What We Believe
We believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. A Christian believer is one who has made a commitment to follow the example and inspiration of Jesus.
We believe that Scripture, ascontained in the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is sufficient to guide us to faith in God through Jesus Christ. The traditions of the church serve to enlighten us but are not held in the same esteem as the Scriptures. By studying these Scriptures, any believer may know the will of God for their life.
We believe in the priesthood of all believers. There is not one Christian to be exalted above others as a mediator between God and his people. Through Christ's death, the way has been opened so that any believer may approach God with his or her own confessions and receive grace.
We believe in and practice believer's baptism by immersion. Further, we believe that a conscious decision must be made to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. In Romans 6, the writer Paul speaks of one being baptized into the death of Christ. The picture of immersion is one of death, burial, and resurrection.
We encourage parents to raise their children in the Christian faith. We express this commitment through baby dedications in which the parents pledge themselves to rear their child in such a way that at the proper age the child will have the knowledge necessary to decide for him/herself whether or not to become a disciple.
We believe in the principle of Separation of Church and State. The state shall not become involved in church affairs nor make any attempt to establish one religious faith as the state religion giving it privileged position.
We believe in religious freedom for all people. Baptists do not desire to see anyone's right to freely worship in the place or manner they desire suppressed in any way.
We believe in the autonomy of the local church. We do not believe in a church hierarchy that determines for a church how it shall worship, who shall be its pastor, or what it shall teach and believe. Each body of believers banded together for the purpose of worshiping God should have the freedom to follow their own sense of God's leading.
We believe in the Great Commission in which Jesus commanded his disciples to evangelize the world.