God and His Word

We believe the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in its original writing and maintained in integrity. It is the revelation of God’s plan for us. It is the fully sufficient and absolute authority to which we appeal for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness. (2 Tim. 3:16)

We believe in one God, who is supreme over all things. We proclaim that He exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory.

We believe in the work of the Holy Spirit who empowers God’s church. We hold that the Holy Spirit gives us present power to overcome our sin. He is the Helper who helps us to walk in holiness and guides us into all truth. Further, the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control in every believer which bears witness to His presence within us.

We believe that God’s Spirit equips believers with unique gifts that enable us to carry out Christ’s mission in the world. We affirm that the Spirit of God still gives all of His gifts to the Body of Christ and that those gifts will continue to be in operation until our Lord Jesus’ sure return. ​

Man and Salvation

We believe that the Scripture plainly shows that, as a result of Adam’s sin, all people will suffer a physical death (Gen 3:19), are born broken in every aspect of their beings (Psalm 14:3, 53:3), and have a sinful nature that makes them prone to sin (Rom 3:10-20). We believe that all people do indeed fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23) and that only one sin is enough to break our fellowship with Holy God (James 2:10). This is the condemnation that Christ died to free us from, and we further hold that no one will be saved unless they are saved through the finished work of Jesus Christ (John 14:6).

We believe salvation comes through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. By His sacrifice on the cross, Jesus demonstrated the love of God for us. He paid the penalty for the sins of every person willing to accept the free gift of salvation. God’s gift of salvation is received when we acknowledge Christ as Lord and believe that God has raised Him from the dead (ROM 10:9).

To Be the Church

We believe salvation makes us members of the body of Christ. We believe that the church is composed of every person who has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord. We enter into the life of the church, not by joining a denomination or a human organization, but by committing our lives to Christ.

We believe the body of Christ is one, here and now. We believe that God calls all Christians to live in unity and peace. While Christians may not agree on all things, we can embrace the spirit of Christ in caring concern for one another. Jesus is our common foundation. ‍
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We believe all members of the body of Christ are to live a holy life. We believe that God’s standard of life for all Christians is one of moral purity and godliness, to live as Christ. As God’s people, we represent Christ in this world.

We believe that marriage is the joining of one man and one woman till death do them part.

We Believe that children are a gift from God ad that the fruit of the womb is to be protected and cherished (Psalm 127).
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We believe in the Great Commission. Each of us is called to fulfill Matthew 28:18–20, making fully devoted followers of Christ—disciples—who will then teach others to follow him.

We believe in the Great Commandments. We are called to fulfill Matthew 22:37–39, not only loving God with our entire being, but also loving all that he loves.

We are affiliated with The Church of God, Anderson Indiana movement.