Our Vision
Back to the early church and bringing those structures back to life! We are a community of passionate Christians who carry God’s love into the world. We want to be there for others and make reconciliation among one another something people can truly experience. Through our lives with Jesus, we want to show how faith can be lived out practically in everyday life. Jesus Christ is the head of our church community, and we want to live according to His will and carry out His plan. Our desire is to seek God’s presence, to see His power working in and through us, and to submit ourselves to His plan for our lives.
Our Values
We value the Presence of God
- In our lives
- In our families
- In the local church
We value the Word of God
- The written word of God as our guide for life and godliness.
- The message of God contained in scripture for all peoples at all times.
- The prophetic word of God given through the activity of the Holy Spirit in our midst.
We Value The Kingdom of God
The rule and the reign of Christ:
- in our lives
- in our families
- in the local church
- on earth as it is in heaven
We Value The Family of God
- Expressed in the local church.
- As a people called apart to declare the goodness of God.
- As a community of God’s children both local and global united in faith, hope and love.
What We Believe
God
There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise. God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Revelation
God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
Mankind
Humans, both male and female, were created in God’s image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God’s creations.
The Fall
When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.
Man and Salvation
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Saviour. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
Biblical Baptism
As living followers of Jesus Christ, biblical baptism is an important step of faith once a person has come to understand the necessity of burying the old self and accepting Jesus in baptism as Lord and Saviour, as well as embracing the finished work of the cross.
The Church
The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Resurrection
Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God’s kingdom on earth.
The Bible
We believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritative, living, eternally reliable Word of God equally in all parts and without error in its original manuscripts, and our primary and authoritative source of revelation from God, superior to conscience and reason, though not contrary to reason. Therefore, the Bible is our final authority for faith and practice and is necessary for our daily lives as it continually points us toward the person of Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12)
