This congregation's Articles Of Faith, listed below, are taken from our Constitution and Bylaws (PDF link). These Articles of Faith are consistent with the doctrinal statement of "The Baptist Faith and Message" as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000 (online link) and to which we subscribe.

Articles Of Faith

1. We believe the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God, without any error, the all-sufficient authority in matters of faith, doctrine, and Christian living.
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ, and that He is true God and Man. He died on the cross for our sins. He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father, and is now our High Priest and Advocate.
4. We believe that man is the special creation of God, made in His own image. Man was created innocent but through his free choice sinned against God and brought sin into the human race and left man in need of forgiveness and salvation.
5. We believe that eternal salvation is the free gift of God, entirely apart from man's works, and is possessed by any and all who have faith in and receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. We further believe that salvation was obtained by the blood of Christ and that there is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
6. We believe in a regenerated church membership: that is, persons old enough to understand their need for Jesus Christ, and of their own free will, accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior.
7. We believe that baptism is by immersion and is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. We believe the Lord's Supper (Communion) is a memorial to His suffering and death on the cross. These are the ordinances to be observed by the Church in its present age. These are, however, not to be regarded as means for man's salvation.
8. We believe in the personal, bodily, imminent, and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ and that His Second Coming inspires believers for dynamic and zealous life and service for Him while waiting for His return.
9. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, the everlasting blessedness of the saved in heaven, and the everlasting punishment and separation from God of the unsaved in hell.
10. We believe in the autonomy of the local church. This church shall manage its own affairs and shall not be subject to any other religious body or organization.