Our Beliefs
We are a Reformed Christian church. We believe that God has spoken in Holy Scripture, that Jesus Christ is the only Savior and the only King and Head of the church, and that sinners are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
Our desire is not to be novel, trendy, or driven by religious fashion. We aim to receive, teach, and obey the faith once delivered to the saints, as it is set forth in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
God's Word
We believe the Bible is the inspired, trustworthy, and sufficient Word of God. Scripture is the final authority for what we believe, how we worship, and how we live. Its authority does not rest on the church, tradition, or human opinion, but on God Himself, who is its author.
For that reason, we want our church to be governed not by personality, novelty, or pressure from the culture, but by the clear teaching of God’s Word. Christ rules His church by His Word and Spirit.
God and Salvation
We believe in the one true and living God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is holy, just, good, wise, sovereign, and worthy of all worship and obedience.
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice, and that no one can be reconciled to God by personal merit, moral effort, or religious works. Salvation is the free gift of God, accomplished by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and received by faith alone.
Christ and His Church
We believe Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man and the only Head of the church. The church belongs to Him, not to its leaders, members, or the spirit of the age.
We believe Christ gathers and shepherds His people through the ordinary means He has appointed, especially the reading and preaching of Scripture, prayer, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. We therefore aim for worship that is simple, reverent, and shaped by the Word of God rather than entertainment or religious showmanship.
Worship
We believe the worship of God should be reverent, simple, and governed by His Word. The aim of gathered worship is not entertainment, novelty, or religious performance, but the glory of God and the edification of His people. We therefore seek worship centered on the ordinary means Christ has given His church: the reading and preaching of Scripture, prayer, singing, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper.
Reformed and Confessional
We are a Reformed church. By that we mean we gladly confess the historic Christian faith as clearly recovered in the Reformation: Scripture alone as our final authority, salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, and all of life lived for the glory of God.
Our doctrinal convictions are best summarized by the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, and we also stand in close fellowship with the wider Reformed tradition expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms. We do not place these documents above the Bible. We receive them as faithful summaries of what Scripture teaches and as useful tools for doctrinal clarity, unity, and stability in the life of the church.
Church Life
We believe the local church is to live under the lordship of Christ, in submission to His Word, and in committed fellowship with one another. Church life is not limited to gathered worship, but includes a shared life of prayer, mutual care, encouragement, hospitality, and glad fellowship as we grow together in the grace of Christ.
We are elder-led. We believe Christ ordinarily shepherds and governs His church through a plurality of qualified elders who serve as under-shepherds of His flock. The elders are charged with the oversight, teaching, and rule of the church and are accountable to Christ for the care of His people.
Confession and Documents
Scripture alone is our final authority. The documents below are not replacements for the Bible but summaries of what we believe Scripture teaches and guides for our teaching, governance, and life together.
1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith
The 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith is our church’s official statement of faith.
Westminster Standards
We also treasure the Westminster Confession and Catechisms as rich and time‑tested expressions of the Reformed tradition.
Church Constitution
Our constitution defines how we are organized. Related documents (such as our membership process and standards) apply these principles in practice.
Position Papers
Our position papers explain how we apply Scripture and our confession to specific doctrinal and practical questions in the life of the church.