Statement of Faith

Divine Inspiration

We believe in the Divine inspiration, the infallibility and supreme authority of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments in their entirety and that the Holy Spirit so moved the writers that what they wrote are authoritative statements of truth for all matters of faith and conduct.

The Trinity

We believe there is one God in whom there are three equal Divine Persons, revealed as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and Who of His own sovereign will created the heavens, the earth and all that is contained within the Universe.

Jesus Christ

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternally existing, only begotten Son of the Father, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. As God, He became flesh and dwelt among us; as man He was God.

Brokenness

We believe all men and women are in a fallen, sinful and lost condition through the rebellion of Adam and Eve, who were created without sin, and in this state of depravity are helpless to save themselves.

Salvation through Jesus

We believe that salvation from the penalty and consequences of sin is found only through the substitutionary, atoning death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Holy Spirit

We believe it is the Holy Spirit alone who convicts men and women of sin; leads them to repentance, expressed in baptism; creates faith within them and regenerates and fills those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the indwelling Spirit who bestows the Gifts of the Spirit and manifests the Fruit of the Spirit in the believer.

God's Love

We believe that God has demonstrated His love for all people in that Christ died for our sins, was buried and the third day rose from the dead; that He appeared to men and women who experienced His bodily presence and that He ascended to His Father.

Kingdom of God

We believe that Lord Jesus Christ will return in Person with His saints and that the full consummation of the Kingdom of God awaits His return.

Resurrection

We believe those who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit will receive a resurrection body at the return of Jesus Christ and be forever with the Lord, while those who have not believed will be resurrected to stand at the Judgment Seat of God to receive His judgement and eternal condemnation to Hell.

Evil

We believe in the actual existence of Satan who is the father of all evil and opposed to God although ultimately subject to the purposes of God and destined to be confined forever to Hell.

Image of God

We believe that all humankind are created in the image of God to worship their Creator by loving and serving Him, and by exercising dominion under God’s rule, caring for and enjoying God’s creation and procreating the human race. Consequently the purpose of human existence is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Marriage is ordained by God as the intimate union of a male and a female in a life-long commitment and providing a loving family context for the raising of children.

The Church

We believe the Church is the Body of Christ composed of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, which finds its visible manifestation in the local community of believers and ministers through the cooperative exercise of God-given gifts by the entire membership. Each local community of believers is competent under Christ as head of the Church to order its life in accordance with the Biblical pattern.