Faith and Values

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Statement Of Faith

As an organization we have committed to the following statement of faith:

We believe in:

  • The only true God, the almighty Creator of all things, existing eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—full of love and glory.
  • The unique divine inspiration, entire trustworthiness and authority of the Bible.
  • The value and dignity of all people: created in God’s image to live in love and holiness, but alienated from God and each other because of our sin and guilt, and justly subject to God’s wrath.
  • Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine, who lived as a perfect example, who assumed the judgment due sinners by dying in our place, and who was bodily raised from the dead and ascended as Savior and Lord.
  • Justification by God’s grace to all who repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
  • The indwelling presence and transforming power of the Holy Spirit, who gives to all believers a new life and a new calling to obedient service.
  • The unity of all believers in Jesus Christ, manifest in worshiping and witnessing churches making disciples throughout the world.
  • The victorious reign and future personal return of Jesus Christ, who will judge all people with justice and mercy, giving over the unrepentant to eternal condemnation but receiving the redeemed into eternal life. To God be glory forever.

Core Values

Growing out of those foundational beliefs are the following Core Values that will guide and inform all of our work and conduct within and through the organization:

  1. The truth of God’s Word and the power it holds to transform the lives of people
  2. The Lordship of Christ over all creation and over all aspects of life.
  3. Obedience to and the fulfillment of the Great Commission and the Great Commandment.
  4. God-centered environmental stewardship (the nurture, promotion, and practical implementation of a God-centered perspective and concern for ALL OF His creation).
  5. Holistic ministry (the healing and restoration of man’s relationship to God, humanity, and the rest of creation; a ministry to the whole person, both spiritually and physically).
  6. Exemplary and Christ-like concern for and treatment of people.