We believe that baptism is a sacred ordinance instituted by Jesus Christ as an outward sign of an inward transformation. It symbolizes the believer’s union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Romans 6:3-4). Baptism is a public declaration of faith, signifying repentance, forgiveness of sins, and new life in Christ (Acts 2:38).

While baptism itself does not confer salvation, it is an act of obedience that follows personal faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). We affirm that baptism is reserved for those who have consciously placed their trust in Christ, following the biblical model of believer’s baptism (Matthew 28:19-20).

Baptism is performed by immersion, as exemplified in Scripture (Mark 1:10; Acts 8:38-39), though we recognize the unity of all believers regardless of mode. It is a step of discipleship, a testimony to God’s grace, and an entry into the fellowship of the Church, the body of Christ.

Ultimately, baptism is an act of worship and obedience, proclaiming our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and our commitment to follow Him for the rest of our lives in union, fellowship and accountability with His church.

We believe that the Civil Government is of divine appointment for the interest and good order of human society, and that Magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience, and King of the Kings of the earth. (Romans 13:1-7, Acts 4:18-22, Acts 5:27-32)

We believe in the creation and God as the Creator. We believe that God created mankind and that He created them male and female. As such, He created them different so as to complement and complete each other. We believe that God instituted marriage as a monogamous relationship between one male and one female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society and as such, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one man and one woman for one lifetime. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; John 4:16-18; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-11, 6:18-20, and 7:1-3 and 8-9; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-7; and 1 Timothy 1:9-11)

Given the scientific fact that a human life begins at conception, the only moral norm needed to understand our (and the historic Christian Church's) opposition to abortion is the principle that each and every human life has inherent dignity, and thus must be treated with the respect due to a human person (Genesis 1:27). This is the foundation for the Church's social doctrine, including its teachings on war, the use of capital punishment, euthanasia, health care, poverty and immigration. Conversely, to claim that some live human beings do not deserve respect or should not be treated as "persons" (based on changeable factors such as age, condition, location, or lack of mental or physical abilities) is to deny the very idea of inherent human rights.  Such a claim undermines respect for the lives of many vulnerable people before and after birth. Therefore we are unapologetically PRO-LIFE and believe that abortion should be abolished. Since the foundation of our ethics is based upon every person being 'imago-Dei' (made in God's image), we also, and obviously, care deeply for women who might be in a vulnerable situation in their pregnancy and advocate to not only help and support them but help and support babies after they are born. It is, however, never right to take the life of an unborn human life no matter how difficult the circumstances surrounding them might be.  (Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13-14)

Firstly, we recognize that all people are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27, Psalm 139:13-14) and are therefore worthy of our dignity, respect and opportunity to be forgiven and walk in unity with God who loves all people. Secondly, we recognize that all people are sinners (Romans 3:23, 5:12) and in need of God's saving grace (1 Corinthians 5:21). We believe that the Bible teaches that all expressions of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and "+") are not in accordance with God's original design and intention for sex, sexuality, gender and incompatible with the creation mandate (Genesis 19:1–13; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10). As we live in a fallen and broken world these are not the only distortions to sex since we believe that any sexual activity outside of a monogamous heterosexual marriage relationship is sinful and should not be practiced. While all of us have natural desires that go outside the bounds of a heterosexual monogamous marriage, these should not be acted upon, whether they are heterosexual in nature (sex outside of marriage, adultery, etc.) or homosexual in nature (sex between a male-and-male or female-and-female or multiple partners.) We believe that no matter what the situation, attraction, proclivity or inclination, God, who loves you, can fully forgive, redeem, restore, and transform you by the power of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:11) as He does in the lives of all born-again believers.

We believe that God is not done with the people of Israel, the people He made a covenant with in the Old Testament starting with Abraham. We believe that "Israel" does not mean "Jews" per se, though the modern nation of Israel is a Jewish State even though people of all faiths live in modern day Israel. We acknowledge God's hand in restoring the nation of Israel in 1948 as a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy in which God said numerous times that He would regather His people to a particular land, namely the historic land of Judea that is central to the Old Testament and historic Jewish faith (Isaiah 11:11, Jeremiah 23:3). The Bible teaches in Romans 9:1-11:36 that God has a future plan for Israel and that, "all Israel will be saved" (Romans 11:26). Whether this means every single person, the majority, or every person alive at the time, the Bible teaches that though the Jews are currently, "enemies of the Gospel," (Romans 11:28) that, "God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable," (Romans 11:29) and that God is able to, "graft them in again." (Romans 11:23). We do not believe "The Church" has replaced "Israel".

We love, support, and pray for the people of Israel. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem as instructed in Scripture (Psalm 122:6) and we believe that Jerusalem (in Israel) is God's timepiece for future prophetic events.