- We believe that the church began with the calling out of the twelves apostles by Jesus Christ and was empowered on the day of Pentecost. (Mt. 16:16-18; Acts 1:8, 15)
- We believe he local church is compromised of members who have been saved and baptized according to the command of Christ, and have voluntarily united together for the purpose of worship, fellowship, service, and observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (Acts 2:41-43, 11:15, 20:28)
- We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is solely made up of born-again believers. (I Cor. 12:12-14; II Cor. 11:2; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27)
- We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament. (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)
- We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or controls. Any affiliations, societies, organizations, associations, or agencies that this church affiliates with are to further the objectives stated in the Purpose Statement and are not authoritative in matters of church practice or belief. (Acts 13: 1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Rom. 16:1, 4; I Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-7, 13; I Pet. 5:1-4)
- We recognize water baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as the Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the church in this age. (Mt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 8:36-38; I Cor. 11:23-26)
