and after forty days ascended to Heaven. He is seated at the right hand of the Father where He intercedes for us. He is THE ONLY Way to God, and is King of kings and Lord or Lords forever and ever;

Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God, the Comforter, and the Third Person of the Godhead or Trinity. He was in the beginning with the Father and the Son, was active in the Old and New Testaments, and is yet present and active in the world. He was given to the church in His fullness on the day of Pentecost and lives within them who love Jesus Christ and keep His commandments. He sanctifies the believer unto Holiness and empowers them to be a witness unto Christ. He is the Spirit of Christ, without which one does not belong to God. By Him, Christ lives in His church and the believer, the gospel is proclaimed with power, and the kingdom of God is manifested in the world;

Scripture
The sixty-six book Holy Bible is THE Word of God, Divinely inspired, The Truth, Immutable, and Authoritative in both the Old and New Testaments—Genesis to Revelation, and without error in all it affirms. These Scriptures are the rule of faith and practice for the Church, the Body of Christ. Although presented in historic and modern translations, its original manuscripts are trustworthy and all versions which honor historic interpretation. The Holy Spirit preserves God’s Word in the church today and by it speaks God’s truth to peoples of every age;

Mankind
Human beings were created in the image of God. Humans fell from this image through the sin of Adam and Eve which brought about Spiritual death and eternal separation from God. God, in His Grace, reconciled all men back to Himself through the atoning crucifixion, shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through faith in Jesus Christ and accepting Him as Savior and Lord, mankind is cleansed and forgiven of all sins, born again by the Spirit of God, restored to the image of God, and reconciled to fellowship with Him; 

The Church
The Church is the people of God, made up of all ethnic backgrounds, and called out from the world’s systems and sin unto the Kingdom of God. The Church Glorifies God the Father, believes in and exalts the Lord Jesus Christ, and has received the baptism, continual filling, and leading of the Holy Spirit. The Church is Christ’s body. It is Holy in its makeup, Righteous in its ways, Biblical in its discipline, loving at its core, historic in its doctrine, and visibly effective in the world. This community of faith gathers regularly to hear the Word, receive the sacraments, and live as disciples;

Sacraments
The sacraments are those sacred outward rituals instituted by Christ our Lord, entrusted to the Church, where grace is inwardly imparted to the recipient. Because they were commanded by Christ to be observed, they are the center of our weekly worship, next to honoring the Godhead and hearing the Word. In liturgy, the people and the clergy joyfully rehearse, reflect, and receive this means of His Grace. The two sacraments which were instituted by Jesus Christ are the Eucharist or the Lord’s supper and water baptism;

Salvation 
Salvation, according to Scriptures, is a loving act of God’s Grace unmerited by human effort. This faith experience comes because the gospel of Jesus Christ has been rightly preached, taught, or divinely communicated to a seeking soul. Upon conviction of sin, the seeker confesses belief in the gospel presented, repents of sin and surrenders to the Lordship of Jesus in and over their life. The seeker subsequently baptized in water and receives the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

Evidence of Salvation
The evidence of Salvation is a surrendered heart to Christ, practically displayed by: a loving obedience to God and a love for people; a passion for the Spiritual disciplines of prayer, worship, and study of Scripture; a willful belonging to the local Church and her fellowship, with full participation and support of its ministries and congregation; an abandonment of the old life of sin and embracing of the new life in Holiness, Sanctification, & Righteousness. These characteristics are descriptive of the faith journey of the believer, strengthening as the believer grows accordingly. This evidence is fueled exclusively by the Holy Spirit’s baptism and guided by Scripture. In addition, those who are filled with the Holy Spirit will as the Scriptures testify, upon receiving knowledge to the same, speak with tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance. However, tongues are not primary to the evidence of Salvation. Obedience to God, the Scriptures, and a love for people is THE evidence of Holiness and peace—without which no man shall see the Lord;  

Justification
God graciously justifies and regenerates all who trust in Jesus Christ, after repentance and believing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This justification makes one right with God, removing the guilt and penalty of the sin condition inherited from original sin, and eradicates the sins practiced by the repentant person. The Lord breaks the powers of satan’s hold on the life of the repentant, and liberates them from sin’s bondage in spirit, soul, and body. Upon acceptance of this justification, believers become children of God and begin to live in holiness through faith in Christ, the Scriptures, and the sanctifying work of the Spirit;

