Statements of Belief

We believe that there is one true God, Creator and rightful king over everything. He is self-existing and eternal. He is revealed in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-equal and yet unique in function. We believe we are made by God, for God.

We believe that the Father is the First Person of the Trinity. He is the good and loving initiator of the universe and deserves all glory we can ascribe to him. He is perfect and desires that we would become complete and whole, reflecting His goodness. In love, He sent His Son, Jesus, to lead us to redemption and adoption into His family, and the Holy Spirit to teach and empower us to live according to his way.

We believe Jesus is the Second Person of the Trinity, fully God, distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit, yet of the same substance. He is of two natures – divine and human – in One person. We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, who was incarnated as a man, born of a virgin, crucified, laid in a tomb, and resurrected, and now sits at the right hand of the Father.

We believe the Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity. He is fully God and is distinct from the Father and the Son. At salvation, every believer receives the Holy Spirit. He convicts of sin, leads to repentance and assures the believer of their adoption into God's family. He reveals and glorifies Jesus in all he does and empowers believers to live lives that honour the Father.

We believe in both the indwelling and the infilling baptism of the Holy Spirit, who gives us spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues. These gifts are to be used for faithful devotion and ministry to enrich those around us. Being filled with the Holy Spirit should be a continual experience for every believer.

We believe that humanity was created in the image of God but voluntarily rebelled against God's rightful Kingship. This has led to a corruption of the human heart, where every person falls short of who God desires us to be. We have willfully continued in this pattern, which leads to both physical and spiritual death, which is separation from God.

We believe our only hope for reconciliation and redemption is through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Through his death and resurrection, we are given opportunity to receive forgiveness for our sin through repentance and faith in Jesus. This grace received by faith allows us to be made new and adopted into the family of God. We are filled with the Holy Spirit and promised eternal life to come.

We believe that the Church is the community of believers across the earth and throughout history, also known as the Body of Christ, with Jesus as its head. It is comprised of local churches devoted to worshipping God, communing together and outworking his mission on earth. God is at work in the Church, leading it to maturity, to be presented to Jesus when he returns. Therefore, participating within a local church community is central for every follower of Jesus.

We believe in baptism and communion as sacraments, visible expressions of God's supernatural work in the life of believers. Baptism by immersion in water is a one-time act in response to salvation, embodying dying to the former way of living and being raised to new life in Christ.

Communion commemorates and celebrates Jesus' death upon the cross, a repeated practice for the community of Christ, centring us on our hope in Jesus, and his ongoing presence with us.

We believe in creation and that God created every individual and knew us before we were formed. We believe we were uniquely and purposefully created by God, for God and in God’s image. We believe God established a pattern for human gender, sex and sexuality since creation. This involves two separate and distinct genders – male and female – each corresponding to biological sex from birth. We believe God created our bodies intentionally and lovingly, and we find dignity in aligning our identity with God’s design which among many other wonderful things includes our biological sex. The Bible encourages us to honour God with our bodies.

We believe God has ordained Christian marriage and defined it as a covenant relationship between one man, one woman, and himself. God created man and woman for each other, and that sexual intimacy is a beautiful gift intended to exist exclusively within the protection and purpose of a lifelong covenant of marriage as articulated in scripture.

We believe that God will bring this current world to a culmination at a time only known to God Himself. Jesus will return, leading to the restoration of heaven and earth. All people will stand before him in judgment, either receiving eternal reward or eternal punishment, based on how they responded to him during their lives. God promises a new heaven and new earth where sin, sickness and separation will no longer afflict humanity. His imminent return should inspire faith and faithful living in the lives of believers, assured of our hope in Jesus.