Core Beliefs

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 The core beliefs of our ministry rest on the pillars of orthodox Christianity:

Authority of Scripture

• We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired and final authority on faith, doctrine, and practice.  
  (2 Timothy 3:16–17; Hebrews 4:12)
   

Salvation by Grace

• We believe that salvation is the gift of God, received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This saving faith brings forth fruit in keeping with repentance which is manifested by love for God and neighbor expressed through word and deed.  (Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 5:8–10; Hebrews 10:10)
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The Sacraments as Means of Grace

• We believe Baptism and the Eucharist are a means of grace that deepen our union with God and nurture spiritual maturity.
  (Matthew 28:19; Luke 22:19–20; Acts 2:42)
   

The Work of the Holy Spirit

• We believe the Holy Spirit indwells and empowers believers today, imparting spiritual gifts for the building up of the Church and fulfiling the Great Commission. (Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:4–7)
   

Historic Christian Faith

• We confess the Faith once delivered to the saints, as summarized in the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds.
   
• We affirm the first four Ecumenical Councils, with the Christological clarifications of the fifth, sixth, and seventh Councils, in agreement with Holy Scripture.
   

Unity of the Church

• We embrace St. Augustine’s vision:
  “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, love.”
   
• We seek the oneness of the Body of Christ, praying with Jesus that “they may all be one… so that the world may believe” (John 17:21).