We believe in God – the Eternally Self-Existent, “I AM”, the Creator of heaven and earth and Redeemer of mankind manifested in three persons: Almighty Father, Divine Son, and Holy Ghost. (Genesis 1:1, John 5:7, John 1:1, 4:24, Matthew 10:20, II Corinthians 3:17-18)
We believe in the Bible as the inspired, infallible Word of God, inerrant in the original autographs and the only rule of faith, guide for practice, and indisputable and ultimate authority of the Revelation of God, His Will, and His Way. (II Timothy 3:16-17, Psalms 19:7-11, 2 Peter 1:16-21).
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, the incarnation of the Father, born of a virgin, Very God of every God for, and by whom all things were created (I John 1:1-10).
We believe in the substitutionary atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, that He, by the grace of God tasted death for every man, and that all must be born again through faith in Him or are forever lost. Redemption is accomplished by the cross and blood of our Lord. Jesus Christ, by grace through faith, believing in the heart that God raised Him from the dead. Salvation is by Jesus Christ and none other, for God has highly exalted Him and given a name, which is above every name, that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, earth, and those under the earth. We further believe that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father. (Hebrews 2:9, John 3:1-18, John 6:44-49, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 10:9, Philippians 2:9-11).
We believe in the physical resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and that He ascended bodily into heaven and is now at the right hand of the Father as our Mediator, High Priest, and Advocate. (Acts 3:12-26, John 20, Hebrews 9:24, I Corinthians 15:12-28).
We believe in water baptism and Holy Communion – The Lord’s Supper as the ordinances of the church to be observed as a public declaration of salvation through Jesus Christ and the commemoration of His death, burial, and resurrection in victory over Satan, death, hell, and the grave. (Matthew 3:11, 14, 26:26-29, Luke 22:17-23).
We believe in the personal, visible, imminent return of Jesus Christ both for His Saints and with His Saints in reign to victory. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18, Corinthians 15:50-55, Revelation 19:19-20, 20:1-6).
We believe in the authority of the believer over the enemy Satan and the victory to be gained by the exercise of that authority in the areas of deliverance, healing, and holiness. (Ephesians 1:20-23, 6:10-7).
We believe in the personality and reality of Satan as the enemy of the Kingdom of God, Saints of God, and of the Lord; and in his ultimate defeat by the Lord Jesus Christ and potential defeat in the lives of spirit-filled believers clothed in the Armor of God. (Revelation 12:9-10, Matthew 4:2-11, Isaiah 14:12-17, John 8).
We believe in the full autonomy of the local church as an independent entity under the Lordship of Christ, through pastoral authority, with regard to: (A) government, polity, and operations (Titus 1:5; Acts 15:1-35), (B) discipline (I Corinthians 5:5, Matthew 18:15-17, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15), and (C) with the added value of the Episcopacy as a covering (Titus 1:5; Acts 15:1-35).
Full Gospel Distinctives
We believe the Full Gospel includes: (A) the proclamation of both the eternal power of Calvary and the potential power of Pentecost; (B) the baptizing Power of Jesus Christ for salvation because of Calvary, and (C) the filling/controlling power of the Holy Ghost for service and Holy victorious living because of Pentecost. (Ephesians 5:18, Acts 20:27).
We believe in the perpetual and continuing ecclesiastical value of all spiritual gifts for the edification of the Body of Christ until the end of this Church Age, which will be consummated by the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13; I Corinthians 12-14; Romans 12).
We believe in the Divine personhood of the Holy Spirit and His present-day ministry to Believers, including the sovereign distribution of Spiritual Gifts which empower believers for service in the Contemporary Church. (I Corinthians 12:7- 11).
We believe in Jesus Christ as the Sovereign Giver of Spiritual Gifts to the church. We further believe that Spiritual Gifts are given for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of ministry, and for the edifying of the body of Christ, and are given without regard to ethnicity, social class, or gender. (Ephesians 4:7-12, Galatians 3:26-28).
We believe in the value of biblical roles in the Church as designations for servant-leaders. (Jeremiah 3:15, Acts 20:28, II Corinthians 6:4, I Timothy 3:1-7).