A churches' foundational beliefs are extremely important.  We strongly believe that we must be correct in this area as these beliefs detemine who we are and what we do.  Therefore, these beliefs have come from God's Holy Word in the book of Ephesians chapter 4 verses 4-6.  We hope you will take the time to read them and our prayer is that you will agree with us about the extreme importance of each one.

1.  One Body - There is only One Church - the Church of Jesus Christ.  We call our local congregations by many names.  What we must all understand is the fact that unless we truly believe and follow the Lord Jesus Christ, we are not a part of His Body - the Church.  It is essential to obey everything Jesus has commanded us.

2.  One Spirit - Anyone who wants to be a part of the Body of Christ must receive His Spirit into their lives.  We must allow ourselves to be guided by the One Spirit in order for us to be like-minded in serving our God and accomplishing His will on earth.  The Spirit will be our Counselor and constant Companion.  He will direct us in staying on the path that leads to everlasting life!

3.  One Hope - As Christians we are called by Jesus unto the hope of everlasting life with Him.  This hope helps to keep our minds and hearts upon the things of God.  Without this hope, man is a miserable creature.  With this hope we are able to endure anything in this life, for our hope far outweighs the pains of earth. 

4.  One Lord - We have but one Lord and Savior who is Jesus Christ the only Son of God.  We must accept the Lordship of Jesus over our lives.  Galatians 2:20 - "I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the flesh, I now live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave His life for me."  (NIV) Our lives must strive to do the will of our Lord.

5.  One Faith - Anyone who wants to be a part of the Body of Christ must have an undying faith in Jesus Christ.  We must believe that He is the Son of God who was born of the Virgin Mary and lived His life free of sin so He could pay the price for our sins on the cross at Calvary.  This same Son is also eternal as God the Father is eternal.  We must believe as He taught us that "I and the Father are One and the same" (John 10:30)(NIV).  We cannot receive salvation apart from Jesus - "...there is no other name given among men whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12)(NIV).

6.  One Baptism - In order for us to become a part of the Body of Christ we must submit to baptism.  The baptism spoken of is an immersion in water which shows our death to self, rising from this death to a new life in the Spirit.  Jesus commanded that those who want to become His disciples must be baptized.  It is at baptism that the Trinity is joined together in our lives as we are baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  It is at this point that we begin a personal relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Baptism alone does not save.  Belief alone does not save.  The total of Scripture teaches us that when we hear the message, accept it into our lives, repent of our sins and submit to baptism - then we will receive salvation and God's gift of His Spirit to live in our lives.  Now we are ready to begin living each day in the light of our salvation.

7.  One God and Father of all - Our God has always been and always will be.  He is the One and only God.  This God is Creator of all.  Nothing exists without Him and nothing can sustain life outside of Him.  He is the Almighty.  He holds all things together.  Without Him all would cease to exist.

8.  Inspiration of Scripture - We must accept the Bible as infallible.  All Scrpture comes from the Holy God.  We need to accept it as authority in our lives.  Our responsibility is to study it and apply what we have learned to our lives so we will be able to teach these things to others.  In this way we will be able to live our lives under the leading of Almighty God.