WHO WE ARE

 our values

We are quite simply, but profoundly, a church. You may think that a skimpy definition, but we actually intend for it to communicate a great deal. We believe that the church is chiefly defined not by what we do, but by what Jesus has done for us—the gospel. He is the church’s Head and Redeemer. We must think deeply about what the church is before we think about what she is to do. This being the case, you won’t find a lot of information on this website about what we're doing; we would rather glory in who we are in Christ because of His work for us and in us. This is our work—to proclaim and glory in His work.


"You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy." —1 Peter 2:9-10

  • THE GOSPEL

    As one pastor put it, the gospel isn't the ABCs of the Christian life, it is the A to Z of the Christian life. The gospel isn't something we advance from, but into. Every time we gather on the Lord's day, our liturgy—if not stated explicitly then assumed—is "Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!" 

  • DISCIPLESHIP

    Make disciples—that is the mission of the church (Matthew 28:18–20). Programs don't make disciples. Disciples make disciples. Disciples are discipled. We want to make disciples of Christ. As Mark Dever says, "What you win them with is what you win them to." We amen J.I. Packer's quip that we are "to feed the sheep rather than amuse the goats."

  • EXPOSITORY PREACHING

    We normally preach through whole books of the Bible at a time. We believe it takes the whole Bible to make whole Christians. We should't be picky eaters. When God makes the plate, we should clean it.

  • BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP

    Singular churches are to be led by plural elders (Acts 14:23; Philippians 1:1, James 5:14, Titus 1:5). The elder's leadership is to be one of spiritual oversight, as shepherds caring for the souls of Jesus' sheep entrusted to them.

  • FAMILY

    Parents are to be the chief disciplers of their children, and fathers are to be the lead disciplers (Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:20–21). Rather than dividing families and sending them in different directions and creating generational divisions, we want to see families unified and worshipping together.

what we believe

Congregational affirmation of Faith

The Scriptures:

We believe that the Bible is God’s Holy Word; verbally inspired, without error in the original manuscripts, infallible, and sufficient for life and doctrine. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Mark 13:31; John 8:31-32; Acts 20:32)


The Trinity:

We believe that there is one God, eternally existing as three equally divine persons that know, love, and glorify each other. We believe that the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God; yet The Father is neither the Son nor the Holy Spirit, the Son is neither the Father nor the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is neither the Father nor the Son. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1-3)


The Father:

We believe that God the Father is an infinite personal spirit. We believe that He is eternal, all-present, all-powerful, and all-knowing. We believe He sovereignly works all things according to His plan. We believe He mercifully sent His Son to ransom sinners from every people group. (John 4:24; Psalm 90:2; Psalm 193:7-10; Jeremiah 32:17; 1 John 3:20; Isaiah 46:9-10; John 3:16)


Jesus Christ:

We believe that the Son remaining what He was (God), became what He was not (man). We believe that He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, and performed miracles. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, His bodily resurrection from the dead, His ascension and session at the right hand of the Father, His intercession for His people as great High Priest, and His future return. (Romans 9:5; John 1:1-2, 14; Matthew 1:18-25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24; Acts 1:11; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:28)


The Holy Spirit:

We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. We believe He regenerates sinners and unites them to Christ. We believe He indwells believers, sanctifies them, and seals them to the day of redemption. (John 14:15-16, 26; 16:8-15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 1:13-14)


The Fall:

We believe that in Adam, man who was created in the image of God, fell, and now inherits both Adam’s guilt and corruption and is therefore now hostile towards God, dead in his sins, in bondage to sin, and unable to save himself. (Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 5:12; Romans 3:9-20, 23; Colossians 1:21; John 8:34; Ephesians 2:1-3)


The Gospel and Salvation:

We believe that the gospel is the good news of what God has done for us in His Son Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus lived a perfect life of obedience for us and died a penal substitutionary death for our sins. We believe salvation is a gift that comes only by God’s grace, and that all who trust in Jesus Christ alone are justified, and are eternally secure, unable to lose their salvation. (1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 2:8-20)


The Church, Her Ordinances, and Her Leadership:

We believe that the church is the body of Christ, comprised of all regenerate persons. We believe the local church is to consist of persons baptized upon credible profession of faith covenanting together to be faithful to their Lord Jesus Christ. We believe the Lord gave two ordinances to His church, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the baptism of believers by immersion. We believe a church is to be elder led and deacon served. We believe the office of elder is limited to qualified men. (Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Hebrews 10:23-25; Matthew 28:19; Acts 6:1–7; 1 Timothy 3:1–13; Titus 1:5–9; 1 Corinthians 14:33–35, 1 Timothy 2:11–12)


Manhood, Womanhood, and Marriage:

We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in His own image with equal dignity and worth but differing gospel-communicating roles, whether single or married. We believe that marriage is the covenant union of one man and one woman before God. We believe that in obedience to the Lord husbands are to reflect Christ by loving leadership and wives are to reflect the church by respectful submission in the Lord. (Genesis 1:26–27; 2:18–25; Matthew 19:3–12;Ephesians 5:22–33; 1 Corinthians 6:9–20; Hebrews 13:4)



For a fuller statement of the truths we hold dear, 

please read the Church's Elder Confession of Faith.

church covenant

Having, as we trust, been brought by divine grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to give up ourselves to him, and having been baptized upon our profession of faith, in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, we do now, relying on His gracious aid, solemnly and joyfully renew our covenant with each other.

(John 6:63; 16:7-11; 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Acts 2:41; 8:38; Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians12:12-13; Acts 2:42)


We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

(Ephesians 4:1-3)


We will walk together in brotherly love, as becomes the members of a Christian Church, exercise an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require. 

(Romans 12:10, 16:17-18; Galatians 6:1-2; Matthew 18:15-17; James 5:19-20; Colossians 3:16; Hebrews 3:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 5)


We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others. 

(Hebrews 10:23-25; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 25)


We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of our family and friends. 

(Deuteronomy 6:1-12; 11:18-20; Matthew 6:6; Ephesians 6:4; Mark 5:19; Luke 5:19; Matthew 5:16; Ephesians 5:15)


We will rejoice at each others’ happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other’s burdens and sorrows. 

(Romans 12:15; Galatians 6:2)


We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life. 

(Ephesians 5:15; Titus 2:12; Roman 6:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; 1 Peter 1:13-25) 


We will work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines. We will contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations. 

(Ephesians 2:21-22; Hebrews 10:25; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:24-34; Romans 16:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 5; Acts 2:42; 2 John 1:9-11; Matthew 10:10; Galatians 6:6; Malachi 3:8-10; Acts 11:29; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, Luke 24:46-48; Acts 1:8)


We will, when we move from this place, as soon as possible, unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word. 

(Acts 18:27-28; Romans 16:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Colossians 3:23; Hebrews 10:24-25)


May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen. 

(2 Corinthians 13:14)