1. God’s Word
We firmly stand on God’s inspired and inerrant Word as our final authority and guide in every aspect of faith and life. We also believe that God’s Word is powerful and able to create faith (Romans 10:17).

2. The Trinity
We affirm the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as faithful expressions of the teaching of Scripture. These historic confessions are especially clear on the person and work of the Trinity. There is one God in three persons—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

3. The Sacraments
We believe that God has connected His life-giving Word and presence to physical elements in communion and baptism. We call these sacraments secondary means of grace—second only to the Word of God.

4. The Church
As seen clearly in Acts and the teachings of Paul, God’s chosen method is to gather believers into the local church that is part of the true Church—all believers everywhere. This local church we regularly refer to as the body of Christ (or congregation) in which Christ is the head and we are the members. As the place where God uniquely promises His presence, we recognize the congregation as the right form of the Kingdom of God on earth.

5. Marriage and family
Based on the clear teaching of Scripture, we recognize marriage as the union between one man and one woman—biological realities given by God at conception. Family is the beautiful institution of God where children grow in healthy relationship, wisdom, knowledge, and the fear of the Lord.