Believing our chief purpose is to glorify God …

Believing that the Bible is accurate, true and reliable in all that it addresses…

Believing the Bible to be our authoritative guide for faith and life …

Believing that eternal life is a gift of God’s grace, received by faith …

Believing that the Holy Spirit empowers believers to live holy and sanctified lives …

Believing that Jesus Christ has instructed His church to make disciples of all nations …

Believing that all we are and all we have belongs to God …

Believing that Jesus Christ has instructed us to love one another as He loves us …

Believing that families are of vital importance to God …

Believing that our entire lives are to be lived as a testimony of God’s love and grace …

 

As the body of Christ we endeavor to live out these truths by:

1.       Growing in my personal life and devotion to Christ

…By reading and studying His Word for myself

…By praying that God will transform me into Christ’s image

 

2.       Working to keep the unity of my church family

… By loving the other members (as Jesus Christ loves me)

… By praying for my brothers and sisters in Christ

… By praying for the pastors and elders and deacons

… By not listening to or spreading any gossip

 

3.       Sharing the responsibility of my church family

… By praying for its growth, both spiritual and numerical

… By a lifestyle of saying “yes” to God and “no” to sin

… By living in a spirit of submission to the church family (as unto the Lord)

… By inviting the unchurched to attend

 

4.       Serving the ministry of my church family

… By using my God-given gifts and talents

… By becoming equipped to serve

… By developing a servant’s heart

 

5.       Supporting the testimony of my church family

… By participating freely, reverently and regularly in corporate worship

… By living a godly lifestyle at home, at work and in the community

… By giving regularly of my time, money, resources and abilities as God enables

 

6.       Supporting the mission of my church family

… By loving my neighbor as myself

… By praying for God to bless my city and its people

… By involving myself in community life, as the Holy Spirit leads, to lift up Christ