Assurance of Believers
All believers are assured that they are children of God by the inward witness of God’s Spirit with their spirits, by faith in the gracious promises of God’s Word, and by the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. This assurance is not a license to practice sin or an exclusive guarantee of ultimate salvation aside from persevering in one’s faith. The sons of God who have the hope of living eternally with Christ purify themselves, even as He is pure;

Baptism of the Holy Ghost
God calls all believers to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, where “baptism” signifies the initial possession or abiding of the Spirit in one’s life. Thereafter, the Holy Spirit continually “fills” the believer in order to empower, encourage and enlighten for life, ministry, worship, and witness. This baptism is the seal of redemption, verifying persons have an authentic repentance, a full surrender, and genuine faith in Christ and the Gospel. The empowerment keeps the believer from the practice of sin and the tendency of rebellion toward God. He sheds abroad God’s love in the heart, subsequently causing one to love others. He also illumines one’s understanding of Scripture and acts as an agent of memory recall of the Words of Christ to the believer. This baptism of grace does not prevent believers from faults, sin, or mistakes but presents the perfect will of God with empowerment to mature the believer unto perfection. Perfection accepts God’s way as the standard, thereby breaking the acceptance of the practice of sin. Believers must live daily by faith in the forgiveness and cleansing provided for them in Jesus Christ;

Gifts of the Spirit 
The gifts of the Spirit, as outlined in Scripture, are given by the will of God to members of the Body of Christ as He wills and not according to the request or zeal of the individual. These gifts are vibrant and valid for today’s Church and shall remain until Christ’s return. The Scripture outlines nine gifts, of which all are for ministry to the seeker and edification of the believer. The flow of these gifts should be operative in the church and her ministries and the exercise of these ministry gifts are to be received only when the vessel with the gift is faithfully connected to the local Church and verifiably a vessel of Holiness. 


Fivefold Ministry
The fivefold ministry gifts of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher were given by Christ to perfect the Church for the work of the ministry and prepare her for His return. These historic gifts are also contemporarily valid, and, are never an exclusive ministry apart from the local Church and its accountability. They are both descriptive of the types of ministry gifting a minister may possess and are ministerial offices which GOD has set to build and edify the Church. Those who are called to these offices are valid if the non-novice has first been recognized and affirmed by the local Church and her leadership. Their assignment is to assist the local church in carrying-out Christ’s plan, according to the Spirit’s leading which is always in accordance with the Scriptures;

Heterosexual Exclusive Marital Fidelity 
Marriage is a covenant institution created by God, which joins together a man and woman—who were naturally born as such in physiology rendered on the day of birth—to become one flesh. The man and woman are to follow Christ, love one another, grow together, and have a prosperous life in one household until death separates. The order of the marriage is the Scriptures, not society. Under no circumstances theological, scientific, sociological, civic, and educational, by personal prerogative, or by thwarted view of Scripture should men or women engage in homosexual relationship or be married;

Return of Christ
In the personal return of Jesus Christ, as promised by Him and prophesied in the Scriptures. He will come to catch away His bride, who without spot or wrinkle, shall be “caught up” to meet Him when the first trumpet sounds. In this, the dead in Christ shall rise, putting off all corruption and mortality and shall meet Jesus first before those who are alive when Christ returns. In the end, there shall be a final judgment for all, the small and the great. Whoevers name is not written in the Lamb’s book of life shall be eternally damned, and shall eternally burn in hell or the place of torment. Those whose names are written shall be eternally saved, and will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven eternally. The eternal destination of the believer is predicated upon how one lives in the earth, either for or against God’s will. 

God’s Ultimate Victory
God’s ultimate victory over Satan shall culminate when the devil and his angels are cast into a lake of fire and brimstone to be tormented for forever. The Saints throughout history, shall eternally live with the Lord and will live in perfect peace and joy in the Kingdom of Heaven which was prepared for them who love Him. 

Statement of Faith