We stand firmly in the center of orthodox Christian teaching and practice.
We draw from the rich traditions of the Church throughout history and we adhere to its major creeds: the Apostle’s Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Chalcedonian Creed.
Out of loyalty to Christ and the gospel, we have come to a number of convictions concerning the clear teaching of the Bible. At the same time, we have not included in our statement of faith much that can be legitimately debated by orthodox Christians.
In other words, we do have boundaries, but our boundaries are broad and inclusive. In light of this, we describe our church in terms of these five faith priorities:
1. We are Centered on Jesus
We believe in the centrality of the gospel, the good news of Jesus—His perfect life, his sacrificial death on the cross for sinners, and his bodily resurrection. We believe it is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone that we are forgiven and saved. We believe in the importance of sharing this good news and calling people to faith in Christ.
2. We are Shaped by the Gospel
We believe the "good news"- the Gospel of Jesus- his life, death and resurrection propels us in our faith to have hope, faith and love. We believe the gospel is for all people to receive and live a new life empowered by the truth of the lost being found, the broken being healed and the prisoner set free.
3. We are Rooted in Scripture
We believe the Bible is the written Word of God and is therefore the basis for everything we believe and do. We believe in the importance of teaching all of the Bible to our congregation, and that it is through learning and putting the Bible into practice that we mature as followers of Jesus.
4. We are Living as Kingdom People.
We believe the church on earth is to be an expression of the Kingdom of God in heaven (Revelation 7:9)—people from every nation, tribe, people, and language reconciled and united in Christ. We believe that the church is a glimpse of heaven and serves as a light of God's Kingdom breaking into this present age/kingdom.
5. We are Spirit empowered
We welcome the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit, believing that as followers of Jesus we share in the life of God through the Spirit. We therefore live expectantly, inviting the Spirit’s work through all the gifts the Bible speaks of, including miracles, prophecy, and physical healing.
We draw from the rich traditions of the Church throughout history and we adhere to its major creeds: the Apostle’s Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Chalcedonian Creed.
Out of loyalty to Christ and the gospel, we have come to a number of convictions concerning the clear teaching of the Bible. At the same time, we have not included in our statement of faith much that can be legitimately debated by orthodox Christians.
In other words, we do have boundaries, but our boundaries are broad and inclusive. In light of this, we describe our church in terms of these five faith priorities:
1. We are Centered on Jesus
We believe in the centrality of the gospel, the good news of Jesus—His perfect life, his sacrificial death on the cross for sinners, and his bodily resurrection. We believe it is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone that we are forgiven and saved. We believe in the importance of sharing this good news and calling people to faith in Christ.
2. We are Shaped by the Gospel
We believe the "good news"- the Gospel of Jesus- his life, death and resurrection propels us in our faith to have hope, faith and love. We believe the gospel is for all people to receive and live a new life empowered by the truth of the lost being found, the broken being healed and the prisoner set free.
3. We are Rooted in Scripture
We believe the Bible is the written Word of God and is therefore the basis for everything we believe and do. We believe in the importance of teaching all of the Bible to our congregation, and that it is through learning and putting the Bible into practice that we mature as followers of Jesus.
4. We are Living as Kingdom People.
We believe the church on earth is to be an expression of the Kingdom of God in heaven (Revelation 7:9)—people from every nation, tribe, people, and language reconciled and united in Christ. We believe that the church is a glimpse of heaven and serves as a light of God's Kingdom breaking into this present age/kingdom.
5. We are Spirit empowered
We welcome the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit, believing that as followers of Jesus we share in the life of God through the Spirit. We therefore live expectantly, inviting the Spirit’s work through all the gifts the Bible speaks of, including miracles, prophecy, and physical healing.
We are a part of Vineyard USA, an association of 500+ Vineyard churches in the United States and 2500+ churches world-wide.
